Game Boy Advance

handheld game console by Nintendo
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Game Boy Advance
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Summary

Game Boy Advance is an electronic device model[1]. It draws 16,553 Wikipedia views per month (electronic device model category, ranking #10 of 43).[2]

Key Facts

  • Follows: Game Boy Color[3]
  • Followed by: Nintendo DS[4]
  • Manufacturer: Nintendo[5]
  • Developer: Nintendo[6]
  • Part of the series: Game Boy family[7]
  • Subclass of: handheld game console[8]
  • Part of: sixth generation of video game consoles[9], Game Boy Advance family[10]
  • Commons category: Game Boy Advance[11]
  • Publication date: March 21, 2001[12], June 11, 2001[13], June 22, 2001[14], June 8, 2004[15]
  • Source of energy: AA battery[16]
  • Official website: http://www.gameboy.com[17]
  • CPU: ARM7TDMI[18]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Game Boy Advance[19]
  • Described at URL: https://pegi.info/search-pegi?q=&age%5B%5D=&descriptor%5B%5D=&publisher=&platform%5B%5D=Nintendo+Handheld&release_year%5B%5D=&page=1&op=Search&form_build_id=form-wuoDUtW-P20fp0sZSEW1TziCys4DqQhYv4TrPsvGfUE&form_id=pegi_search_form[20]
  • Nominated for: Golden Joystick Awards − Best Gaming Hardware of All Time[21]
  • Title: ゲームボーイアドバンス[22]
  • Brand: Nintendo[23]
  • Different from: Game Boy[24]
  • Clock frequency: 16.78 megahertz[25]
  • Units sold: 9,580,000[26], 18,160,000[27], 23,940,000[28], 33,810,000[29], 37,050,000[30], 42,150,000[31], 49,420,000[32], 51,400,000[33], 53,720,000[34], 58,130,000[35], 65,740,000[36], 66,790,000[37], 67,770,000[38], 70,040,000[39]
  • Discontinuation date: May 14, 2010[40]

Why It Matters

Game Boy Advance has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] It is known by 81 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . pcgamer.com. Retrieved . pcgamer.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . nintendo.co.jp. nintendo.co.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . nintendo.co.jp. nintendo.co.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . nintendo.co.jp. nintendo.co.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . nintendo.co.jp. nintendo.co.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . nintendo.co.jp. nintendo.co.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . nintendo.co.jp. nintendo.co.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . nintendo.co.jp. nintendo.co.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . nintendo.co.jp. nintendo.co.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . nintendo.co.jp. nintendo.co.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . nintendo.co.jp. nintendo.co.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . nintendo.co.jp. nintendo.co.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . nintendo.co.jp. nintendo.co.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . nintendo.co.jp. nintendo.co.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . nintendo.co.jp. nintendo.co.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  38. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [41] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [42] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 14w ago · Sabelöga · 2026-07-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikisimpsons article id → 85813
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Wikisimpsons article id: 85813, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/296188262|Game Boy Advance (#296188262)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8109|Wikisimpsons"
  2. 18w ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-06-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14470 → Platforms/Game_Boy_Advance
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ P14470: Platforms/Game_Boy_Advance, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/293229723|Game Boy Advance (#293229723)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/"
  3. 19w ago · J 1982 · 2026-05-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|1 */ Fandom article id: video-game-databank:Game_Boy_Advance"
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