Software and hardware

The Game Boy Micro is compatible with Game Boy Advance games, including Game Boy Advance Video cartridges.

According to the Game Boy Micro's Instruction Manual, the following games/accessories are not compatible with the Game Boy Micro system[4]:

    * Original Game Boy game paks
    * Game Boy Color game paks
    * Game Boy or Game Boy Advance Game Link cables
    * Game Boy Advance Wireless Adapter
    * Game Boy Advance e-Reader
    * Nintendo GameCube Game Boy Advance cable
    * Game Boy Printer
    * Game Boy Camera

This information is also in the Nintendo DS and Nintendo DS Lite manuals

While Game Boy or Game Boy Advance Game Link cables and the Game Boy Advance Wireless Adapter are not compatible with the Game Boy Micro system, adapters and a Micro-compatible Wireless adapter have been released.[5] Nintendo has also redesigned their Play-Yan music/video adapter to better fit the Game Boy Micro. This device can play MP3 and digital video files from SD cards.

As with the Game Boy Advance and Game Boy Advance SP systems, there are no regional lockouts on software, so North American games can be played on Japanese or European hardware and vice versa.