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Game Boy in 1989: A Turning Point for Handhelds

The available evidence places Nintendo’s Game Boy launch in 1989 and interprets it as the culmination of an earlier path through electronic games, arcade conversions, and Game & Watch. It also requires a distinction between that verifiable point and a broader history that cannot be claimed here.

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