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2003Game Boy Advance SP console familyConsole family

Nintendo · Console family

Game Boy Advance SP

A folding design, rechargeable battery, and illuminated screen transformed portable convenience.

Documented hardware recordA source-linked factual history appears below. Undocumented development, regional, and package details are left unclaimed.

The SP folded the Game Boy Advance into a compact clamshell and added front lighting, later upgraded to a brighter backlit display. It retained compatibility with earlier Game Boy generations.

Released
2003 · Exact day not documented
Platform / family
Game Boy Advance revision
Format / type
Cartridge
Region
Worldwide
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Documented item history

Release and collector context

Source-linked facts

Game Boy Advance SP is a Nintendo hardware family documented for Worldwide, with a release recorded as 2003 (the exact day and month are not documented). The catalog identifies it as Game Boy Advance revision hardware using Cartridge. PLAYBACK connects 20 documented hardware variants to this family, including Cobalt Blue, Platinum, Onyx Black, Flame Red, Pearl Blue, 15 more.

Research status
Structured source record
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Release context

The documented release is 2003 (the exact day and month are not documented) for Worldwide on Game Boy Advance revision. Date precision is preserved exactly: the archive does not invent a day when the source records only a month or year.

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Regional differences

This record is scoped to Worldwide. The linked structured source does not document a separate regional title or package difference, so PLAYBACK does not infer one.

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Physical packaging

The physical format is documented as Cartridge. The current structured source does not enumerate every insert, manual, sleeve, or bonus item, so no unverified contents are claimed.

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Editions and revisions

20 hardware configurations are linked to this family: Cobalt Blue, Platinum, Onyx Black, Flame Red, Pearl Blue, Pearl Pink, Graphite AGS-101, Surf Blue, 12 more.

Research sources

  1. commons.wikimedia.org — catalog record ↗