Game Boy Advance
handheld game console by Nintendo / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
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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:
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Lifespan | 2001–2008[4] |
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Units sold | 81.51 million (as of June 30, 2010[update])[4] |
Media | ROM cartridge |
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[6] |
Power | 2 × AA batteries |
Best-selling game | Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire, 16 million combined[7] |
Backward compatibility | Game Boy, Game Boy Color (GBA and GBA SP only) |
Predecessor | Game Boy Color (1998)[8] |
Successor | Nintendo DS (2004) |
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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.