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| display = [[LCD]] 160x144 pixels, 47x43 [[Millimetre|mm]] | | display = [[LCD]] 160x144 pixels, 47x43 [[Millimetre|mm]] | ||
| predecessor = [[Game & Watch]] | | predecessor = [[Game & Watch]] | ||
| − | | successor = [[#Game Boy Pocket|Game Boy Pocket]] (redesign)<br />[[#Game Boy Light|Game Boy Light]] (redesign)<br />[[ | + | | successor = [[#Game Boy Pocket|Game Boy Pocket]] (redesign)<br />[[#Game Boy Light|Game Boy Light]] (redesign)<br />[[Game Boy Color]] (successor) |
| title = Game Boy | | title = Game Boy | ||
| releasedate = JP: April 21, 1989<br />NA: July 31, 1989<br />EU: September 28, 1990 | | releasedate = JP: April 21, 1989<br />NA: July 31, 1989<br />EU: September 28, 1990 | ||
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= Introduction = | = Introduction = | ||
| − | The '''Game Boy''' is an 8-bit [[handheld game console]] which was developed and manufactured by [[Nintendo]] and first released on 1989 | + | The '''Game Boy''' is an 8-bit [[handheld game console]] which was developed and manufactured by [[Nintendo]] and first released on {{Start date|1989|4|21}}, in [[North America]] on {{Start date|1989|7|31}}, and in [[Europe]] on {{Start date|1990|9|28}}. It is the first handheld console in the [[Game Boy line]] and was created and published by [[Satoru Okada]] and [[Nintendo Research & Development 1]]. This same team, led by [[Gunpei Yokoi]] at the time, is credited with designing the [[Game & Watch]] series as well as several popular games for the [[Nintendo Entertainment System]]. Redesigned versions were released in 1996 and 1998 in the form of [[#Game Boy Pocket|Game Boy Pocket]] and [[#Game Boy Light|Game Boy Light]] (Japan only), respectively. |
The Game Boy is Nintendo's first handheld game console and it combined features from both the Nintendo Entertainment System and Game & Watch.<ref name="allgame" /> It was sold either as a standalone unit or [[Pack-in game|bundled]] with the puzzle game ''[[Tetris (Game Boy)|Tetris]]''. | The Game Boy is Nintendo's first handheld game console and it combined features from both the Nintendo Entertainment System and Game & Watch.<ref name="allgame" /> It was sold either as a standalone unit or [[Pack-in game|bundled]] with the puzzle game ''[[Tetris (Game Boy)|Tetris]]''. | ||
During its early lifetime, the Game Boy mainly competed with [[Sega]]'s [[Game Gear]], [[Atari]]'s [[Atari Lynx|Lynx]], and [[NEC]]'s [[TurboExpress]]. The Game Boy outsold its rivals and became a significant success. The Game Boy and its successor, the [[Game Boy Color]], have sold over 118 million units worldwide. Upon the Game Boy's release in the United States, its entire shipment of one million units was sold within a few weeks.<ref>Kent 2001, p. 416. "According to an article in ''Time'' magazine, the one million Game Boys sent to the United States in 1989 met only half the demand for the product. That allotment sold out in a matter of weeks and its black and white (except for Konami/Factor 5 games and ''[[SeaQuest DSV (video game)|SeaQuest DSV]]''), was shown in color like the Game Gear version."</ref> Production of the Game Boy and Game Boy Color were discontinued in the early 2000s, being replaced by the subsequent [[Game Boy Advance]], released in 2001. | During its early lifetime, the Game Boy mainly competed with [[Sega]]'s [[Game Gear]], [[Atari]]'s [[Atari Lynx|Lynx]], and [[NEC]]'s [[TurboExpress]]. The Game Boy outsold its rivals and became a significant success. The Game Boy and its successor, the [[Game Boy Color]], have sold over 118 million units worldwide. Upon the Game Boy's release in the United States, its entire shipment of one million units was sold within a few weeks.<ref>Kent 2001, p. 416. "According to an article in ''Time'' magazine, the one million Game Boys sent to the United States in 1989 met only half the demand for the product. That allotment sold out in a matter of weeks and its black and white (except for Konami/Factor 5 games and ''[[SeaQuest DSV (video game)|SeaQuest DSV]]''), was shown in color like the Game Gear version."</ref> Production of the Game Boy and Game Boy Color were discontinued in the early 2000s, being replaced by the subsequent [[Game Boy Advance]], released in 2001. | ||
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