Editing Game Boy Advance (section)

=== Game Boy Advance ===
Still under pressure from its competitors handhelds, Nintendo started developing a successor to the Game Boy Color. The project, codenamed Advanced Game Boy (AGB), would utilize the 32-bit processing power from Project Atlantis. Details about the GBA emerged at the [[Nintendo Space World#Space World 1999|Space World 1999]] trade show in late August.<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 27, 1999 |title=Game Boy's Next Incarnation? |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/1999/08/28/game-boys-next-incarnation?amp=1 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000815195705/http://pocket.ign.com/news/9942.html |archive-date=August 15, 2000 |website=IGN}}</ref>

Nintendo officially announced the Game Boy Advance on September 1, 1999, revealing details about the system's specifications and that the handheld would first be released in Japan in August 2000, with the North American and European launch dates slated for the end of the same year.<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 1, 1999 |title=It's Official: The Next Generation Game Boy |url=https://pocket.ign.com/news/10064.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19991127212154/https://pocket.ign.com/news/10064.html |archive-date=November 27, 1999 |website=IGN}}</ref> On August 21, 2000, [[IGN]] showed images of a GBA development kit running a demonstrational port of ''[[Yoshi's Story]]'',<ref>{{Cite web |title=Game Boy Advance Development Kit Revealed |url=https://pocket.ign.com/news/23761.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000930202212/https://pocket.ign.com/news/23761.html |archive-date=September 30, 2000 |website=IGN}}</ref> and on August 22, pre-production images of the GBA were revealed in ''[[Famitsu]]'' magazine in Japan.<ref>{{Citation |title=Famitsu gets a hold of the Game Boy Advance Early - IGN |date=August 22, 2000 |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2000/08/23/famitsu-gets-a-hold-of-the-game-boy-advance-early |access-date=July 27, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190425190434/https://www.ign.com/articles/2000/08/23/famitsu-gets-a-hold-of-the-game-boy-advance-early |archive-date=April 25, 2019 |url-status=live |language=en}}</ref>  

The GBA’s design featured a landscape form factor, diverging from the portrait layout of the previous Game Boy models. The design put the buttons to the sides of the device instead of below the screen. The shift was the work of French designer Gwénaël Nicolas and his Tokyo-based studio, Curiosity Inc.<ref>[http://curiosity.jp/works/en/product/gameboy-advance.html Gameboy Advance | WORKS - CURIOSITY - キュリオシティ - ] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170726081507/http://curiosity.jp/works/en/product/gameboy-advance.html|date=July 26, 2017}}. Retrieved December 21, 2015.</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Van Tilburg |first=Caroline |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uXouFPGhPDkC&q=editions:ISBN3764367431 |title=Curiosity: 30 Designs for Products and Interiors |date=2002 |publisher=Birkhauser Verlag AG |isbn=978-3764367435 |access-date=November 11, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230117035223/https://books.google.com/books?id=uXouFPGhPDkC&q=editions:ISBN3764367431 |archive-date=January 17, 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref>

In a August 24, 2000, announcement, Nintendo revealed the final design of the GBA to the public, announced its '''Japan''' and '''North America''' launch dates, and revealed the ten [[launch game]]s.<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 23, 2000 |title=Game Boy Advance: It's Finally Unveiled |url=https://pocket.ign.com/news/23952.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20001003153249/https://pocket.ign.com/news/23952.html |archive-date=October 3, 2000 |website=IGN}}</ref> At [[Nintendo Space World#Space World 2000|Space World 2000]], Nintendo also showcased several peripherals, including the [[Game Link Cable#Third generation|GBA link cable]], the [[GameCube – Game Boy Advance link cable|GameCube – GBA link cable]],<ref name="Connecting to the Cube">{{Cite news |last=IGN Staff |date=September 14, 2001 |title=Connecting to the Cube |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2001/09/14/connecting-to-the-cube |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201128163844/https://www.ign.com/articles/2001/09/14/connecting-to-the-cube |archive-date=November 28, 2020 |access-date=August 7, 2020}}</ref> a rechargeable battery pack, and an infrared communication adaptor.<ref>{{Citation |title=The Peripherals of the Game Boy Advance - IGN |date=August 28, 2000 |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2000/08/29/the-peripherals-of-the-game-boy-advance |access-date=July 27, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200806005013/https://www.ign.com/articles/2000/08/29/the-peripherals-of-the-game-boy-advance |archive-date=August 6, 2020 |url-status=live |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=August 23, 2000 |title=Meet the Game Boy Advance - IGN |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2000/08/24/meet-the-game-boy-advance |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190425190440/https://www.ign.com/articles/2000/08/24/meet-the-game-boy-advance |archive-date=April 25, 2019 |access-date=July 27, 2020 |language=en}}</ref> By March 2001, Nintendo confirmed the $99.99 price and announced 15 launch games for the system, with over 60 expected by the end of the year.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ahmed |first=Shahed |date=March 7, 2001 |title=Nintendo announces North American GBA launch details |url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/nintendo-announces-north-american-gba-launch-details/1100-2693383/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190425190435/https://www.gamespot.com/articles/nintendo-announces-north-american-gba-launch-details/1100-2693383/ |archive-date=April 25, 2019 |access-date=July 27, 2020 |website=GameSpot |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Citation |title=The US Price and Launch Titles for GBA - IGN |date=March 7, 2001 |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2001/03/08/the-us-price-and-launch-titles-for-gba |access-date=July 27, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190425190432/https://www.ign.com/articles/2001/03/08/the-us-price-and-launch-titles-for-gba |archive-date=April 25, 2019 |url-status=live |language=en}}</ref>

All Game Boy Advance models were discontinued in the Americas in 2008, and globally by the end of 2010.<ref name="nintendosales" /><ref name="Edwards 2016">{{Cite news |last=Edwards |first=Benj |date=June 11, 2016 |title=7 Things Everyone Should Know About the Game Boy Advance |url=https://uk.pcmag.com/gaming-systems/82144/7-things-everyone-should-know-about-the-game-boy-advance |access-date=December 13, 2024 |work=PCMag UK |language=en-gb}}</ref>