Are People Still Buying The Game Boy Advance_

Not really. But that doesn’t stop Nintendo from releasing Game Boy Advance hardware and software sales data.

No surprise that Game Boy hardware and software sales are tanking.

Here’s the raw data:

Hardware

• Japan

Apr. – Dec. ’07: 110,000 units

Apr. – Dec. ’08: 60,000 units

Life-to-date: 16,950,000 units

• The Americas

Apr. – Dec. ’07: 550,000 units

Apr. – Dec. ’08: (0) units

Life-to-date: 41,640,000 rummy master units

• Other

Apr. – Dec. ’07: 600,000 units

Apr. – Dec. ’08: 320,000 units

Life-to-date: 81,440,000 units

• Total

Apr. – Dec. ’07: 1,260,000 units

Apr. – Dec. ’08: 380,000 rummy modern units

Life-to-date: 140,030,000 units

Software

• Japan

Apr. – Dec. ’07: 300,000 units

Apr. – Dec. ’08: 220,000 units

Life-to-date: 72,940,000 units

• The Americas

Apr. – Dec. ’07: 7,590,000 units

Apr. – Dec. ’08: 350,000 units

Life-to-date: 217,240,000 units

• Other

Apr. – Dec. ’07: 1,700,000 units

Apr. – Dec. ’08: rummy nabob 20,000 units

Life-to-date: 87,060,000 units

• Total

Apr. – Dec. ’07: 9,590,000 units

Apr. – Dec. ’08: 590,000 units

Life-to-date: 377,240,000 units

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