THE WORLDS BEST SELLING HAND HELD IS GROWING UP

GAME BOY ADVANCE CELEBRATES ITS 2nd BIRTHDAY

It’s celebration time again for Nintendo as Game Boy Advance marks its 2nd birthday this week by notching up sales of over 2 million Game Boy Advance & Game Boy Advance SP consoles in the UK.

Two years after its launch on June 22nd 2001, Europe’s fastest selling console ever is still going strong with over 6.5 million hardware and over 20 million software sales across Europe to date.

Game Boy Advance has seen classic gaming titles such as Advance Wars, Golden Sun, Super Mario Advance 3: Yoshi’s Island and The Legend of Zelda: Link to the past grace its screen already. There are currently over 300 Game Boy Advance games available, and with an additional 60 new titles being released in 2003, including Pokemon Ruby & Sapphire, Hamtaro, Super Mario Advance 4 and Advance Wars 2, Game Boy Advance is set to go from strength to strength.

Andy Williams, General Manager, Nintendo UK comments:

“The success of Game Boy Advance in the past two years has been nothing short of phenomenal. The console has revolutionised hand held gaming and it’s fantastic to see Game Boy Advance still going strong alongside the recently launched Game Boy Advance SP.”

So join us in a birthday toast to the most fun you can have with your hands, and now in the dark as well; Game Boy Advance and Game boy Advance SP.

The Game Boy Advance comes in 6 colours – purple, clear blue, clear red, white, black and platinum, and is available at around £50.

The Game Boy Advance SP is available in 3 colours – silver, blue and black and is available at around £90.

Click onto www.nintendo-europe.com for all of the most up to date official information on Nintendo.