The rumoured new GameBoy Advance took a step nearer towards reality today, as further details emerged after last weeks first founding.

From the look of things all the details that were announced last week, will feature in the new GBA. So a new-look which features a flip-top lid akin to the Game & Watch titles will feature, however the machine will still look like a normal GBA when folded down. This has allowed Nintendo to increase the screen size and more importantly implement a backlight, all of which is powered by the new battery type.

Extra improvements include two new face buttons, making a total of four and two shoulder buttons for more accurate SNES ports, whilst the rumour of a new CPU and extra RAM also seems to be correct. We’ve heard from close sources that the machine will feature infrared connectivity to replace the cable, a feature that developers have had to incorporate into their titles right from the start.

We’ve heard that the new machine will be released in Japan during November, followed by a December release in the US, with Europe following in March 2003. The only aspect that hasn’t been confirmed yet seems to be the official name of the machine; the only name we’ve heard so far has been the Super GameBoy Advance…

Hopefully we’ll have the first screens soon, stay tuned…