WonderSwan Color

The WonderSwan Color is a handheld game console designed by Bandai. It was released on December 30, 2000 in Japan, and was a moderate success. This work is copyrighted. ... This work is copyrighted. ... A handheld game console is a lightweight, portable, electronic device for playing video games. ... Saab 96 tin plate toy car by Bandai Bandai is a Japanese toy making company. ... December 30 is the 364th day of the year (365th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 1 day remaining. ... 2000 is a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The original WonderSwan had only a black and white screen. Although the WonderSwan Color was slightly larger and heavier (7 mm and 2 g) compare to the original WonderSwan, the color version featured 512K of RAM and a larger color LCD screen. In addition, the WonderSwan Color is compatible with the original WonderSwan library of games. The WonderSwan is a handheld game console developed by Koto and Bandai. ... Different types of RAM. From top to bottom: DIP, SIPP, SIMM 30 pin, SIMM 72 pin, DIMM, RIMM RAM redirects here. ... LCD redirects here. ...

Prior to WonderSwan's release, Nintendo had virtually a monopoly in the Japanese video game handheld market. After the release of the WonderSwan Color, Bandai took approximately 8% of the market share in Japan partly due to its low price of 6800 yen (approximately $65 U.S. Dollars). Nintendo Company, Limited (Japanese: 任天堂; Ninten is roughly translated as leave luck to heaven or in heavens hands, do is a common suffix for names of shops or laboratories. ... The United States dollar is the official currency of the United States. ...

Another reason for the WonderSwan's success in Japan was the fact that Bandai managed to get a deal with Squaresoft to port over the original Famicom Final Fantasy games with improved graphics and controls. However, with the popularity of the Game Boy Advance and the reconciliation between Squaresoft and Nintendo, the WonderSwan Color and its successor, the Swan Crystal quickly lost its competitive advantage. Square Co. ... The Nintendo Entertainment System (U.S., Europe, and Australia) NES redirects here. ... American box art for Final Fantasy I. Final Fantasy (Japanese: ファイナルファンタジー Fainaru Fantajii) is a popular series of role playing games produced by Square Enix (originally Square Co. ... The Game Boy Advance is a best-selling handheld. ... In marketing and strategic management, sustainable competitive advantage is an advantage that one firm has relative to competing firms. ...

Technical specifications

WonderSwan Color package

• CPU: SPGY-1002, a 3.072 MHz 16-bit NEC V30MZ Clone
• Memory: 512Kbit VRAM/WRAM (shared)
• Screen:
  • FSTN reflective Liquid crystal display
  • 2.8 inch (71 mm) diagonal
  • no backlight
  • resolution: 224x144 pixels
  • colors: 241 out of 4096 colors
• Sound: Built-in mono speaker or stereo with optional headphones adapter
• Link: Two players (adapter needed)
• Power: one AA battery (~20 hours of game play)
• Size: 128 by 74.3 by 243 mm
• Weight 95 g (3.35 oz) including battery

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See also

• List of WonderSwan games
• WonderSwan

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External links

• Official website (http://www.bandai-asia.com/wonderswan/) (English)
• Official website (http://www.swan.channel.or.jp/swan/hardware/hardware.html) (Japanese)