Game Boy Advance

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ゲームボーイアドバンス Game Boy Advance

A Game Boy Advance

Release dates Japan: March 21, 2001 North America: June 11, 2001 Europe: June 22, 2001 Australia: June 22, 2001 South Korea: January 2002 China: June 8, 2004 Hong Kong: N/A Taiwan: N/A

Technical specs 32-Bit ARM RISC 16.78MHz processor with embedded memory 2.9" TFT reflective screen - 40.8mm×61.2mm - 240×160 pixels 32,768 possible colors - 511 simultaneous colors in character mode - 32,768 colors in bitmap mode 82mm (length) × 144.5 (width) × 24.5mm (depth) 140g Uses 2AA batteries and has a battery life for 15 hours (900 minutes) Compatible with Nintendo Game Boy Color and Game Boy games.

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The Game Boy Advance (Japanese: ゲームボーイアドバンス Game Boy Advance) is Nintendo's 32-bit handheld gaming system that surpassed the Nintendo Game Boy Color. The Game Boy Advance was released in 2001. It has a notably different form to its predecessors (a semi trapezoidal shape compared to the rectangle shape of the original Game Boy and Game Boy Color), and also contained a powerful processor, allowing it to display SNES-caliber graphics and even play voices. The Game Boy Advance was also capable of interaction with the Nintendo GameCube.

The original model was eventually discontinued in favor of the Game Boy Advance SP and Game Boy micro, both of which function similarly.

The Game Boy Advance, like the Game Boy and Game Boy Color before it, is not region-locked. This means that a player can play a Game Boy Advance game from any region in their own locally purchased console.

Peripherals

• Game Link Cable
• e-Reader
• Game Boy Advance Wireless Adapter

Pokémon games

Title	Genre	Release
Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire	Main series RPG	2002
Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire	Pinball	2003
Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen	Main series RPG	2004
Pokémon Emerald	Main series RPG	2004
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team	Dungeon crawler	2005

Game Boy Advance Video

Several Pokémon titles were released on Game Boy Advance Video, a series of GBA cartridges that play videos.

Title	Genre	Release
Pokémon GBA Video: For Ho-Oh the Bells Toll!	Video playback	2004
Pokémon GBA Video: Johto Photo Finish	Video playback	2004
Pokémon GBA Video: Pokémon—I Choose You	Video playback	2004
Pokémon GBA Video: Beach Blank-Out Blastoise	Video playback	2004

By backwards compatibility

Due to backward compatibility, all Pokémon games from Game Boy and Game Boy Color are also playable.

Title	Genre	Release
Pokémon Red and Green	Main series RPG	1996
Pokémon Blue	Main series RPG	1996
Pokémon Red and Blue	Main series RPG	1998
Pokémon Yellow	Main series RPG	1998
Pokémon Trading Card Game	Card game	1998
Pokémon Pinball	Pinball	1999
Pokémon Gold and Silver	Main series RPG	1999
Pokémon Puzzle Challenge	Puzzle	2000
Pokémon Crystal	Main series RPG	2000
Pokémon Card GB2: Here Comes Team GR!	Card game	2001

Special Pokémon editions

• Gold Game Boy Advance: Features a Pikachu and Pichu. Initially exclusive to the New York Pokémon Center, but later released nationwide in September and October 2002. It originally retailed at US$69.99, but later US$59.99 during the Holiday season.
• White Game Boy Advance: Features a Pikachu and Pichu.
• Suicune Game Boy Advance: Features the legendary beasts, with an emphasis on Suicune. Exclusive to Pokémon Center stores.
• Celebi Game Boy Advance: Exclusive to Pokémon Center stores.
• Latias and Latios Game Boy Advance: Released in 2002 to commemorate the release of Pokémon Heroes: Latios & Latias.
• Diamond-encrusted Game Boy Advance: The winners of the Pokémon 10th Anniversary Journey Across America, Minh Le and Samin Syed, each won a one-of-a-kind diamond-encrusted Game Boy Advance.

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  Gold Game Boy Advance

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  Suicune Game Boy Advance

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  Celebi Game Boy Advance

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  Latias and Latios Game Boy Advance

Trivia

• The Game Boy Advance family, as a handheld, has games from the least number of generations released for it, with the only generation being Generation III. However, it is tied with the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (which had a single, Japanese-only Generation I spin-off title) for the least number of generations on any Nintendo console overall.