Editing Game Boy Advance (section)

==History ==
[[File:GCN GBA Sonic 2001.png|thumb|150px|left|[[Sonic the Hedgehog]] with a [[Nintendo GameCube]] and Game Boy Advance.]]
Contrary to the previous Game Boy models, which were all following the "portrait" form that was designed by Gunpei Yokoi, the Game Boy Advance was designed in a "landscape" format and put the buttons to the sides of the device instead of below the screen. The Game Boy Advance was designed by French designer Gwénaël Nicolas and his Tokyo-based design studio Curiosity Inc.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.p-nintendo.com/articles/dossiers/game-boy-advance-15-ans-d-histoire-243476 |title=Game Boy Advance: 15 ans d'histoire (1ère partie)|author=BorisPN|date=22 March 2016|publisher=Puissance Nintendo|language=French|accessdate=22 March 2018}}</ref>

Nintendo's competitors in the handheld market at the time were the [[Wikipedia:Neo Geo Pocket Color|Neo Geo Pocket Color]], WonderSwan Color, GP32 and the [[Wikipedia:N-Gage (device)|N-Gage]]. Despite the competitors' best efforts, Nintendo maintained the majority of the market share with the Game Boy Advance.

As of 30 June 2010, the Game Boy Advance series had sold 81.51 million units worldwide. Its successor, the [[Nintendo DS]], was released in November 2004 and was fully compatible with Game Boy Advance software, excluding the later released DSi which had GBA cartridge slot removed.