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Events on Friday 21 April 1989 1
1989Nintendo Game Boy releasedHandheld console launches in JapanNintendo released the Game Boy handheld game console in Japan, later launching in North America and Europe the same year. Bundled with the puzzle game Tetris in Western markets, it became one of the best-selling gaming systems ever made. It established the template for portable gaming for the following decade.