
It sells for more than 30 million of EXEMPLAIRES. Sold with the console, this game is again a huge success (after being marketed on micro-computers, arcade and PC terminals). And in the first place, the famous Tetris, created by the Soviet Alexey Pajitnov.

The incredible success of this console is a series of games marketed throughout the life cycle of the console. He sells 1.4 million of Game Boy the first year in France, a record at the époque. The games sold separately are, at the time of launch, usually at a price of 195 francs (about 30 euros). GameBoy comes out in France on Septemin a package including the console, a link cable to play two, stereo headphones, four R6 batteries, to be able to play immediately, and the game Tetris, all for 590 francs (about 90 euros). Gunpei Yokoi, a Nintendo employee, designs a portable video game console whose power is comparable to that of NES (Famicom in Japan), but whose screen is monochrome to allow low selling price and reduced battery consumption.
