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Game Boy Color arrives

Checked against sourcesLast reviewed 30 October 2026

Nintendo launched the Game Boy Color in 1998, first in Japan on 21 October ^{[1, 2]}.

Facts

Kind: History
Applies to: Game Boy Color

A colour Game Boy

Nintendo's UK hardware history places the Game Boy Color in 1998 ^[2]. Nintendo's Japanese hardware page gives the domestic launch as 21 October 1998 ^[1].

Sources

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1.
ゲームボーイカラー. Nintendo Co., Ltd.. Web page. Accessed 30 October 2026. Source record
2.
Nintendo History. Nintendo UK. Web page. Accessed 30 October 2026. Source record

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