| GBA and NDS Nintendo games | | | | were the Neo Geo Pocket Color, Bandai Swan |
| In early 2003, Nintendo upgraded the Game Boy | | | | Crystal, Game Park 32, Tapwave Zodiac and the |
| Advance giving it an internal front-light that can be | | | | Nokia N-Gage. Despite the competitors' best |
| turned on or off, a rechargeable lithium ion | | | | efforts, Nintendo maintained its majority market |
| battery, as well as a folding case approximately | | | | share with the Game Boy Advance. |
| half the original size. It was designed to address | | | | To date, Nintendo has sold 80,500,000 GBA units |
| some common complaints with the original Game | | | | around the world. Over half of those in the |
| Boy Advance which was criticized for being very | | | | Americas and 16 million in Japan at second place. |
| uncomfortable. The Game Boy Advance SP also | | | | The Game Boy Advance has become the |
| came with a new and much brighter LCD screen | | | | modern flagship of sprite-based games. With |
| for improved playability. | | | | hardware superior to the Super NES it has proven |
| Around the same time as the release of the | | | | that sprite-based technology could improve and |
| Game Boy Micro, Nintendo released a new backlit | | | | live side by side with the 3D games of today's |
| version of the SP in North America (commonly | | | | consoles. The Game Boy Advance not only has |
| referred to as the "GBA SP+"). The switch that | | | | one's typical platformers, but also a huge collection |
| controls the light now toggles between "normal" | | | | of SNES-style RPGs. It has also become a popular |
| (which itself is already brighter than the original | | | | system for old-school gamers due to the |
| Game Boy Advance SP's screen), and "bright," an | | | | increasing amount of games ported from various |
| intense brightness level similar to an LCD television | | | | 8-bit and 16-bit systems of the previous era. |
| set. | | | | Through the use of flash cartridges and emulators |
| In September 2005, Nintendo released a second | | | | the Game Boy Advance can even play NES and |
| redesign of the Game Boy Advance. This model, | | | | TurboGrafx-16 games, as well as AGI-based |
| dubbed the Game Boy micro, is similar in style to | | | | Sierra On-Line PC adventure games. |
| the original Game Boy Advance's horizontal | | | | Nintendo owners enjoy a huge selection of |
| orientation, but is much smaller and sleeker. The | | | | Nintendo games from Sport, Action and |
| Game Boy micro also allows the user an ability to | | | | Adventure to Simulation, Strategy and |
| switch between several colored faceplates to | | | | Edutainment. |
| allow customization, a feature which Nintendo | | | | The best selling game of all times is Pokemon |
| advertised heavily around the Game Boy micro's | | | | Ruby and Sapphire, Released in March 2003 was |
| launch. Nintendo also hoped that this "fashion" | | | | sold at over 13 million copies. |
| feature will help target audiences outside of typical | | | | An updated list of all GBA games can be found on |
| video game players, much like its new Wii. Unlike | | | | wikipedia: |
| the previous Game Boy Advance models, Game | | | | Nowadays you can find many websites that sell |
| Boy micro is unable to support Game Boy and | | | | Nintendo games online, where you can also find |
| Game Boy Color titles. | | | | rare classics in affordable prices and games that |
| Nintendo's competitors in the handheld market | | | | are mostly unreachable in stores. |