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Game Boy Advance
The model of the Game Boy Advance.
Manufacturer	Nintendo
Released	March 21, 2001 June 11, 2001 June 22, 2001 March 8, 2002 April 7, 2003
Generation	Sixth generation
Processor	ARM7TDMI, 16.78 MHz
GPU	Custom 2D core
Resolution	2.9-inch reflective TFT color LCD
Media	Game Boy Advance cartridges
Codename	Project Atlantis
Size	23.2 by 5.6 by 1 inch (82 by 144.5 by 24.5 mm)
Units shipped	81.41 million
Best-selling game	Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire
Backward compatibility	Game Boy cartridges
Predecessor	Game Boy Color (1998)
Successor	Game Boy Advance SP (2003)

The Game Boy Advance was a Nintendo portable system initially released in Japan on March 21, 2001. A part of the sixth generation of video games, the Game Boy Advance was noted as the final Game Boy iteration. A couple of redesigns were released including the Game Boy Advance SP and the Game Boy Micro. It was succeeded by the Nintendo DS line. The Game Boy Advance quickly became Nintendo's best selling system of all time within a few years, accumulating a total of 81.41 million sales worldwide. In 2008, the Nintendo DS surpassed this and continued on its path of domination by managing to move a total of 130 million units worldwide.

The Game Boy Advance was initially known as Project Atlantis according to reports released years before the handheld was even formally announced. Early reports made claims of a system capable of producing graphics on par with those the Super Nintendo Entertainment System could produce. Indeed those reports proved to be correct, as the GBA managed to not only meet these claims but surpass them as well.

In 2007, its production has ended, but the people still play it. Actually, the models just discontinued at different times. The old model was discontinued in 2005, and the SP and Micro were discontinued in 2007.

Technical SpecificationsEdit

• CPU: 32-bit RISC CPU with embedded memory
• Screen: 2.9-inch reflective TFT color LCD
• Display Size: 1.6 by 2.4 inches (40.8 by 61.2 mm)
• Resolution: 38,000 pixels in a wide-screen aspect ratio (10,000 per square inch)
• Colors: 512 simultaneous colors from a palette of 32,768
• Size: 3.2 by 5.6 by 1 inch (82 by 144.5 by 24.5 mm)
• Weight: Approximately 5 ounces (140 grams)
• Power Supply: 2 AA alkaline batteries
• Battery Life: Approximately 15 hours continuous play

GamesEdit

Top Ten Best Selling GamesEdit

1. Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire
2. Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen
3. Pokémon Emerald
4. Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2
5. Super Mario Advance
6. Mario Kart: Super Circuit
7. Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3
8. Namco Museum
9. Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team
10. Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3

RelatedEdit

• Nintendo Game Boy Advance SP
• Nintendo Game Boy Micro

See alsoEdit

• List of Game Boy Advance games