It's an idea that Nintendo has never really gotten away from. The Game Boy's April 21, 1989 launch date applies specifically to Japan; it didn't come to the U.S. for another few months.

For many, the Game Boy's most well-known game is Tetris, which was bundled in with the system in every region with the exception of Japan. The Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES ...

On Friday 21st April 1989, Nintendo launched the Game Boy in Japan and changed the landscape of video games forever. While modest in the specs department, the Game Boy was just powerful enough to ...

and Game Boy games. Currently, there are 187 games available through the Nintendo Switch Online standard membership. This does not include titles only available in Japan, or SP versions of games.