Mega Man Battle Network, known as Battle Network Rockman EXE (バトルネットワーク ロックマンエグゼ, Batoru Nettowāku Rokkuman Eguze) in Japan, is a video game developed by Capcom for the Game Boy Advance (GBA) handheld console. It is the first title of the Mega Man Battle Network series of games. It was originally released in Japan as a GBA launch game on March 21, 2001 and was released later that year in North America and Europe.