Game Boy Advance game slot on Game Boy Advance (above) and Nintendo DS (below).

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Although the secondary port on the Nintendo DS does accept and support Game Boy Advance cartridges (but not Game Boy Color or original Game Boy cartridges), Nintendo has emphasized that its main intention for its inclusion was to allow a wide variety of accessories to be released for the system, the Game Boy Advance compatibility titles being a logical extension.

Rumble PAK

The Rumble Pak was the first official expansion slot accessory. In the form of a Game Boy Advance cartridge, the Rumble Pak vibrates to reflect the action in compatible games, such as when the player bumps into an obstacle or loses a life. It was released on October 24, 2005 and bundled with Metroid Prime Pinball. It can be used in games such as Mario and Luigi: Partners in Time, Star Fox Command, Metroid Prime Hunters and 42 All Time Classics and is sold as a separate accessory. A specially designed Rumble Pak was released in Japan in late May, 2006 for the Nintendo DS Lite The cartridge is about 1cm shorter to prevent it from protruding out of the Nintendo DS Lite as standard Game Boy Advance cartridges do. A North American version of the accessory is assumed following the June 11, 2006 release of the system.

Magnetic Stand

A magnetic stand was released for the Nintendo DS and Nintendo DS Lite in Japan and Europe. It connects via the DS Slot 2, aka the GBA Slot on the DS, and can either be folded in a triangle to hold the DS up, or flatted to stick it to a magnetic surface. Its purpose is to hold a DS up while running Cookbook Software so the person using it can easily see the screens and the instructions.

Opera Web Browser

On February 15, 2006, Nintendo announced a version of Opera, a cross-platform web browser, which will take advantage of the dual screens for either zooming in on certain sections of a website or having a longer vertical view. The browser went on sale in Japan on July 24, 2006, for JP¥3,800 (approx. $33). It was released in Europe on October 6, 2006.