Game Boy Advance | |
AKA | GBA |
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Caption | An original purple Game Boy Advance. |
Manufacturer | Nintendo |
Launch date(s) | Japan: March 21, 2001
North America: June 11, 2001 PAL Regions:June 22, 2001 China:2004 |
Generation) | 6th generation |
Codename | Project Atlantis |
Discontinued | December 9, 2009 |
Media | GBA Cartridge |
Input | No input |
Backwards Compatibility | Game Boy Game Boy Color |
Memory | {{{memory}}} |
CPU | 16.78 MHz ARM7TDMI
8 or 4 MHz Z80 coprocessor |
Service | None |
Top Game | Pokémon Ruby & Sapphire (2002) |
Predecessor | Game Boy Color (1998) |
Successor | Nintendo DS (2004-2014) |
The Game Boy Advance is a 32-bit handheld video game console developed, manufactured and marketed by Nintendo. It is the successor to the Game Boy Color. It was released in Japan on March 21, 2001; in North America on June 11, 2001; in Australia on June 22, 2001, in Europe on June 22, 2001; and in the People's Republic of China on June 8, 2004 (excluding Hong Kong).
In 1996, magazines including issues 53 and 54 of Total! and the July 1996 issue of Game Informer featured reports of a new Game Boy, codenamed Project Atlantis. Although the expected release date of "early 1997" would make that machine seem to be the Game Boy Color, it was described as having "a 32-bit RISC processor" and "allowing similar to SNES standard games-playing to be played in the palm of your hand"—a description that more closely matches the Game Boy Advance.
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Game Boy Advance SP[]
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Main article: Game Boy Micro