Game Boy Micro (English Wikipedia)

Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Game Boy Micro" in English language version.

Last modified: 18:51:32, 23 August 2026 (UTC)

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4539web.archive.org

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109nintendo.co.jp

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87ign.com

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54nintendo.com

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33gamedeveloper.com

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32gamespot.com

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22cnet.com

447^th place

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22engadget.com

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22eurogamer.net

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21businessinsider.com

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21arstechnica.com

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21pcmag.com

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11seattlepi.com

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11nytimes.com

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11worldcat.org

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11ifixit.com

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11books.google.com

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11nintendo.co.uk

6,230^th place

4,398^th place

11britishgaming.co.uk

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11gamepro.com

2,335^th place

1,374^th place

arstechnica.com (Global: 473^rd place; English: 338^th place)

Fisher, Ken (August 17, 2005). "Game Boy Micro launches September 19 in US, November 4 in Europe". Ars Technica. Archived from the original on July 19, 2019. Retrieved July 19, 2019.

books.google.com (Global: 3^rd place; English: 3^rd place)

Sfetcu, Nicolae (May 4, 2014). Game Preview. Nicolae Sfetcu. Archived from the original on January 17, 2023. Retrieved October 2, 2020.

britishgaming.co.uk (Global: low place; English: low place)

"No Micro Faceplates for Europe". British Gaming Blog. January 4, 2006. Archived from the original on August 6, 2006. Retrieved July 19, 2019.

businessinsider.com (Global: 201^st place; English: 139^th place)

Vega, Nick. "A look back at the Game Boy Micro, the Nintendo console that time forgot". Business Insider. Retrieved December 13, 2024.

cnet.com (Global: 447^th place; English: 345^th place)

Ramsay, Randolph (August 14, 2008). "Game Boy micro to hit Australia in November". CNET. Archived from the original on July 20, 2019. Retrieved July 20, 2019.
"Nintendo Game Boy Micro Specs". CNET. Archived from the original on March 6, 2019. Retrieved March 2, 2019.

engadget.com (Global: 613^th place; English: 442^nd place)

Choi, Dan (August 18, 2005). "Game Boy Micro faceplates and colors to differ by region?". Engadget. Archived from the original on January 17, 2023. Retrieved July 20, 2019.
Rose, Alan (October 3, 2005). "Square Enix unveils FFIV faceplate for Game Boy Micro". Engadget. Archived from the original on January 17, 2023. Retrieved July 20, 2019.

eurogamer.net (Global: 264^th place; English: 185^th place)

Bramwell, Tom (October 12, 2005). "Pokémon GB Micro planned". Eurogamer. Archived from the original on July 20, 2019. Retrieved July 20, 2019.
Bramwell, Tom (February 21, 2006). "Mother 3 GB Micro". Eurogamer. Archived from the original on July 20, 2019. Retrieved July 19, 2019.

gamedeveloper.com (Global: 1,552^nd place; English: 783^rd place)

Carless, Simon (May 17, 2005). "Nintendo Announces Game Boy Micro". www.gamasutra.com. Archived from the original on July 19, 2019. Retrieved July 19, 2019.
Carless, Simon (November 4, 2005). "Nintendo Confirms NES-Branded Game Boy Micro For West". Gamasutra. Archived from the original on July 20, 2019. Retrieved July 20, 2019.
Jenkins, David (September 23, 2005). "Japanese Sales Charts, Week Ending September 18". Gamasutra. Archived from the original on January 26, 2009. Retrieved July 20, 2019.

gamepro.com (Global: 2,335^th place; English: 1,374^th place)

Blake Snow (July 30, 2007). "The 10 Worst-Selling Handhelds of All Time". GamePro. Archived from the original on October 12, 2007. Retrieved July 5, 2008.

gamespot.com (Global: 115^th place; English: 92^nd place)

Thorsen, Tor (September 13, 2006). "Q&A: Nintendo Vice President George Harrison". GameSpot. Archived from the original on July 19, 2019. Retrieved July 19, 2019.
Niizumi, Hirohiko (August 18, 2005). "Game Boy Micro gets Japanese, European release dates". GameSpot. Archived from the original on July 20, 2019. Retrieved July 20, 2019.

ifixit.com (Global: 7,816^th place; English: 6,355^th place)

"Game Boy Micro Motherboard Replacement". iFixit. February 15, 2010. Retrieved July 28, 2025.

ign.com (Global: 48^th place; English: 38^th place)

Casamassina, Matt (May 19, 2005). "E3 2005: Revolution Not Final Name". IGN. Archived from the original on June 2, 2020. Retrieved July 11, 2018.
Gantayat, Anoop (October 3, 2005). "Final Fantasy Face Plate". IGN. Archived from the original on July 20, 2019. Retrieved July 20, 2019.
Gantayat, Anoop (October 10, 2005). "Pokemon Micro". IGN. Archived from the original on July 20, 2019. Retrieved July 20, 2019.
Gantayat, Anoop (February 21, 2006). "GBMother". IGN. Archived from the original on July 20, 2019. Retrieved July 19, 2019.
Harris, Craig (November 22, 2005). "20th Anniversary Game Boy Micro Releases Early". Archived from the original on July 20, 2019. Retrieved July 20, 2019.
Harris, Craig (September 12, 2005). "Game Boy Micro US Packaging". IGN. Archived from the original on July 20, 2019. Retrieved February 2, 2007.
Harris, Craig (December 2, 2005). "20th Anniversary Game Boy Micro". IGN. Archived from the original on January 31, 2022. Retrieved January 31, 2022.

nintendo.co.jp (Global: 1,122^nd place; English: 1,381^st place)

"Consolidated sales units, number of new titles, and sales unit forecast" (PDF). Nintendo. April 26, 2007. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 12, 2007. Retrieved April 12, 2016.
"Consolidated financial highlights" (PDF). Nintendo Co., Ltd. November 24, 2005. p. 25. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved April 26, 2007.
"Consolidated financial highlights" (PDF). Nintendo Co., Ltd. January 26, 2006. p. 7. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved April 26, 2007.
"Consolidated financial highlights" (PDF). Nintendo Co., Ltd. May 25, 2006. p. 30. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved April 26, 2007.
"Consolidated financial highlights" (PDF). Nintendo Co., Ltd. July 24, 2006. p. 9. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved April 26, 2007.
"Consolidated financial highlights" (PDF). Nintendo Co., Ltd. October 26, 2006. p. 28. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved April 26, 2007.
"Consolidated Financial Highlights" (PDF). Nintendo Co., Ltd. January 25, 2007. p. 8. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 16, 2007. Retrieved April 26, 2007.
"Consolidated Financial Highlights" (PDF). Nintendo Co., Ltd. April 26, 2007. p. 8. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 12, 2007. Retrieved April 26, 2007.
"Nintendo Co., Ltd. – Corporate Management Policy Briefing – Q&A". Nintendo Co., Ltd. p. 3. Archived from the original on December 20, 2008. Retrieved December 6, 2008. The sales of Micro did not meet our expectations ... However, toward the end of 2005, Nintendo had to focus almost all of our energies on the marketing of DS, which must have deprived the Micro of its momentum.

nintendo.co.uk (Global: 6,230^th place; English: 4,398^th place)

Game Boy Micro launch date and price Archived January 17, 2023, at the Wayback Machine. Nintendo Europe. August 17, 2005.

nintendo.com (Global: 1,357^th place; English: 1,183^rd place)

nintendo.com

Game Boy Micro Instruction Manual (PDF) (Instruction manual). Nintendo. 2005. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 15, 2016. Retrieved July 19, 2019.
"2007 Financial Results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on September 21, 2008.

iwataasks.nintendo.com

"Iwata Asks: Nintendo 3DS XL - Good but inexpensive". iwataasks.nintendo.com. Archived from the original on June 19, 2018. Retrieved July 20, 2019.

store.nintendo.com

"Game Boy Micro Faceplates". store.nintendo.com. Archived from the original on October 12, 2007. Retrieved July 19, 2019.

nytimes.com (Global: 7^th place; English: 7^th place)

Taub, Eric A. (May 18, 2005). "New Miniature Game Boy Due in Fall From Nintendo". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on July 19, 2019. Retrieved July 19, 2019.

pcmag.com (Global: 1,442^nd place; English: 915^th place)

Sarrel, Matthew D. (September 1, 2005). "Game Boy Micro". PCMag. Archived from the original on July 20, 2019. Retrieved July 19, 2019.

seattlepi.com (Global: 1,619^th place; English: 867^th place)

Bishop, Todd (May 20, 2005). "Q&A: Video-game industry maverick promises a Revolution". Seattle PI. Archived from the original on July 20, 2019. Retrieved July 20, 2019.

web.archive.org (Global: 1^st place; English: 1^st place)

Casamassina, Matt (May 19, 2005). "E3 2005: Revolution Not Final Name". IGN. Archived from the original on June 2, 2020. Retrieved July 11, 2018.
"Consolidated sales units, number of new titles, and sales unit forecast" (PDF). Nintendo. April 26, 2007. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 12, 2007. Retrieved April 12, 2016.
Thorsen, Tor (September 13, 2006). "Q&A: Nintendo Vice President George Harrison". GameSpot. Archived from the original on July 19, 2019. Retrieved July 19, 2019.
Bishop, Todd (May 20, 2005). "Q&A: Video-game industry maverick promises a Revolution". Seattle PI. Archived from the original on July 20, 2019. Retrieved July 20, 2019.
Carless, Simon (May 17, 2005). "Nintendo Announces Game Boy Micro". www.gamasutra.com. Archived from the original on July 19, 2019. Retrieved July 19, 2019.
Taub, Eric A. (May 18, 2005). "New Miniature Game Boy Due in Fall From Nintendo". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on July 19, 2019. Retrieved July 19, 2019.
Fisher, Ken (August 17, 2005). "Game Boy Micro launches September 19 in US, November 4 in Europe". Ars Technica. Archived from the original on July 19, 2019. Retrieved July 19, 2019.
Ramsay, Randolph (August 14, 2008). "Game Boy micro to hit Australia in November". CNET. Archived from the original on July 20, 2019. Retrieved July 20, 2019.
"Iwata Asks: Nintendo 3DS XL - Good but inexpensive". iwataasks.nintendo.com. Archived from the original on June 19, 2018. Retrieved July 20, 2019.
Sfetcu, Nicolae (May 4, 2014). Game Preview. Nicolae Sfetcu. Archived from the original on January 17, 2023. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
"Nintendo Game Boy Micro Specs". CNET. Archived from the original on March 6, 2019. Retrieved March 2, 2019.
Game Boy Micro Instruction Manual (PDF) (Instruction manual). Nintendo. 2005. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 15, 2016. Retrieved July 19, 2019.
Niizumi, Hirohiko (August 18, 2005). "Game Boy Micro gets Japanese, European release dates". GameSpot. Archived from the original on July 20, 2019. Retrieved July 20, 2019.
Choi, Dan (August 18, 2005). "Game Boy Micro faceplates and colors to differ by region?". Engadget. Archived from the original on January 17, 2023. Retrieved July 20, 2019.
Rose, Alan (October 3, 2005). "Square Enix unveils FFIV faceplate for Game Boy Micro". Engadget. Archived from the original on January 17, 2023. Retrieved July 20, 2019.
Gantayat, Anoop (October 3, 2005). "Final Fantasy Face Plate". IGN. Archived from the original on July 20, 2019. Retrieved July 20, 2019.
Bramwell, Tom (October 12, 2005). "Pokémon GB Micro planned". Eurogamer. Archived from the original on July 20, 2019. Retrieved July 20, 2019.
Gantayat, Anoop (October 10, 2005). "Pokemon Micro". IGN. Archived from the original on July 20, 2019. Retrieved July 20, 2019.
Gantayat, Anoop (February 21, 2006). "GBMother". IGN. Archived from the original on July 20, 2019. Retrieved July 19, 2019.
Bramwell, Tom (February 21, 2006). "Mother 3 GB Micro". Eurogamer. Archived from the original on July 20, 2019. Retrieved July 19, 2019.
Carless, Simon (November 4, 2005). "Nintendo Confirms NES-Branded Game Boy Micro For West". Gamasutra. Archived from the original on July 20, 2019. Retrieved July 20, 2019.
Harris, Craig (November 22, 2005). "20th Anniversary Game Boy Micro Releases Early". Archived from the original on July 20, 2019. Retrieved July 20, 2019.
Game Boy Micro launch date and price Archived January 17, 2023, at the Wayback Machine. Nintendo Europe. August 17, 2005.
"No Micro Faceplates for Europe". British Gaming Blog. January 4, 2006. Archived from the original on August 6, 2006. Retrieved July 19, 2019.
"Game Boy Micro Faceplates". store.nintendo.com. Archived from the original on October 12, 2007. Retrieved July 19, 2019.
"Consolidated financial highlights" (PDF). Nintendo Co., Ltd. November 24, 2005. p. 25. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved April 26, 2007.
"Consolidated financial highlights" (PDF). Nintendo Co., Ltd. January 26, 2006. p. 7. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved April 26, 2007.
"Consolidated financial highlights" (PDF). Nintendo Co., Ltd. May 25, 2006. p. 30. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved April 26, 2007.
"Consolidated financial highlights" (PDF). Nintendo Co., Ltd. July 24, 2006. p. 9. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved April 26, 2007.
"Consolidated financial highlights" (PDF). Nintendo Co., Ltd. October 26, 2006. p. 28. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved April 26, 2007.
"Consolidated Financial Highlights" (PDF). Nintendo Co., Ltd. January 25, 2007. p. 8. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 16, 2007. Retrieved April 26, 2007.
"Consolidated Financial Highlights" (PDF). Nintendo Co., Ltd. April 26, 2007. p. 8. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 12, 2007. Retrieved April 26, 2007.
"2007 Financial Results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on September 21, 2008.
Jenkins, David (September 23, 2005). "Japanese Sales Charts, Week Ending September 18". Gamasutra. Archived from the original on January 26, 2009. Retrieved July 20, 2019.
Blake Snow (July 30, 2007). "The 10 Worst-Selling Handhelds of All Time". GamePro. Archived from the original on October 12, 2007. Retrieved July 5, 2008.
"Nintendo Co., Ltd. – Corporate Management Policy Briefing – Q&A". Nintendo Co., Ltd. p. 3. Archived from the original on December 20, 2008. Retrieved December 6, 2008. The sales of Micro did not meet our expectations ... However, toward the end of 2005, Nintendo had to focus almost all of our energies on the marketing of DS, which must have deprived the Micro of its momentum.
Harris, Craig (September 12, 2005). "Game Boy Micro US Packaging". IGN. Archived from the original on July 20, 2019. Retrieved February 2, 2007.
Harris, Craig (December 2, 2005). "20th Anniversary Game Boy Micro". IGN. Archived from the original on January 31, 2022. Retrieved January 31, 2022.
Sarrel, Matthew D. (September 1, 2005). "Game Boy Micro". PCMag. Archived from the original on July 20, 2019. Retrieved July 19, 2019.

worldcat.org (Global: 4^th place; English: 4^th place)

search.worldcat.org

Taub, Eric A. (May 18, 2005). "New Miniature Game Boy Due in Fall From Nintendo". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on July 19, 2019. Retrieved July 19, 2019.

Game Boy Micro (English Wikipedia)

arstechnica.com (Global: 473rd place; English: 338th place)

books.google.com (Global: 3rd place; English: 3rd place)

britishgaming.co.uk (Global: low place; English: low place)

businessinsider.com (Global: 201st place; English: 139th place)

cnet.com (Global: 447th place; English: 345th place)

engadget.com (Global: 613th place; English: 442nd place)

eurogamer.net (Global: 264th place; English: 185th place)

gamedeveloper.com (Global: 1,552nd place; English: 783rd place)

gamepro.com (Global: 2,335th place; English: 1,374th place)

gamespot.com (Global: 115th place; English: 92nd place)

ifixit.com (Global: 7,816th place; English: 6,355th place)

ign.com (Global: 48th place; English: 38th place)

nintendo.co.jp (Global: 1,122nd place; English: 1,381st place)

nintendo.co.uk (Global: 6,230th place; English: 4,398th place)

nintendo.com (Global: 1,357th place; English: 1,183rd place)