The GBA was the system that saved Nintendo.

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SmokedHostage said:

RolStoppable said:

SmokedHostage said:
The GBA didn't save Nintendo. The GC made ~2 billion in profit in its life and the GBA made about ~8 billion. Wonderful handheld though. I like it more than the DS and Gameboy.

You might want to check your numbers.

I think the GBA is highly inflated but I do remember reading that 80% of profits were made via handhelds.

 

Going by this post, Nintendo made somewhere in the neighbourhood of 5-6 Billion between 2001 and 2006.