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Game Boy Advance Facts
- Launched in June 2001.
- In 30 days it reached 1 million sales.
- In 90 days it reached 2 million sales.
- By the end of 2001 it had sold more than 4.7 million.
- In its first 12 months it sold more than 6.5 million.
Game Boy Advance SP Facts
- Launched in March 2003.
- In its first week it sold 400,000.
- In its first 12 months it sold 6.75 million.
Franchise Facts
- More Game Boy Advance units have sold in the past two years than the original Game Boy sold in its first eight years.
- Since its launch, the Game Boy Advance line has sold more than 21 million units.
- Since its launch the Game Boy Advance has outsold PlayStation 2 in the United States.
- The entire Game Boy franchise has outsold the entire PlayStation franchise.
Software Facts
To date, more than 500 games are available for Game Boy Advance. Of those, 13 titles have sold more than a million units:
- 2.1 million, Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2
- 2.0 million, Super Mario Advance
- 1.9 million, Pokmon Ruby
- 1.8 million, Mario Kart: Super Circuit
- 1.7 million, Pokmon Sapphire
- 1.4 million, Namco Museum
- 1.3 million, Froggers Adventures: Temple of the Frog
- 1.3 million, Yu-Gi-Oh! The Eternal Duelist Soul
- 1.2 million, Dragon Ball Z: The Legacy of Goku
- 1.2 million, The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past Four Swords
- 1.0 million, Yoshis Island: Super Mario Advance 3
- 1.0 million, Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3
- 1.0 million, Pac-Man Collection
Source: Nintendo of America