I've received quite a few questions about the Micro from you guys. I decided to select a sampling and post them up here with my answeres. Beware the poor grammar and spelling... the reader questions have some too.

Is it comfortable to hold, being so small ?
Yes, I played with it quite a bit last night and it really didn't bother me at all, though the shoulder buttons can be a bit annoying.

Is there a headphone jack ?
Yes, I can't believe they were able to squeeze it in there, but they were.

Curse you, Crecente!!!!
...by which I mean, "Nintendo says that this is their best screen yet.
Could you please compare it to the DS, preferably with screenshots? Thanks"

I tried comparing it with images but my photo skills are sub-par at best. I'd say that Nintendo was dead on with their claim. The Micro's screen is amazingly sharp and offers a much crisper image than on the DS.

Is that a black Micro with a Silver face-plate? It looks... CRAZY AS HELL!
Yes it is and yes it is.

Yeah.
I agree

Hello
Love the site, how you getting on with the micro?
Thanks, and I'm loving the Micro. This is gonna be a must buy, unless something weird happens after you play with it for a week, that I haven't forseen.

I was thinking of getting one on Japanese import but don't know if i will be able to charge the battery in the united kingdom.
Any ideas?
Hmm, not sure. It comes with what appears to be a power charger that is completely different than the one used for the GBASP.

Is it made out of metal?
Yes, though the faceplate is plastic.

Is that why it costs so much?
You know, I've always said that I thought it was a bit too expensive, but every single person I showed this to yesterday thought it wasn't.

Is text readable
Yes, unless you don't like reading tiny text. That is to say that while the text is very crisp, it is also very small. I had no problem reading the text, but my 60-something Dad did.

Does it make your fingers hurt after playing for a while? It looks like you may have to cramp up your fingers to play, leading to Carpal Tunnel, especially with my fat ham-hands...
I haven't had any problems and I often do because of my long fingers. I did notice, while playing with the Micro in bed last night, that using the shoulder buttons started to bother me a bit, but I believe that had more to do with the position I was holding the Micro in.

Oh, and sorry about the ham-hands.

Hey, a reader from Malaysia signing in. A few questions:

1.the unit you got, its a pre-launch unit?

First, shout out to all my peeps in Malaysi, now then, I called it a pre-launch just because it didn't come with any fancy faceplates. The Micro I have is a final, retail-build of the product.

2. Is it possible for you to post up some pictures of in-game play of games with lots of texts, ex. AW, Pokemon, KH: chain of memories, any RPGs? just want to see the text quality.

I tried for far too long last night to do just that, but I couldn't get my camera to focus in on the screen text enough to do it justice. Sorry.

Wow, that's really cool about getting one early. I wish I had one!

Anyway, my question is, how well does the Micro perform in bright sunlight? Can you still see the screen clearly and things?

Thanks man. I'll see what I can do down the line about trying to line-up a Micro give-away.

The screen seems to perform just fine in bright sunlight. I haven't had any problems at all with it. On a side note, one of the cool things about the detachable faceplate is that it include a clear piece of plastic over the screen, so you don't have to worry about damaging that crystal clear display.

Hi, about the recent game boy micro review, I would like to make two questions:

You said the screen was pretty bright and delivered crisp images but, is it really big enough? I mean it seems to be as big as a mobile phone screen and I have serious doubts if it won't become a pain in the eyes to play relatively long sessions on it.

I don't forsee having any problems with the screen. I suppose if there was a game with tons of things going on at the same time it could get a little hard to deal with. Even playing Fire Emblem with it's plethora of tiny maps and such, I had not problem with the screen size.

And for the battery, are you happy with the hours of play it provides?

I just got it yesterday and have been playing it off and on without having to charge it. I don't know the exact battery life, but it certainly isn't anything really short or I would have noticed by now. Funny, about 30 minutes after writing that, the battery died, so I'm giving it its full charge as I type this.
Hello Mr.Editor:
Having known that you tested the GBM, I have some questions. What i concern the most is the screen. How do you find the small-sized screen compared to GBASP's? Is it the smaller the better? Waiting for your reply. thanx.
Hello Mr. Reader. Although much smaller than the GBA SP's (like less than half the size) it doesn't appear to be a problem so far.
Hi! Amazing GBA Micro, pre-release. How are the shoulder buttons, really? They look incredibly hard to use. Please elaborate.
The shoulder buttons are quite responsive, but are designed to be pressed on at the inside ends not the outside ends. In other words, the place you press the buttons is located closer to the center top of the Micro instead of the top corners. This is the only design issue I can think of as potentially causing problems in the long run.
I'm still really on the fence about whether I like or dislike their placement.
I was wondering if you could take a picture of the cartridge bay of the Game Boy Micro. If you could, please take a picture of it with no shadows, so both sides of the inside of the cartridge bay may be seen.
I'm going to put up a post in a bit with tons of pictures of the Micro, including my attempt at this one.

The big question I've had about the Gameboy Micro ever since it was announced: Does it still play GB/GBC games, or is it GBA-only like the DS? I still have some classic GBC games that I'd play more often if it weren't so annoying to take my GBC with me.

Unfortunately, the Micro will only play Game Boy Advance games. It sounds like it's time to put those classics out to pasture.

Just a quick question. I have not read if the micro supports games like 4 Swords and Fanal Fantasy Chronicles on the cube. The DS doesn't. Just curious if the micro doesn't as well, i.e. leaving off the ports or something

Nintendo is checking for me, but it sounds like it won't.