April 1998 · Computer or hardware
Game Boy Light (1998)
Backlit Game Boy Pocket variant sold only in Japan (April 14, 1998, 6,800 yen); never sold in the US.
Japan-only electroluminescent backlit model.
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Facts
- Date
- April 1998
- Kind
- Computer or hardware: Handheld console
- Maker or publisher
- Nintendo
- Media
- Cartridge
- Generation
- 5th
- First sold in
- Japan
Source: en.wikipedia.org
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