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The Game Boy was the first, excluding the Game and Watch line, of battery-powered handheld game consoles sold by [[Nintendo]], and is the system that first allowed portable Legend of Zelda games {{fact}}.It is one of the world's best-selling game system line{{fact}}, selling over 118 million units | The Game Boy was the first, excluding the Game and Watch line, of battery-powered handheld game consoles sold by [[Nintendo]], and is the system that first allowed portable Legend of Zelda games {{fact}}.It is one of the world's best-selling game system line{{fact}}, selling over 118 million units worldwide to date since its release 1989<ref>[http://www.nintendo.com/corp/report/06AnnualReport.pdf#page=14 Annual Report 2006 (PDF File)]</ref>, and has spawned many successful spin-offs, including the [[Game Boy Pocket]], a smaller, more portable version of the Game Boy, the [[Game Boy Color]] a system that was both portable and in color, the [[Game Boy Advance]] which was more technilogically advanced, and had two extra buttons, and the [[Game Boy Advance SP]], which was a smaller [[Game Boy Advance]], but with an adjustable backlit screen. | ||
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Revision as of 16:34, 23 November 2008
The Game Boy was the first, excluding the Game and Watch line, of battery-powered handheld game consoles sold by Nintendo, and is the system that first allowed portable Legend of Zelda games [citation needed].It is one of the world's best-selling game system line[citation needed], selling over 118 million units worldwide to date since its release 1989[1], and has spawned many successful spin-offs, including the Game Boy Pocket, a smaller, more portable version of the Game Boy, the Game Boy Color a system that was both portable and in color, the Game Boy Advance which was more technilogically advanced, and had two extra buttons, and the Game Boy Advance SP, which was a smaller Game Boy Advance, but with an adjustable backlit screen.