Though the GP32 was planned to be a gaming console, its game selection was not sufficient in quality or quantity to truly compete against the Game Boy Advance. One of its advantage was that in Korea no Japanese electronics were allowed[citation needed], the Game Boy Advance included. On January 1, 2002, however, Korea finally allowed imports of Japanese electronics. The system’s success hinged on being an open source handheld attractive to independent developers and capable of supporting video and audio playback.