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; BRA: March 21, 2001; NA: June 11, 2001; AU: June 20, 2001; EU: June 22, 2001; 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; AU: 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; AU: November 3, 2005; EU: November 4, 2005; KOR: November 9, 2005;
Lifespan	2001–2008
Discontinued	BRA: 2008; NA: May 15, 2010; JP: November 18, 2008; AU: 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)
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
Power	2 × AA batteries
Best-selling game	Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire, 16 million combined
Backward; compatibility	Game Boy, Game Boy Color; (GBA and GBA SP only)
Predecessor	Game Boy Color (1998)
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.

Best-sold games

Top 25 best-sold games on Game Boy Advance (sold numbers in brackets):

1. Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire (16.2 million)
2. Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen (12 million)
3. Pokémon Emerald (7.06 million)
4. Mario Kart: Super Circuit (5.91 million)
5. Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2 (5.69 million)
6. Super Mario Advance (5.57 million)
7. Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 (5.43 million)
8. Namco Museum (2.96 million)
9. Pac-Man Collection (2.94 million)
10. Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3 (2.83 million)
11. The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (2.82 million)
12. Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team (2.36 million)
13. NES Classics Series: Super Mario Bros. (2.27 million)
14. Wario Land 4 (2.2 million)
15. Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga (2.15 million)
16. Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land (2.1 million)
17. Finding Nemo (1.84 million)
18. Donkey Kong Country (1.82 million)
19. The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap (1.76 million)
20. Yu-Gi-Oh! The Eternal Duelist Soul (1.71 million)
21. Golden Sun (1.65 million)
22. Final Fantasy Tactics Advance (1.62 million)
23. Metroid Fusion (1.6 million)
24. Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories (1.54 million)
25. Sonic Advance (1.51 million)

References

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

[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.

[nintendosales-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.

[asks-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.

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