Man, the folks over at this year’s Game Developer’s Conference are having all the fun — and now the Joystiq crew just got a rare look at two Game Boy models that never made it to production, unveiled during a talk by the project leader for the development of the DSi, Masato Kuwahara. The first, developed around 1995, was labeled “Game Boy Advance Predecessor,” and was based on a 32-bit ARM RISC processor. The project stalled in development due to poor graphics performance. The second device was essentially a touch-screen Game Boy Advance SP, with a clamshell

case thrown in for good measure. Apparently, this one didn’t make the cut due to its lack of a backlit display. We’ve got a picture of that one for you too — and it does look somewhat familiar. Check it after the break. Continue reading DSi project leader reveals unreleased Nintendo handhelds Filed under: Gaming DSi project leader reveals unreleased Nintendo handhelds originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 27 Mar 2009 05:31:00 EST. Gadgets. A Gadget Zone | A Gadget Zone | A Gadget Zone | A Gadget Zone

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