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Mar 15, 2002/ FW/ --- Since its June 2001 debut, more than 5 million Game Boy Advance
hardware systems have been sold in North America, making it the most successful new hardware
introduction ever.
To celebrate the first anniversary of America's favorite boy
wonder, Nintendo is releasing a limited edition, platinum-colored Game Boy
Advance on June 3, 2002, with a suggested retail price of $79.95.
The platinum Game Boy Advance virtually defines the $1.7 billion handheld
video game industry in North America. It will have an exclusive library of more
than 200 video games by June 2002 and is backward-compatible with practically
every Game Boy game ever released, rocketing the game library total to nearly
1,000 titles.
Future plans for Game Boy Advance include games specifically
designed to communicate with Nintendo GameCube™ via
the Nintendo GameCube Game Boy Advance cable, extending the game play experience
to new, uncharted areas.
"Game Boy Advance is portable, wireless and offers quick entertainment
-exactly what people are looking for today," says Peter MacDougall, executive
vice president, sales and marketing, Nintendo of America Inc.
"As a symbol of
the Game Boy Advance rapid ascent to 5 million units sold, the platinum Game Boy
Advance is sure to be a prized collector's item."
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Game Boy Advance
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Limited Edition Platinum Game Boy Advance
(Photo courtesy of Gameboy)
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