In an interview with Reuters, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata says that there will be no more GameBoy handheld consoles for now, despite the success of GameBoy Advance. Instead, Nintendo will focus on the DS which has gained huge support from developers and consumers alike.
“I would have a second thought about using our resources on what would be the next generation of Game Boy Advance, considering the strong support DS is now enjoying.” says Iwata
Nintendo has sold more tha 74 million GBAs, including the SP and Lite versions. He also says that are 16 million DS units sold, millions more that Sony's PSP.
Iwata continues: “The Japanese game market is now evolving around DS. We don’t need to do something that will pour cold water on the situation.”
It wouldn't make sense if they made another GameBoy, there is simply no need for it at this moment. Nintendo will spend most of its resources on the Wii, which now has 10 launch titles confirmed, including Zelda: Twilight Princess and Metroid Prime 3.
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