Game Boy Advance

Manufacturer	Nintendo
Generation	Sixth generation era
First available	North America: June 11, 2001 Japan: March 21, 2001 Australia: June 22, 2001 Europe: June 22, 2001
CPU	ARM7TDMI, 16.78 MHz
GPU	Custom 2D core
Media	Cartridge
Backward compatibility	Game Boy Game Boy Color
System storage	Cartridge
Controller input	N/A
Online service	N/A
Units sold	Worldwide: 81.24 million: all versions combined (as of June 30, 2008). Japan: 16.89 million Americas: 41.64 million Other: 22.71 million
Best-selling game	Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire: 13 million combined (as of November 25, 2004) Pokémon Emerald: 6.32 million (as of March 31, 2007)
Predecessor	Game Boy Color
Successor	Game Boy Advance SP (redesign) Game Boy Micro (redesign) Nintendo DS
Accessories	Game link cable Wireless adapter

The Gameboy Advance is a 32-bit handheld video game console developed, manufactured and marketed by Nintendo. It is the successor to the Game Boy Color. It was released in Japan on March 21, 2001; in North America on June 11, 2001; in Australia on June 22, 2001, in Europe on June 22, 2001; and in the People's Republic of China on June 8, 2004 (excluding Hong Kong).

Rareware GamesEdit

• Donkey Kong Country 1 Advance - A remake of the SNES game of the same name.

• Donkey Kong Country 2 Advance - A remake of the SNES game of the same name.

• Donkey Kong Country 3 Advance - A remake of the SNES game of the same name

• Banjo-Kazooie: Grunty's Revenge - The first Banjo game to be made for Gameboy Advance. Although it is the third Banjo game created, it technically takes place after Banjo-Kazooie and before Banjo-Tooie.

• Banjo-Pilot - A racing game similar to Diddy Kong Racing. In this game, players will choose a character from the Banjo series and take to the air. According to Rare, the game has no real plot, although it can be assumed that Cheato lost his pages, so Banjo and his friends have a race to find them.

• It's Mr. Pants - A puzzle game that features Rare's mascot, Mr. Pants. The game was actually going to be a Donkey Kong game, called Donkey Kong Coconut Crackers.

• Sabre Wulf - A remake of the ZX Spectrum game of the same name.