What was the name of the handheld electronic game released by Nintendo in 1989 that became the best-selling portable console of its era?
Game Boy
The answer was Game Boy. Here's the why, the decoys, and the source trail.
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The Nintendo Game Boy launched in 1989 and sold over 118 million units worldwide across its various models. Its simple green-tinted screen and pack-in game Tetris made it a cultural phenomenon despite being technologically outmatched by competitors.
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- Sega Game Gear - a decoy; it may live near the same topic, but it does not answer this exact clue.
- Game Boy - correct answer.
- Atari Lynx - a decoy; it may live near the same topic, but it does not answer this exact clue.
- Neo Geo Pocket - a decoy; it may live near the same topic, but it does not answer this exact clue.
Game Boy is the one to remember. The Nintendo Game Boy launched in 1989 and sold over 118 million units worldwide across its various models. A Game Boy that survived a bombing during the Gulf War is on display at the Nintendo Store in New York — it still works, with the screen running on a loop.
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Sources: Wikipedia — Game Boy