In 1989, the Nintendo Company Ltd., Japan, introduced a handheld video game called the Game Boy. Created by Satoru Okada and Nintendo Research & Development Department.

Date:
      1989
Company:
      Nintendo
Location:
      Japan
Device:
      Game Boy

Additional Information:

• Game Boy – Wikipedia
  The Game Boy (Japanese: ゲームボーイ Hepburn: Gēmu Bōi?) is an 8-bit handheld video game device with interchangeable cartridges developed and manufactured by Nintendo, which was first released in Japan on April 21, 1989, in North America on July 31, 1989 and in Europe on September 28, 1990.
• Game Boy line – Wikipedia
  The Game Boy line is a line of handheld game consoles developed, manufactured, and marketed by Nintendo. The product line has sold 200 million units worldwide.

Timeline of release years:

1989 – Game Boy
• 1996 – Game Boy Pocket
• 1998 – Game Boy Light
• 1998 – Game Boy Color
• 2001 – Game Boy Advance
• 2003 – Game Boy Advance SP
• 2005 – Game Boy Micro