<s>
The	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Micro	I-Device
is	O
a	O
handheld	B-Application
game	I-Application
console	I-Application
developed	O
and	O
manufactured	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
first	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
September	O
13	O
,	O
2005	O
as	O
a	O
smaller	O
,	O
lighter	O
redesign	O
of	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
system	O
is	O
the	O
last	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
handheld	B-Application
,	O
alongside	O
the	O
AGS-101	O
model	O
of	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
SP	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
its	O
predecessors	O
,	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Micro	I-Device
lacks	O
backward	B-General_Concept
compatibility	I-General_Concept
for	O
original	B-Device
Game	I-Device
Boy	I-Device
and	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Nintendo	O
of	O
America	O
vice	O
president	O
George	O
Harrison	O
,	O
the	O
idea	O
for	O
a	O
smaller	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
was	O
first	O
discussed	O
in	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Harrison	O
explained	O
that	O
unlike	O
the	O
traditional	O
console	O
development	O
process	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
was	O
always	O
thinking	O
about	O
new	O
ideas	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
,	O
describing	O
it	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
continuous	O
process	O
of	O
invention	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Developed	O
under	O
the	O
code	O
name	O
"	O
Oxy	O
"	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
tried	O
many	O
ways	O
to	O
see	O
how	O
small	O
they	O
could	O
make	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
,	O
opting	O
for	O
a	O
metallic	O
casing	O
that	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
Nintendo	O
Co	O
.	O
Ltd	O
president	O
Satoru	O
Iwata	O
,	O
was	O
"	O
unusual	O
for	O
Nintendo	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Micro	I-Device
was	O
announced	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
of	O
America	O
's	O
vice	O
president	O
of	O
sales	O
and	O
marketing	O
,	O
Reggie	O
Fils-Aimé	O
,	O
at	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
Electronic	O
Entertainment	O
Expo	O
press	O
conference	O
on	O
May	O
17	O
,	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
China	O
as	O
the	O
iQue	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Micro	I-Device
on	O
October	O
1	O
,	O
2005	O
,	O
and	O
later	O
released	O
in	O
South	O
Korea	O
on	O
November	O
9	O
,	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Micro	I-Device
retains	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
functionality	O
of	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
SP	I-Device
,	O
but	O
in	O
a	O
more	O
compact	O
form	O
factor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Micro	I-Device
cannot	O
play	O
original	B-Device
Game	I-Device
Boy	I-Device
and	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
games	O
due	O
to	O
design	O
changes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
8-bit	O
Sharp	O
LR35902	O
coprocessor	O
and	O
graphics	O
hardware	O
necessary	O
to	O
run	O
games	O
from	O
older	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
systems	O
is	O
still	O
present	O
,	O
it	O
lacks	O
other	O
internal	O
hardware	O
necessary	O
for	O
backwards	B-General_Concept
compatibility	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
also	O
incompatible	O
with	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
e-Reader	I-Application
and	O
other	O
peripherals	O
due	O
to	O
similar	O
design	O
issues	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Micro	I-Device
features	O
removable	O
,	O
decorative	O
housing	O
called	O
a	O
faceplate	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Micro	I-Device
has	O
a	O
two-way	O
switch	O
on	O
its	O
right	O
side	O
for	O
adjusting	O
volume	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Micro	I-Device
is	O
compatible	O
with	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
games	I-Device
,	O
including	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
Video	O
Game	B-Device
Paks	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
following	O
games/accessories	O
are	O
not	O
compatible	O
with	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Micro	I-Device
system	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
or	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
Game	O
Link	O
cables	O
and	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
Wireless	O
Adapter	O
are	O
not	O
compatible	O
with	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Micro	I-Device
system	O
,	O
adapters	O
and	O
a	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Micro-compatible	O
Wireless	O
adapter	O
have	O
been	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
also	O
redesigned	O
their	O
Play-Yan	B-Device
music/video	O
adapter	O
to	O
better	O
fit	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Micro	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
and	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
SP	I-Device
systems	O
,	O
there	O
are	O
no	O
regional	O
lockouts	O
on	O
software	O
,	O
so	O
North	O
American	O
games	O
can	O
be	O
played	O
on	O
Japanese	O
or	O
European	B-Language
hardware	O
and	O
vice	O
versa	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Micro	I-Device
was	O
released	O
in	O
four	O
different	O
base	O
colors	O
:	O
black	O
,	O
blue	O
,	O
purple	O
,	O
and	O
silver	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2005	O
,	O
Square	O
Enix	O
announced	O
that	O
they	O
would	O
be	O
releasing	O
a	O
special	O
faceplate	O
,	O
featuring	O
artwork	O
by	O
Yoshitaka	O
Amano	O
,	O
to	O
promote	O
their	O
re-release	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
IV	I-Application
on	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
November	O
17	O
,	O
2005	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
released	O
a	O
Pokémon	B-Application
version	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
featuring	O
a	O
red	O
Micro	O
with	O
a	O
black	O
faceplate	O
containing	O
the	O
silhouette	O
of	O
Pikachu	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
special	O
edition	O
of	O
the	O
Micro	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
April	O
20	O
,	O
2006	O
,	O
which	O
bundled	O
Mother	B-Application
3	I-Application
with	O
a	O
red	O
Micro	O
and	O
a	O
themed	O
faceplate	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
and	O
Canada	O
,	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Micro	I-Device
launched	O
with	O
two	O
regular	O
color	O
choices	O
,	O
each	O
sold	O
with	O
three	O
interchangeable	O
faceplates	O
included	O
:	O
silver	O
with	O
black	O
,	O
"	O
Ammonite	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Ladybug	O
"	O
faceplates	O
;	O
and	O
black	O
with	O
silver	O
,	O
"	O
Flame	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Camouflage	O
"	O
faceplates	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Europe	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Micro	I-Device
is	O
available	O
in	O
four	O
different	O
colors	O
,	O
with	O
one	O
matching	O
faceplate	O
:	O
silver	O
,	O
green	O
,	O
blue	O
and	O
pink	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Micro	I-Device
sold	O
in	O
Australia	O
have	O
the	O
same	O
colors	O
(	O
except	O
Green	O
which	O
replaced	O
by	O
red	O
color	O
)	O
as	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
reportedly	O
no	O
plans	O
to	O
sell	O
additional	O
faceplates	O
in	O
the	O
US	O
retail	O
locations	O
(	O
as	O
indicated	O
in	O
the	O
letter	O
page	O
in	O
issue	O
200	O
of	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
)	O
or	O
the	O
UK	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
of	O
America	O
used	O
to	O
sell	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
faceplates	O
individually	O
online	O
,	O
however	O
they	O
are	O
no	O
longer	O
available	O
since	O
the	O
handheld	B-Application
was	O
discontinued	O
in	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Micro	I-Device
had	O
numerous	O
colors	O
and	O
limited	O
editions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Micro	I-Device
sold	O
over	O
170,000	O
units	O
during	O
its	O
first	O
days	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
a	O
Q1	O
2007	O
Nintendo	O
earnings	O
release	O
,	O
2.42	O
million	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Micro	I-Device
units	O
had	O
been	O
sold	O
worldwide	O
as	O
of	O
March	O
31	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
including	O
610,000	O
units	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
950,000	O
units	O
in	O
the	O
Americas	O
,	O
and	O
870,000	O
in	O
other	O
territories	O
such	O
as	O
Europe	O
and	O
Oceania	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
July	O
30	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Micro	I-Device
had	O
sold	O
2.5	O
million	O
units	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
GamePro	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
ranked	O
#8	O
in	O
their	O
"	O
The	O
10	O
Worst-Selling	O
Handhelds	B-Application
of	O
All	O
Time	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Generally	O
,	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Micro	I-Device
did	O
not	O
sell	O
well	O
,	O
and	O
failed	O
to	O
reach	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
aim	O
of	O
units	O
sold	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Satoru	O
Iwata	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
marketing	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
may	O
have	O
hurt	O
the	O
Micro	O
in	O
the	O
marketplace	O
and	O
admitted	O
that	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Micro	I-Device
sales	O
did	O
not	O
meet	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
expectations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
system	O
retailed	O
for	O
US$99	O
,	O
compared	O
to	O
US$79	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
SP	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Micro	I-Device
's	O
backlit	O
screen	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
superior	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
AGS-001	O
(	O
frontlit	O
)	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
SP	I-Device
model	O
(	O
a	O
later	O
remodel	O
,	O
the	O
AGS-101	O
,	O
added	O
a	O
similar	O
high	O
quality	O
screen	O
to	O
SP	O
systems	O
)	O
,	O
has	O
been	O
praised	O
for	O
its	O
visibility	O
.	O
</s>
