Game Boy Advance SP
Handheld game console by Nintendo / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Game Boy Advance SP[lower-alpha 1] (GBA SP) is a sixth-generation handheld game console developed, released, and marketed by Nintendo that served as an upgraded version of the original Game Boy Advance. It was released in Japan on February 14, 2003.[8] The "SP" in the name stands for "Special".[9] It is the penultimate console in the Game Boy Advance family before the Game Boy Micro, which was released in September 2005. The Game Boy Advance line was followed by the Nintendo DS family, starting with the release of the original Nintendo DS in November 2004.
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 A Cobalt Blue front-lit version of the Game Boy Advance SP | |
| Manufacturer | Nintendo |
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| Product family | Game Boy[1] |
| Type | Handheld game console |
| Generation | Sixth |
| Release date | |
| Lifespan | 2003–2009 |
| Introductory price | USD$99.99 ¥12,500 €129.99 CA$149.95 A$199.99 £89 |
| Discontinued | December 9, 2009 |
| Units shipped | 43.57 million (as of December 31, 2015[update])[5] |
| Media | Game Boy Game Pak Game Boy Color Game Pak Game Boy Advance Game Pak |
| CPU | 32-bit 16.78 MHz ARM7TDMI 8 or 4 MHz Z80 coprocessor |
| Display | TFT LCD, 240×160 pixels, 40.8×61.2 mm[6] |
| Backward compatibility | Game Boy Game Boy Color |
| Predecessor | Game Boy Color[7] |
| Successor | Nintendo DS |