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Game Boy Advance
Gameboy-glacier
Manufacturer Nintendo
Released Japan March 21, 2001
America June 11, 2001
Europe June 22, 2001
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
Preceded by Game Boy Color
Followed by Game Boy Advance SP


The Game Boy Advance was Nintendo's 5th generation portable handheld, and the last of the Game Boy line (excluding redesigns of the console). It had two successors including the Game Boy Advance SP and the Game Boy Micro, which were basically the same console with a different design. The Nintendo DS took its place as Nintendo's primary handheld in 2004, and as of 2008 it has managed to surpass the total amount of sales of the GBA.

Buttons[]

1.Directional Pad

2.Start and Select buttons

3.L and R buttons

4.A and B buttons

5.SP Only:Brightness button

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