- The Game Boy Turns Twenty
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Ars Technica looks back at the Game Boy’s creation and offers up 6 reasons why it’s is still #1:
Twenty years ago this week, Nintendo released the Game Boy, its first handheld video game console. Excited Japanese customers snatched up the innovative monochrome handheld by the thousands, which retailed for 12,500 yen (about $94 at 1989 rates) at launch—a small price to pay for what seemed to be an NES in your pocket.
Happy birthday, Game Boy. I can’t believe I had to go three whole years of my life without you.
Apr 20, 2009 :: Tagged under: gameboy, kids media, nintendo :: #
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