OVER 10 MILLION GAME BOY ADVANCE SHIPPED ACROSS EUROPE AND STILL COUNTING!

Sales of the world's favourite handheld console continue to rocket across Europe. With Game Boy Advance shipment figures now passing the 10 million mark across Europe, of which over 3 million are Game Boy Advance SP units, the console remains the number one choice for gamers on the go.

The Game Boy Advance SP is the must have gadget this Christmas, whether you're a dedicated games player or an occasional Tetris dabbler! It's the console that looks as good as it plays.

The run up to Christmas 2003 is an exciting time for the Game Boy Advance with many fantastic new releases on the way, bringing the total catalogue of games available for the handheld console to over 400. Some of the amazing games on offer this Christmas include Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros 3, Advance Wars 2: Black Hole Rising, Final Fantasy Tactics Advance, Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga and Pokémon Pinball: Ruby and Sapphire.

Other games available for Christmas include James Bond 007: Everything or Nothing, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, and FIFA Football 2004 from EA, Tony Hawk's Underground from Activision, Disney/Pixar's Finding Nemo, Banjo Kazooie: Grunty's Revenge from THQ plus Spyro Adventure and The Hobbit from Vivendi. Whether you are into fighting, sports or even fantasy games, Nintendo has something to entertain everyone!

The Game Boy Advance SP is on sale across Europe for around 129 - 139 Euros.

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