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How old is the Gameboy Advance SP? ›

The Game Boy Advance SP (GBA SP), released in Japan on February 14, 2003, is a foldable handheld game console developed, released, and marketed by Nintendo that served as an upgraded version of the original Game Boy Advance. The "SP" in the name stands for "Special".

This is a list of games released on the Game Boy Advance handheld video game system. The number of licensed games in this list is 1538, organized alphabetically by the games' localized English titles, or, when Japan-exclusive, their rōmaji transliterations.

As of December 31, 2009, 81.51 million units of the Game Boy Advance series have been sold worldwide, 43.57 million of which are Game Boy Advance SP units and 2.42 million of which are Game Boy Micro units.

The Game Boy launched in the Japanese market in April 1989, followed by North America in July, and Europe in September of the following year, backed by a $10 million marketing effort. Sales of the Game Boy and its successor variants (including the Game Boy Color) continued until March 2003.

The GBA SP is an older system, and the entire GBA line sold only about half of what the DS line did. Less supply = price hike. They'll only be getting more expensive, since they're not made anymore. That's just how it is, and not just with video games either.

Replay, Reload, Recharge

The state-of-the-art rechargeable Lithium Ion battery tucked away inside Game Boy Advance SP powers your portable play for 10 hours - all for just 3 hours recharging time.

The system, along with its predecessor and successor, were discontinued in December 2009 and system sales shipping ended on May 15, 2010, ending the classic 21-year Game Boy line.

Original Game Boy Games will work on Game Boy, Game Boy Pocket, Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance and Game Boy Advance SP systems. They will not work on the DS, DS Lite, or DSi. Game Boy Color Games will work on Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance and Game Boy Advance SP systems.

In the US, there were 1,046 games released for the Game Boy, but in Japan, there were 1,244. (Note that these numbers are only games that were official releases and do not include unlicensed games or cancelled titles.)

The GBA SP came in two different variations, the first being the front-lit model AGS-001. This model has a lit screen, although the colors appear washed out. The front light could be toggled on or off. The second variation was backlit, with significantly improved contrast and colors, and this was model AGS-101.

Can a DS play Game Boy Advance games? ›

While the Nintendo DS is compatible with Game Boy Advance games, it is not able to play Game Boy Color or original Game Boy games. There are two main reasons for this: The Nintendo DS is designed for wireless play and lacks a link cable port.

- Game Boy Micro, released in 2005 in Japan and North America, was the last new Game Boy model. But it had limited regional release as the DS had taken over. So in summary, the last primary Game Boy console was the Game Boy Advance SP released in 2003.

Of all the rare Game Boy models Nintendo built throughout the system's lifetime, the rarest is likely the Pink Heart Game Boy DMG. That's not what the system is officially called, but it's earned that name, though only one is known to exist.

Nintendo console, groundbreaking eight-bit video game console created by Japanese designer Uemura Masayuki. The Nintendo console, or Nintendo Entertainment System (NES), was released as the Famicom in Japan on July 15, 1983.

The two different models can be told apart by A) looking at the information sticker on the bottom of the system, B) the color (the black variants are different, the 101 in black has a more cool tone than the 001) or C) by looking at the screens (turned on, the 101 looks significantly better, turned off the 101 screen ...

The system, along with its predecessor and successor, were discontinued in December 2009 and system sales shipping ended on May 15, 2010, ending the classic 21-year Game Boy line.