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Game Boy Color

Checked against sourcesLast reviewed 30 October 2026
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Nintendo's colour handheld, launched in Japan on 21 October 1998 1.

Facts

Kind
Handheld
Retroable builds for it
Game Boy Color

Facts

Manufacturer
Nintendo Co., Ltd.1

Launches

Japan
21 October 19981
Worldwide
19982

History

Nintendo introduced the Game Boy Color in 1998 2. In Japan the launch date was 21 October 1998, at a suggested 6,800 yen before tax, in six body colours 1.

The company that made it, Nintendo Co., Ltd., started in Kyoto in 1889 and had already launched the Game Boy in 1989 3.

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Sources

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  1. 1.
    ゲームボーイカラー. Nintendo Co., Ltd.. Web page. Accessed 30 October 2026. Source record
  2. 2.
    Nintendo History. Nintendo UK. Web page. Accessed 30 October 2026. Source record
  3. 3.
    会社情報：会社の沿革. Nintendo Co., Ltd.. Web page. Accessed 30 October 2026. Source record

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