Game Boy Advance Video

Game Boy Advance Video was a series of cartridges for the Game Boy Advance that contained videos of popular children's TV shows and movies. They were developed by Majesco and each featured two episodes of children's television shows such as those that aired on Nickelodeon, Cartoon Network, 4Kids, and Disney Channel, though included some Nintendo and Sega owned properties such as Pokémon and Sonic. The only feature-length movies that were released on the format were three DreamWorks Animation films - Shark Tale, Shrek, and Shrek 2.

The cartridges were highly criticized for their lack of high-quality imaging, the small amount of space that could be featured on one cart, and the fact that if people wanted to watch it at home and on the road, they'd have to purchase two versions of the TV show/movie.

Unlike the regular Game Boy Advance cartridges and the Game Boy and Game Boy Color cartridges, the Game Boy Advance video cartridges cannot be played on a Game Boy Player as they can only be played on a Game Boy Advance, a Game Boy Advance SP, a Game Boy Micro, a Nintendo DS or a Nintendo DS lite. They were released from May 2004 and until early 2007.

Before Release
In February 2004, Majesco has released further details on its upcoming Game Boy Advance Video playback software. The technology, which runs from a standard 256-megabit GBA cartridge, holds up to 45 minutes of full-motion video in its initial incarnation. The onscreen video player features the standard array of DVD-style controls, such as fast forward, rewind, pause, and chapter skip. A parental lock is also available to keep younger viewers from interrupting playback. Majesco has launched 10 titles to start with, each featuring up to 45 minutes of video on a single cartridge.

When the video product rolls out on May 1st, 14th, and 15th, depending on the region in the United States, the initial content offers target youngsters with 10 cartridges of titles to start with, which include episodes of popular cartoons like Spongebob Squarepants, Fairly Odd Parents, and Jimmy Neutron. These cartridges retailed for about $19.99 USD. Majesco had plans to further optimize its video solution to allow around 90 minutes of video, which it's promising to deliver in June. Naturally, this allows for the eventual release of full-length feature films.

At the time, Majesco was in the talks with several companies about licensing further content for its GBA video system, although no properties have been announced.

After Release
Coming soon!

In early 2007, the Game Boy Advance Video brand became later quietly discontinued due to unknown reasons in which no new copies aren't even made anymore.

As of January 2020, there is currently no official word to bring back the brand into a whole new concept of the brand itself.