History
US Release
The cartridge of the game Faselei!The NA version of the Neo Geo Pocket Color had an exclusive launch on the website eToys in 1999. eToys also sold the initial launch titles in the preferred plastic snap lock cases. The system debuted in the United States with six launch titles (twenty promised by end of year) and retail price of $69.95. Six different unit colors were available: Camouflage Blue, Carbon Black, Crystal White, Platinum Blue, Platinum Silver, and Stone Blue.Before SNK was bought out, the Neo Geo Pocket Color was being advertised on US television and units were being sold nationally in Wal-Mart, Best Buy, Toys "R" Us, and other large retail chains.
Post-Aruze buyout
Poster advertising the system.Remaining stock was bought back by SNK for repackaging in Asia. In June 2000, SNK of America (and Europe) tried recalling most of the back-stock of systems and games to be flashed and re-sold in Asia where the system would continue to be sold and supported. Some of the back-stock of NA NGPC hardware and software started showing up back on the marketplace in North America and Asia in 2003. These units frequently appeared bundled with six games stripped of their cases and manuals. Two games often included, Faselei! and Last Blade were never previously released in United States, meaning that they have no US-localized box or manual; however, these titles did receive a European release, incorporating an English translation.
Legacy
The system enjoyed a greater success than any Game Boy competitor since Sega's Game Gear. However, it was hurt by several factors, such as the Neo Geo heads' (the Barone family) notorious lack of communication with third-party developers, the success of the Game Boy Color and the Pokémon franchise, and anticipation of the Game Boy Advance.[citation needed
The Neo Geo Pocket Color (shortened NGPC), is a 16-bit color handheld video game console manufactured by SNK. It is a successor to SNK's monochrome Neo Geo Pocket handheld which debuted in 1998 in Japan. The Neo Geo Pocket Color was released on March 16, 1999 in Japan, August 6, 1999 in North America, and on October 1, 1999 in Europe.The Neo Geo Pocket Color was SNK's last video game console, and is backwards compatible with the Neo Geo Pocket. In 2000, following SNK's purchase by American pachinko manufacturer Aruze, the Neo Geo Pocket Color was dropped from both the North American and European markets. It did, however, last until 2001 in Japan, with a total of 2 million units sold.
HISTORY
Manufacturer: SNK
Product family: Neo Geo
Type: Handheld game console
Generation: Fifth generation era
Retail availability:
JP March 16, 1999
NA August 6, 1999
EU October 1, 1999
Introductory price$69.95
Discontinued: 2001
Units sold: 2 million, including Neo-Geo Pocket units (as of July 30, 2007)
Media: Cartridge
Power: 2 AA batteries for 40 hours of play, Lithium CR2032 for backup memory and clock
CPU: Toshiba TLCS900H core (16-bit) clocked at 6.144MHz, Zilog Z80 clocked at 3.072MHz for sound
Memory: 12KB RAM for 900H, 4KB RAM for Z80, 64KB ROM
Display: 160x152 resolution, 146 colors on screen out of a palette of 4096
Backward compatibility: Neo Geo Pocket
Predecessor: Neo Geo Pocket
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