Play-Yan
AGS-006 · Nintendo · 2005
Why
It was released only in Japan; it’s rare in our markets, so we don’t set a rarity level. we don’t factor in prices yet: we’re watching the market 1 days, for games and accessories you need 30; release type “regional» - no lower than Uncommon. Estimate: exact units produced unknown.The Play-Yan (trademarked PLAY-YAN) is a media player designed for the Game Boy Advance SP and also compatible with the Game Boy Micro and Nintendo DS. It uses SD flash memory to play MP3 audio files and H.264/MPEG-4 AVC video files. It can also play 13 bonus mini-games, all of which are available freely on the Nintendo website in Japan. Sales of the Play-Yan were discontinued on September 11, 2005. An updated version, the Play-Yan Micro (trademarked PLAY-YAN micro), known as the Nintendo MP3 Player in Europe, was released two days later alongside the similarly branded Game Boy Micro, with features such as MP4 and ASF support built directly into the hardware.
For now, in English only. Source: Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0How to tell them apart
Oversized GBA cartridge with SD card slot on the right side and its own headphone jack.
Details from sources
Online-only sale (Nintendo site, Canopus). Sales ended 2005-09-11. Early units had L/R audio swapped and were exchanged. Supports downloadable minigames. Also works on DS/DS Lite; GBA officially not supported. Chinese iQue version: "MP4 Player for GBA".
Data source: en.wikipedia.org
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