The best-selling portable system ever is now a hall of famer.
In honor of its revolutionary features and impact on pop culture, Nintendo's original Game Boy has been inducted into The National Toy Hall of Fame.
"Over the past two decades, Game Boy has become synonymous with hand-held gaming fun" the Hall said in a release. "Its portability and efficient design, ability to allow simultaneous multiplayer gaming, and scores of intriguing games (like Tetris and Super Mario Land, featuring Nintendo's already-iconic character Mario) make it a true innovator."
The Game Boy beat out nine other classic toys -- including Hot Wheels, Cabbage Patch Kids and the Rubik's Cube -- to earn a spot as one of three inductees in this year's class. The others? The iconic Big Wheel and the ubiquitous "ball," which somehow took a decade before getting the green light. Who's voting on these things, anyway?
Nintendo's potent portable is now the second video game system to earn Hall honors, joining the landmark Atari 2600, which was inducted in 2007.
My summary or opinion
I think it's awesome that they finally put the Game Boy on the hall of fame. That game has been around for a long time and I think it's one of the most sold items from its time period. But seriously who votes for these things. I would like to vote for toys. They should induct the Superman toy but that's just my opinion. I wonder what other toy will be in the Hall of Fame. I didn't even know they had a toy Hall of Fame. Who would of thought. What next thing you know there going to have a food Hall of Fame but I don't how there going to find out which is number one. Good luck with that.
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