Facepalm: The Switch is the mandatory handheld of the modern era, but more than 30 years ago, it was another Nintendo laptop that was in fashion. Unfortunately for a recent buyer, his “brand new” Game Boy from 1989 proved to be anything but. There.
In 1989, Nintendo launched an 8-bit portable console known as the Game Boy. It was designed by Gunpei Yokoi, Nintendo’s longtime employee who was also responsible for creating the Game & Watch and D-pad. Despite being technically inferior to rival systems of the time, it ended up being a great success for Nintendo.
It is estimated that 118.69 million Game Boy and Game Boy Color units were sold during their respective life cycles.
Nintendo stopped making the Game Boy many moons ago, which means that the only way to get one today is to buy it on eBay, thrift stores or garage sales. Nintendo Life did the latter.
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In a new unboxing video, the publication takes a look at a recent garage sale find – an original Nintendo Game Boy. Or, at least, that’s what the buyer was led to believe. As you will see, not everything in life is as promised.
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In retrospect, there was at least one big clue that could have helped determine whether this was a legitimate new Game Boy. Although not all Game Boy consoles were sold in plastic packaging or with official Nintendo tape sealing the box, many did. This specific example had neither, and instead was closed with tape with what appeared to be ordinary clear tape.
It is not a total loss. The buyer got an original box and the connecting cable / headphones seem unused.
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