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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: N/A China: N/A 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.

Related information Console generation: Sixth generation Pokémon generations: I*, II*, III Console type: Handheld Colors: Indigo Arctic Glacier* Fuchsia* NYC Pokémon CenterSp Toys 'R' Us BundleSp

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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. Not only did it look dramatically different (a semi trapezoidal shape compared to the rectangle shape of the original Game Boy and Game Boy Color), but it 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.

Peripherals

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

Pokémon games

By backwards compatibility

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

Pokémon specials

New York Poké Center's Gold GBA

• Game Boy Advance: New York Poké Center's Gold version GBA. Later released nationwide in September / October 2002. $69.99, later retailed for $59.99 during the Holiday season.[1]
• Game Boy Advance: Suicune Edition exclusive to Pokémon Center
• Game Boy Advance: Celebi Edition exclusive to Pokémon Center
• Game Boy Advance: Venusaur Edition exclusive to Pokémon Center
• Game Boy Advance:The Latias/Latios Edition was released in 2002 to commemorate the release of the 5th Pokémon movie, Pokémon Heroes[2]
• Game Boy Advance Bundle: Pokémon Crystal was bundled with a black GBA in a Toys R Us exclusive[3]

Trivia

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

External links

• ARM Processors