In the world of video games, there are a million games and always consoles to play them on. One unforgettable console celebrates its birthday today, and that would be theGame Boy Advance,having released in North America on June 11th, 2001.
TheGame Boy Advancewas always ambitious for its time, having been revealed formally on August 24th, 2000 at Nintendo Space World with ten launch titles and several peripherals such as its link cable with the GameCube, and the e-Reader. The handheld boasted plenty of memorable games in its lineup, and see many different reiterations through its time as theGame Boy Advance SPand the Game Boy Micro.
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Nintendo of America decided to celebrate the GBA’s birthday by showing it some love on Twitter, with a photo and a question asking for people to share their memories with the handheld. Fans responded with plenty of adoration, sharing old commercials and whattheir first Game Boy Advance gamewas, as well as requests for the games to make their way onto the Nintendo Switch.
Titles such asThe Legend of Zelda: The Minish CaporMario Kart: Super Circuithaven’t seen something like a Virtual Console re-release since the days of the Nintendo 3DS and the Wii U. Other beloved titles, such as theSonic Advanceseries orAstro Boy: Omega Factorhaven’t seen a re-release in a much longer, less accessible timeframe, calling into question if these games will ever see the love of another generation.
It can very much be seen on the post itself that the GBA has left a grand impression on its fans over the years, with the wide variety of responses underneath. With its sleek design, full-color screen, and a wonderful backlog of titles, theGame Boy Advance is not leaving fans' memoryanytime soon, even without the lack of recent re-releases.
There is a case to be made about the lack ofGame Boy Advance titles on the Switch, as the Wii U had plenty of titles available for the handheld on its Virtual Console lineup. The Nintendo Switch could very easily do the same with no trouble, so the silence on Nintendo’s behalf beyond a small little post can be seen as rather deafening. Only time will tell if perhaps one day, Nintendo will just have one more surprise in store, and it would be the chance to own and play these titles once again.
