Game Boy
4th Generation Hand-held Console
Introduction
In 1989, Nintendo released the Game Boy handheld game console, and at a price of US$79.95, the device helped to further Nintendo?s dominance in the market. By 2004, Nintendo had sold close to 70 million units worldwide.
Part of the reason for its first good start was that is was bundled with the highly addictive and popular Tetris. More over, the unit was easy to control and easy to carry around due to its compact size.
Date Range: 1989 - present
Release Price: US$79
The Game Boy is the most successful game console line with over 190 million units sold to date. The device got off to a good start by offering the addictive Tetris game and providing efficient battery usage: up to 35 hours of usage on 2 AA batteries.
Product Specs:
- 160 x 144 video
- 4 channel sound
- 4.9Mhz processor
- 4 colours
- 4MB RAM
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