<s>
The	O
Play-Yan	B-Device
(	O
trademarked	O
PLAY-YAN	B-Device
)	O
is	O
a	O
media	O
player	O
designed	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
SP	I-Device
and	O
also	O
compatible	O
with	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Micro	I-Device
and	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
uses	O
SD	B-Device
flash	B-Device
memory	I-Device
to	O
play	O
MP3	B-Application
audio	I-Application
files	O
and	O
H.264/MPEG	B-Application
-4	I-Application
AVC	I-Application
video	O
files	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sales	O
of	O
the	O
Play-Yan	B-Device
were	O
discontinued	O
on	O
September	O
11	O
,	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
updated	O
version	O
,	O
the	O
Play-Yan	B-Device
Micro	O
(	O
trademarked	O
PLAY-YAN	B-Device
micro	O
)	O
,	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
MP3	I-Device
Player	I-Device
in	O
Europe	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
two	O
days	O
later	O
alongside	O
the	O
similarly	O
branded	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Micro	I-Device
,	O
with	O
features	O
such	O
as	O
MP4	O
and	O
ASF	O
support	O
built	O
directly	O
into	O
the	O
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Play-Yan	B-Device
Garage	O
Games	O
are	O
not	O
supported	O
in	O
the	O
Play-Yan	B-Device
Micro	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Play-Yan	B-Device
launched	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
February	O
21	O
,	O
2005	O
for	O
approximately	O
5,000	O
yen	O
(	O
US	O
$47.47	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
did	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
release	O
the	O
micro	O
version	O
in	O
Europe	O
as	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
MP3	I-Device
Player	I-Device
,	O
and	O
since	O
the	O
Play-Yan	B-Device
(	O
and	O
its	O
successor	O
the	O
Play-Yan	B-Device
Micro	O
)	O
is	O
region-free	O
,	O
it	O
can	O
be	O
imported	O
to	O
other	O
regions	O
and	O
played	O
on	O
any	O
Game	O
Boy	O
Advance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Play-Yan	B-Device
was	O
released	O
in	O
China	O
by	O
iQue	O
under	O
the	O
name	O
of	O
MP4	O
Player	O
for	O
GBA	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
an	O
MP3	B-Application
and	O
MPEG-4	O
player	O
add-on	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
SP	I-Device
,	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
,	O
DS	B-Device
Lite	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Micro	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Music	O
and	O
video	O
files	O
stored	O
on	O
an	O
SD	B-Device
memory	I-Device
card	I-Device
can	O
be	O
loaded	O
into	O
a	O
slot	O
on	O
the	O
right	O
side	O
of	O
the	O
Play-Yan	B-Device
,	O
which	O
resembles	O
a	O
Game	O
Boy	O
Advance	O
game	O
cartridge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Play-Yan	B-Device
is	O
loaded	O
directly	O
into	O
the	O
Game	O
Boy	O
Advance	O
game	O
slot	O
of	O
a	O
compatible	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
original	O
Game	O
Boy	O
Advance	O
is	O
compatible	O
,	O
its	O
non-illuminated	O
screen	O
and	O
the	O
Play-Yan	B-Device
'	O
s	O
high	O
rate	O
of	O
power	O
consumption	O
do	O
not	O
make	O
the	O
Game	O
Boy	O
Advance	O
a	O
very	O
suitable	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Play-Yan	B-Device
is	O
also	O
compatible	O
with	O
the	O
Game	O
Boy	O
Player	O
,	O
but	O
compressed	O
video	O
does	O
not	O
play	O
back	O
as	O
nicely	O
on	O
a	O
television	O
screen	O
as	O
it	O
does	O
on	O
a	O
small	O
,	O
portable	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Therefore	O
,	O
the	O
Game	O
Boy	O
Player	O
is	O
a	O
somewhat	O
unsuitable	O
platform	O
as	O
well	O
,	O
at	O
least	O
compared	O
to	O
any	O
standard	O
DVD	B-Device
player	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Play-Yan	B-Device
is	O
advertised	O
as	O
offering	O
sixteen	O
hours	O
of	O
MP3	B-Application
playback	O
and	O
four	O
hours	O
of	O
MPEG-4	O
playback	O
on	O
a	O
fully	O
charged	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
SP	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
multimedia	O
playback	O
,	O
the	O
Play-Yan	B-Device
offers	O
support	O
for	O
mini-games	O
,	O
which	O
could	O
be	O
downloaded	O
from	O
Nintendo	O
of	O
Japan	O
's	O
website	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
accompany	O
the	O
September	O
13	O
,	O
2005	O
,	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Micro	I-Device
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
released	O
an	O
updated	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Play-Yan	B-Device
called	O
the	O
Play-Yan	B-Device
Micro	O
for	O
5,000	O
yen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Play-Yan	B-Device
Micro	O
has	O
the	O
added	O
functionality	O
of	O
MP4	O
and	O
ASF	O
playback	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
has	O
an	O
updated	O
user	O
interface	O
and	O
improved	O
sound	O
quality	O
through	O
its	O
headphone	O
port	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Minigame	O
support	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
was	O
removed	O
from	O
the	O
Play-Yan	B-Device
Micro	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Play-Yan	B-Device
Micro	O
was	O
only	O
available	O
through	O
Nintendo	O
of	O
Japan	O
's	O
online	O
store	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
an	O
additional	O
1,000	O
yen	O
,	O
it	O
came	O
with	O
a	O
computer	O
application	O
on	O
CD	O
called	O
"	O
MediaStage	O
Ver	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
stick	O
figure	O
seen	O
in	O
the	O
Play-Yan	B-Device
'	O
s	O
interface	O
also	O
appears	O
in	O
the	O
Japan-only	O
GBA	O
game	O
Rhythm	B-Application
Tengoku	I-Application
,	O
and	O
its	O
arcade	O
version	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
rhythm	O
game	O
Night	O
Walk	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
later	O
used	O
as	O
a	O
visualization	O
in	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
's	O
Sound	O
feature	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
character	O
also	O
made	O
cameo	O
appearances	O
in	O
Rhythm	B-Application
Heaven	I-Application
and	O
has	O
reappeared	O
in	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
game	O
Rhythm	B-Application
Heaven	I-Application
Megamix	I-Application
.	O
</s>
