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The original Game Boy was released.
This page consists of Nintendo-related events that occurred in 1989.
Timeline
- April 21 - The Game Boy is released in Japan. Its entire stock is sold within the first two weeks.
- August - The Game Boy is released in North America. 40,000 units were sold on its first day out.
- September 4 - The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! premieres in syndication.
- September 9 - Captain N: The Game Master premieres on NBC.
- October - The Power Glove is released in North America.
- December 15 - The film The Wizard is released to theaters.
Games released in 1989
Nintendo Entertainment System
Please select a region.
147 games were released in Japan.
112 games were released in North America.
23 games were released in Europe.
| Title | Publisher | Release Date | Source |
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| A Boy and His Blob: Trouble on Blobolonia | Absolute Entertainment | 1989 |  [260]
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| Air Fortress | HAL Laboratory | 1989 | [261]
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| Anticipation | Nintendo | October 1989 | [262]
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| Cobra Triangle | Nintendo | 1989 | [263]
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| Donkey Kong Classics | Nintendo | August 1989 | [264]
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| Double Dribble | Konami | December 1989 | [265]
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| Ghosts'n Goblins | Capcom | March 1989 | [266]
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| Goal! | Jaleco | 1993 | [267]
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| Guerrilla War | SNK | 1989 | [268]
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| Gun.Smoke | Capcom | February 1989 | [269]
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| Hoops | Jaleco | 1989 | [270]
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| Ikari Warriors | SNK | August 1989 | [271]
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| Life Force Salamander | Konami | November 1989 | [272]
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| Marble Madness | Milton Bradley | 1989 | [273]
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| Mega Man | Capcom | December 1989 | [274]
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| Operation Wolf | Taito | 1989 | [275]
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| Robo Warrior | Jaleco | September 1989 | [276]
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| Rush'n Attack | Konami | June 1989 | [277]
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| Section-Z | Capcom | September 1989 | [278]
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| Super Mario Bros. 2 | Nintendo | April 1989 | [279]
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| Track & Field II | Konami | November 1989 | [280]
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| Trojan | Capcom | March 1989 | [281]
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| Xevious | Bandai | October 1989 | [282]
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Game Boy
Please select a region.
25 games were released in Japan.
6 games were released in North America.
| Title | Publisher | Release Date | Source |
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| Alleyway | Nintendo | August 1989 | [308]
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| Baseball | Nintendo | August 1989 | [309]
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| Castlevania: The Adventure | Konami | December 1989 | [310]
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| Super Mario Land | Nintendo | August 1989 | [311]
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| Tennis | Nintendo | August 1989 | [312]
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| Tetris | Nintendo | June 1989 | [313]
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3 games were released in Europe.
| Title | Publisher | Release Date | Source |
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| DuckTales | Capcom | 1989 | [314]
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| Ghostbusters II | Activision | 1989 | [315]
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| Tetris | Nintendo | 1989 | [316]
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Trivia
- Super Mario Land, released alongside the Game Boy, was the first Mario game to be directed by someone other than Miyamoto.
- The Game Boy version of Tetris was the first handheld version of the game.
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