Game Boy Advance
The Game Boy Advance (GBA) is a 32-bit handheld game console developed, manufactured and marketed by Nintendo as the successor to the Game Boy Color. It was released in Japan on March 21, 2001, in North America on June 11, 2001, in the PAL region on June 22, 2001, and in mainland China as iQue Game Boy Advance on June 8, 2004.
Indigo Game Boy Advance | |
| Also known as | iQue Game Boy Advance (China) |
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| Developer | Nintendo R&D |
| Manufacturer | Nintendo |
| Product family | Game Boy |
| Type | Handheld game console |
| Generation | Sixth |
| Release date | |
| Introductory price | US$99.99 (equivalent to $170 in 2022) |
| Units sold | 81.51 million (as of June 30, 2010) |
| Media | |
| CPU | ARM7TDMI @ 16.78 MHz, Sharp LR35902 (8080-derived) @ 8.388 or 4.194 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 |
| Dimensions | 82 x 144.5 x 24.5 mm |
| Best-selling game | Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire, 16.22 million units |
| Backward compatibility | |
| Predecessor | Game Boy Color |
| Successor | Nintendo DS |
The GBA is part of the sixth generation of video game consoles. The original model was followed in 2003 by the Game Boy Advance SP, a redesigned model with a frontlit screen and clamshell form factor. A newer revision of the SP with a backlit screen was released in 2005. A miniaturized redesign, the Game Boy Micro, was released in September 2005.
As of June 2010, 81.51 million units of the Game Boy Advance series have been sold worldwide. Its successor, the Nintendo DS, was released in November 2004 and is backward compatible with Game Boy Advance software.