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Beta was the first popular home video system. There was U-matic video tape before that. Also, of the more popular formats, Beta came first, the following year (1976) VHS came out, and Laser Discs two years after that. It took Beta and VHS to make home video popular.
Nintendo released the Game Boy in Japan on April 21, 1989, and in North America on July 31, 1989. Nintendo of America president Minoru Arakawa managed a deal to bundle the popular third party game Tetris along with the Game Boy, and the pair launched as an instant success.