The last game released in Japan was Shikakei Atama o Kore Kusuru: Kanji no Tatsujin on March 30, 2001. The DMG had a total of 6 launch titles, though some were only released in specific regions: Titleīy the end of it’s life, around 1,056 different games made for the system. It was Nintendo’s primary handheld console until the release of the Gameboy Color in 1998.īefore the Color, the Gameboy Pocket and Gameboy Light were released but they weren’t hugely different than the DMG, more like minor revisions than a new handheld.ĭespite the color being release, the Gameboy DMG (Dot Matrix Game) continued to be sold until 2003, after the release of the Gameboy Advance. It was originally sold for only $89.95, about $185.99 in 2020 dollars. The same team that developed the Game & Watch games also worked on development of the Gameboy, which went on sale on Apin Japan and July 31 in North America. It was technically their second handheld console, the first being the Game & Watch series. The original Gameboy was an 8-bit handheld console created by Nintendo.
