Game Boy Advance

Game Boy Advance

The indigo version of the original Game Boy Advance
Developer	Nintendo R&E
Manufacturer	Nintendo
Product family	Game Boy line
Type	Handheld game console
Generation	Sixth generation
Release date	Game Boy Advance: JP: March 21, 2001[1] BRA: March 21, 2001 NA: June 11, 2001[2] AUS: June 20, 2001 EU: June 22, 2001[3] IND: June 2001 KOR: April 7, 2004 CHN: June 8, 2004 ROC: 2004 Game Boy Advance SP: AGS-001: JP: February 14, 2003 CAN: March 22, 2003 EU: March 23, 2003 NA: March 28, 2003 IND: March 2003 AUS: April 10, 2003 CHN: December 1, 2003 KOR: January 18, 2004 AGS-101: CHN: 2003 JP: September 19, 2005 NA: March 27, 2006 Game Boy Micro: JP: September 13, 2005 NA: September 19, 2005 CHN: October 1, 2005 AUS: November 3, 2005 EU: November 4, 2005 KOR: November 9, 2005
Lifespan	2001–2008[4]
Discontinued	BRA: 2008 NA: May 15, 2010[5] JP: November 18, 2008 AUS: May 16, 2009 CHN: 2009 KOR: 2009 ROC: 2009 HK: 2009 IND: 2009 EU: October 16, 2009
Units sold	81.51 million (as of June 30, 2010[update])[4]
Media	ROM cartridge
CPU	ARM7TDMI @ 16.78 MHz, Zilog Z80 @ 8 or 4 MHz
Memory	32 KB internal, 256 KB external, 96 KB VRAM
Display	TFT LCD, 240×160 pixels, 40.8×61.2 mm[6]
Power	2 × AA batteries
Best-selling game	Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire, 16 million combined[7]
Backward compatibility	Game Boy, Game Boy Color (GBA and GBA SP only)
Predecessor	Game Boy Color (1998)[8]
Successor	Nintendo DS (2004)

The Game Boy Advance, commonly abbreviated as GBA, is a 32-bit handheld video game console. It was manufactured by Nintendo. The predecessor to the Game Boy Advance was the Game Boy Color. The Game Boy Advance was eventually succeeded by the Nintendo DS in 2004.

The Game Boy Advance was released in Japan on March 21, 2001. Nintendo later released it in North America on June 11, 2001, in Australia on June 20, 2001, and in Europe on June 22, 2001.

1. ↑ "Game Boy Advance: It's Finally Unveiled". IGN. August 23, 2000. Retrieved July 19, 2014.
2. ↑ Fielder, Lauren (May 16, 2001). "E3 2001: Nintendo unleashes GameCube software, a new Miyamoto game, and more". GameSpot. Retrieved July 19, 2014.
3. ↑ Bramwell, Tom (March 21, 2001). "GBA Day: June 22nd". Eurogamer. Retrieved July 19, 2014.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} "Consolidated Sales Transition by Region" (PDF). Nintendo. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 1, 2016. Retrieved November 18, 2016.
5. ↑ 7 Things Everyone Should Know About the Game Boy Advance
6. ↑ "Technical data". Nintendo of Europe GmbH.
7. ↑ Rose, Mike (October 15, 2013). "Pokemon X & Y sell 4M copies in first weekend". Gamasutra. Think Services. Retrieved July 19, 2014.
8. ↑ Umezu; Sugino; Konno. "Nintendo 3DS (Volume 3 – Nintendo 3DS Hardware Concept)". Iwata Asks (Interview: Transcript). Interviewed by Satoru Iwata. Nintendo. Retrieved March 7, 2011.