New Nintendo Game Boy Micro Makes Solid Debut

TOKYO (Reuters) – Nintendo Co.’s new mobile phone-sized game console, Game Boy Micro, attracted better-than-expected orders on its debut on Tuesday, though less than Game Boy Advance SP had done, retailers said.

Nintendo, known for software titles featuring characters such as Mario, Donkey Kong and Pokemon, launched what it said was the world’s smallest console in Japan a week before the U.S. launch with a price tag of 12,000 yen.

The Micro is available in Japan in silver, purple, black and blue, with a fifth “limited edition” design in the color of the once-popular Famicon game console aimed at attracting adults who played with the Famicon as children in the 1980s.