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 The indigo version of the original Game Boy Advance | |
| Developer | Nintendo R&E |
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| Manufacturer | Nintendo |
| Product family | Game Boy line |
| Type | Handheld game console |
| Generation | Sixth generation |
| Release date | Game Boy Advance: March 21, 2001 BRAAUS June 20, 2001June 22, 2001 INDGame Boy Advance SP: AGS-001: February 14, 2003 CANAUS April 10, 2003CHN December 1, 2003KOR January 18, 2004AGS-101:CHN 2003September 19, 2005 NAGame Boy Micro: September 13, 2005 NAAUS November 3, 2005November 4, 2005 KOR |
| Retail availability | 2001–2008 |
| Discontinued | 2008 NAAUS May 16, 20092009 KORHK 20092009 EU |
| Units sold | 81.51 million (as of June 30, 2010[update]) |
| Media | ROM cartridge |
| Power | 2 × AA batteries |
| 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 |
| 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.
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