<s>
The	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
SP	I-Device
(	O
GBA	B-Device
SP	I-Device
)	O
or	O
( ゲームボーイアドバンスSP	O
)	O
,	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
February	O
14	O
,	O
2003	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
sixth-generation	B-Application
handheld	B-Application
game	I-Application
console	I-Application
developed	O
,	O
released	O
,	O
and	O
marketed	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
that	O
served	O
as	O
an	O
upgraded	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
original	B-Device
Game	I-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
penultimate	O
console	O
in	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
product	O
line	O
before	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Micro	I-Device
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
September	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Screen	B-Device
:	O
2.9inch	O
reflective	O
TFT	O
color	B-Device
LCD	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
GBA	B-Device
SP	I-Device
launched	O
in	O
Platinum	O
Silver	O
and	O
Cobalt	O
Blue	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
Onyx	O
in	O
Europe	O
and	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
colors	O
include	O
:	O
Flame	O
,	O
Pearl	O
Pink	O
,	O
Pearl	O
Blue	O
,	O
Graphite	O
,	O
Midnight	O
Blue	O
,	O
Charizard	B-Application
Fire	O
Red	O
,	O
Torchic	B-Application
Orange	O
,	O
Venusaur	B-Application
Leaf	O
Green	O
,	O
NES	O
classic	O
design	O
,	O
and	O
Pikachu	B-Application
Yellow	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
limited	O
gold	O
edition	O
with	O
a	O
Triforce	B-Device
and	O
the	O
Hyrule	O
Royal	O
Family	O
crest	O
was	O
available	O
in	O
Europe	O
which	O
included	O
a	O
copy	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Minish	I-Application
Cap	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Six	O
special	O
editions	O
have	O
also	O
been	O
released	O
:	O
an	O
NES	O
Classics	O
model	O
with	O
the	O
same	O
color	O
scheme	O
as	O
a	O
classic	O
NES	O
controller	O
(	O
and	O
designed	O
to	O
resemble	O
an	O
NES	O
deck	O
when	O
closed	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
SpongeBob	O
SquarePants	O
model	O
,	O
a	O
Pikachu	B-Application
model	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
silver	O
model	O
with	O
a	O
tattoo	O
design	O
printed	O
on	O
it	O
,	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
'	O
Tribal	O
Edition	O
 '	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
was	O
planning	O
to	O
have	O
the	O
SP	O
be	O
3D-compatible	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
resolution	O
of	O
the	O
LCD	B-Device
was	O
too	O
low	O
,	O
resulting	O
in	O
Nintendo	O
scrapping	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CPU	O
(	O
for	O
GBA	B-Device
games	I-Device
)	O
:	O
32-bit	O
ARM7TDMI	O
with	O
embedded	O
memory	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Software	O
:	O
Compatible	O
with	O
most	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
and	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
games	O
can	O
be	O
played	O
using	O
the	O
same	O
selectable	O
color	O
palettes	O
as	O
on	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
removed	O
the	O
TRS	O
headphone	O
jack	O
from	O
the	O
SP	O
,	O
which	O
had	O
been	O
included	O
on	O
all	O
previous	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
models	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Headphones	O
designed	O
specifically	O
for	O
the	O
GBA	B-Device
SP	I-Device
can	O
be	O
purchased	O
,	O
or	O
standard	O
headphones	O
can	O
be	O
attached	O
with	O
an	O
optional	O
,	O
stereophonic	O
adapter	O
that	O
plugs	O
into	O
the	O
same	O
port	O
as	O
the	O
AC	O
adapter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
used	O
the	O
same	O
charging	O
port	O
as	O
the	O
GBA	B-Device
SP	I-Device
,	O
the	O
headphone	O
adapter	O
works	O
with	O
said	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2005	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
released	O
an	O
improved	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
SP	I-Device
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
featuring	O
a	O
brighter	O
backlit	O
screen	B-Device
instead	O
of	O
the	O
previous	O
version	O
's	O
frontlit	O
screen	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
GBA	B-Device
SP	I-Device
was	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
first	O
internationally-released	O
handheld	B-Application
system	O
to	O
feature	O
an	O
integrated	O
backlight	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
(	O
However	O
,	O
there	O
had	O
already	O
been	O
a	O
backlit	O
system	O
years	O
earlier	O
with	O
the	O
Japan-only	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Light	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
essentially	O
a	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Pocket	O
with	O
an	O
electroluminescent	O
backlit	O
display	O
.	O
)	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
box	O
states	O
"	O
Now	O
with	O
a	O
BRIGHTER	O
backlit	O
screen	B-Device
!	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
frontlit	O
models	O
this	O
button	O
turned	O
the	O
frontlight	B-Device
on	O
or	O
off	O
only	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
backlight	O
set	O
to	O
"	O
Normal	O
"	O
(	O
Low	O
)	O
the	O
brightness	O
still	O
surpasses	O
the	O
original	O
AGS-001	O
with	O
the	O
frontlight	B-Device
on	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
powered	O
off	O
,	O
the	O
backlit	O
model	O
's	O
screen	B-Device
is	O
completely	O
black	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
frontlit	O
model	O
's	O
screen	B-Device
is	O
noticeably	O
lighter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
were	O
also	O
two	O
Toys	O
"	O
R	O
"	O
Us	O
exclusive	O
backlit	O
models	O
;	O
a	O
"	O
SpongeBob	O
SquarePants	O
"	O
model	O
and	O
a	O
"	O
Limited	O
Edition	O
Pikachu	B-Application
"	O
model	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Few	O
models	O
made	O
it	O
to	O
market	O
,	O
likely	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
Game	O
Boy	O
Advance-compatible	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
one	O
year	O
prior	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apart	O
from	O
the	O
AGS-101	O
model	O
number	O
on	O
the	O
base	O
of	O
the	O
unit	O
,	O
the	O
only	O
other	O
obvious	O
distinguishing	O
feature	O
of	O
the	O
European	O
backlit	O
model	O
is	O
the	O
large	O
picture	O
of	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
SP	I-Device
featured	O
on	O
the	O
front	O
of	O
the	O
box	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
(	O
The	O
European	O
frontlit	O
models	O
of	O
"	O
Pink	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Tribal	O
"	O
only	O
feature	O
small	O
pictures	O
of	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
SP	I-Device
on	O
the	O
sides	O
of	O
the	O
box	O
and	O
Flower/Tattoo	O
patterns	O
on	O
the	O
front	O
respectively	O
.	O
)	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
AGS-101	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
SP	I-Device
was	O
the	O
final	O
Nintendo	O
handheld	B-Application
to	O
have	O
backwards	O
compatibility	O
with	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
and	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
games	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
SP	I-Device
had	O
numerous	O
colors	O
and	O
limited	O
editions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
M	O
.	O
Wiley	O
of	O
IGN	O
called	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
SP	I-Device
"	O
a	O
step	O
in	O
the	O
right	O
direction	O
for	O
Nintendo	O
"	O
,	O
praising	O
the	O
system	O
's	O
new	O
redesign	O
over	O
the	O
original	O
GBA	B-Device
and	O
highlighting	O
its	O
inclusion	O
of	O
a	O
backlit	O
screen	B-Device
and	O
rechargeable	O
battery	O
,	O
although	O
minor	O
criticism	O
went	O
towards	O
the	O
system	O
's	O
omission	O
of	O
a	O
headphone	O
jack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Engadget	B-Application
gave	O
it	O
a	O
global	O
score	O
of	O
84	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
,	O
also	O
praising	O
the	O
new	O
features	O
of	O
the	O
redesign	O
while	O
noting	O
the	O
system	O
's	O
lack	O
of	O
a	O
headphone	O
jack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
June	O
30	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
series	O
has	O
sold	O
81.48	O
million	O
units	O
worldwide	O
,	O
of	O
which	O
43.52	O
million	O
are	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
SP	I-Device
units	O
.	O
</s>
