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{{ | {{Console-infobox | ||
|image=[[File:Gameboy Advance.png|250px]] | |||
|caption=The original model of the Game Boy Advance | |||
|release=JP: March 21, 2001<br>NA: June 11, 2001<br>EU: June 22, 2001<br>AU: June 22, 2001 | |||
|sold=81.51 million<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/library/historical_data/pdf/consolidated_sales_e1603.pdf|title=Consolidated Sales Transition by Region|site=nintendo.co.jp|type=PDF}}</ref> (including Game Boy Color) | |||
|metroid=''[[Metroid Fusion]]'' (2002)<br>''[[Metroid: Zero Mission]]'' (2004)<br>''[[Classic NES Series: Metroid]]'' (2004) | |||
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The '''Game Boy Advance''', often abbreviated as '''GBA''', is a handheld video game console made by [[Nintendo]] and released in 1989. Three [[Metroid (series)|''Metroid'' games]] were released for the Game Boy Advance: ''[[Metroid Fusion]]'' in 2002; ''[[Metroid: Zero Mission]]'', a remake of ''[[Metroid (game)|Metroid]]'', in 2004; and ''[[Classic NES Series: Metroid]]'', a port of the NES version of ''Metroid'', also in 2004. | |||
Two revisions of the Game Boy Advance were released: Game Boy Advance SP, which features a clamshell design and an illuminated display, in 2003; and the much smaller Game Boy Micro, which removed Game Boy and Game Boy Color backward compatibility, in 2005. The Game Boy Advance was succeeded by the [[Nintendo DS]] in 2004. | |||
Several Game Boy Advance games, including ''Metroid Fusion'' and ''Metroid: Zero Mission'', were re-released on the [[Virtual Console]] for the [[Wii U]]. Additionally, a [[Nintendo 3DS]] Virtual Console version of ''Metroid Fusion'' was distributed exclusively to early adopters of the system alongside various other GBA games | |||
==Accessories== | |||
===Game Link Cable=== | |||
The Game Link Cable allows two to four Game Boy Advance systems to link together for multiplayer or other features. ''Metroid: Zero Mission'' uses the Game Link Cable to connect with ''Metroid Fusion'' to unlock the [[Fusion Gallery]] in the former. | |||
===Nintendo GameCube Game Boy Advance Cable=== | |||
Nintendo GameCube Game Boy Advance Cable allows a Game Boy Advance to connect to a [[Nintendo GameCube]] via one of its controller ports, unlocking features in certain games. ''[[Metroid Prime (game)|Metroid Prime]]'' uses the Nintendo GameCube Game Boy Advance Cable to connect with ''Metroid Fusion'' to unlock the NES version of ''Metroid'' and the [[Fusion Suit]] in ''Metroid Prime''. | |||
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