Editing Handheld game console (section)

==== Game Boy Advance ====
[[File:Nintendo-Game-Boy-Advance-Purple-FL.jpg|right|thumb|The Game Boy Advance was a major upgrade to the Game Boy line.]]
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In 2001, Nintendo released the Game Boy Advance (GBA or AGB), which added two shoulder buttons, a larger screen, and more computing power than the Game Boy Color.

The design was revised two years later when the [[Game Boy Advance SP]] (GBA SP), a more compact version, was released. The SP features a "[[Bivalve shell|clamshell]]" design (folding open and closed, like a laptop computer), as well as a [[Frontlight|frontlit]] color display and rechargeable battery. Despite the smaller form factor, the screen remained the same size as that of the original. In 2005, the [[Game Boy Micro]] was released. This revision sacrificed screen size and backwards compatibility with previous Game Boys for a dramatic reduction in total size and a brighter [[Backlight|backlit]] screen. A new SP model with a backlit screen was released in some regions around the same time.

Along with the [[GameCube]], the GBA also introduced the concept of "connectivity": using a handheld system as a console controller. A handful of games use this feature, most notably ''[[Animal Crossing]]'', ''[[Pac-Man Vs.]]'', ''[[Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles]]'', ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures]]'', ''[[The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker]]'', ''[[Metroid Prime]]'', and ''[[Sonic Adventure 2: Battle]]''.

As of December 31, 2007, the GBA, GBA SP, and the Game Boy Micro combined have sold 80.72 million units worldwide.<ref name="080124e">{{cite web |url=https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/pdf/2008/080124e.pdf#page=8 |title=Consolidated Financial Highlights |publisher=[[Nintendo]] |date=January 24, 2008 |access-date=March 22, 2008 |format=PDF | page=8 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080216091256/https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/pdf/2008/080124e.pdf |archive-date=February 16, 2008 |archive-format=PDF |url-status=live }}</ref>{{clear}}