Game Boy Advance

Game Boy Advance
Released:	Game Boy Advance: Japan/Brazil - March 21, 2001 U.S.A. - June 11, 2001 Australia - June 20, 2001 Europe - June 22, 2001 India - June 2001 South Korea - April 7, 2004 China - June 8, 2004 Taiwan - 2004 Game Boy Advance SP: Original/Frontlit Models: Japan - February 14, 2004 Canada - March 22, 2003 Europe - March 23, 2003 U.S.A. - March 28, 2003 India - March 2003 Australia - April 10, 2003 China - December 1, 2003 South Korea - January 18, 2004 Backlit Model:China - 2003 Japan - September 19, 2005 U.S.A - March 27, 2006 Game Boy Micro: Japan - September 13, 2005 U.S.A. - September 19, 2005 China - October 1, 2005 Australia - November 3, 2005 Europe - November 4, 2005 South Korea - November 9, 2005
Lifespan:	2001-2009
Discontinued:	Brazil - 2008 Japan - November 18, 2008 Australia/South Korea/China/Taiwan/Hong Kong/India - 2009 Europe - October 16, 2009 U.S.A. - December 9, 2009
Generation:	Sixth generation

Game Boy Advance is Nintendo's sixth generation handheld that succeeded the Game Boy. The Game Boy Advance and SP are backwards compatible with Game Boy and Game Boy Color games. However, the Micro is not.

Sales figures

Sales Tidbits

• Worldwide
  • March 2010: 81.5 million [2]
• United States
  • January 2003: 11.9 million [3]
• United Kingdom
  • Launch: 67,000 [4]
  • GBA SP Launch: 47,000 [5]

Best-selling games

These are the best selling Game Boy Advance titles. The Nintendo published titles are sourced directly from Nintendo.

1. Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire - 16.22 million
2. Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen - 12.00 million
3. Pokémon Emerald - 7.06 million
4. Mario Kart: Super Circuit - 5.91 million
5. Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2 - 5.69 million
6. Super Mario Advance - 5.57 million
7. Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 - 5.43 million
8. Namco Museum - 2.89 million (in US)
9. Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3 - 2.83 million
10. The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past - 2.82 million
11. Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team - 2.36 million
12. Classic NES Series: Super Mario Bros. - 2.27 million
13. Wario Land 4 - 2.20 million
14. Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga - 2.15 million
15. Kirby: Nightmare in Dreamland - 2.10 million
16. Donkey Kong Country - 1.82 million
17. Golden Sun - 1.65 million
18. Final Fantasy Tactics Advance - 1.62 million
19. Metroid Fusion - 1.60 million
20. Kirby and the Amazing Mirror - 1.47 million
21. Finding Nemo - 1.45 million (in US)
22. Mario vs. Donkey Kong - 1.37 million
23. Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire: Pinball - 1.37 million
24. Mega Man Battle Network 4 - 1.35 million
25. Frogger's Adventure - 1.31 million (in US)
26. Yu-Gi-Oh! Eternal Duelist Soul - 1.29 million (in US)
27. Sonic Advance - 1.21 million (in US)
28. The Incredibles - 1.15 million (in US)
29. Golden Sun: The Lost Age - 1.12 million
30. Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories - 1.11 million (in US)
31. WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$! - 1.10 million
32. Dragon Ball Z: The Legacy of Goku - 1.07 million (in US)
33. Pac-Man Collection - 1.06 million (in US)
34. F-Zero: Maximum Velocity - 1.05 million

External links

• NPD Flashback: The top 40 best selling GBA games (Also top 40 in Japan)