Game Boy Advance

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Game Boy Advance

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The transparent purple model for the Game Boy Advance.

General Info
Released: Japan: March 21, 2001
North America: June 11, 2001
Europe: June 22, 2001
Australia: March 8, 2003
Discontinued: 2008
Preceded: Game Boy Color
Succeeded: Nintendo DS

The Game Boy Advance is a handheld system created by Nintendo. It is also the third system created by them in terms of a handheld. This system also allows game compatibility with its predecessors, the Game Boy and the Game Boy Color. This product has sold about eighty one and a half million units worldwide, including its Micro, SP, etc. versions. This system has been discontinued in 2008. There is even a special Mario edition one.

The buttons for the system include an A button, B button and a START and SELECT button. It also has a D-pad with up, down, left, and right arrows on it. It also introduced the L and R buttons. The normal Game Boy Advance does not have a backlit screen, meaning players cannot see the screen when in the dark. Later done with the Game Boy Advance SP.

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