 While the least successful in the series commercially , Chain of Memories received generally positive reviews and met with successful sales figures . In Japan , it sold 104 @,@ 000 units in 48 hours , a record for a Game Boy Advance title at the time . Its positive debut sales placed it in the top spot of sales charts in Japan . In the first month of its North American release , it was ranked 1st on GameSpot 's ChartSpot for portable systems and 6th for all consoles . By February 2005 , it had sold over one million copies in Japan and North America . Worldwide sales of the game reached 1 @.@ 50 million copies by the end of 2006 . As of August 2009 , Chain of Memories has sold over 1 @.@ 55 million copies worldwide , with 200 @,@ 000 units in PAL regions , 410 @,@ 000 units in Japan , and 940 @,@ 000 units in North America . 
