Question: when did the gameboy advance sp come out
Answer: February 2003

title: Game Boy Advance SP
text: units worldwide, of which 43.52 million are Game Boy Advance SP units. Game Boy Advance SP The Game Boy Advance SP, released in February 2003, is an upgraded version of Nintendo's Game Boy Advance. The "SP" in the name stands for "Special". The SP is accompanied by the Nintendo DS (released in November 2004) and the Game Boy Micro (released in September 2005). The GBA SP is slightly more than half the size of the GBA when closed and roughly the height of Nintendo's Game Boy Color when open. This model of the Game Boy can play all Game Boy