Game & Watch
Series of handheld electronic games by Nintendo / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Game & Watch (Japanese: ゲーム&ウオッチ, romanized: Gēmu & Uotchi) is a line of handheld electronic games created by Nintendo. Released from 1980 to 1991, these devices were the brainchild of designer Gunpei Yokoi. Their name reflects their dual functionality: a single game paired with a digital clock (like a watch) on an LCD screen. Starting in 1981, models also included an alarm.
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Developer | Nintendo R&D1 |
Manufacturer | Nintendo |
Product family | Game & Watch |
Type | Series of handheld electronic games |
Generation | Second |
Release date | April 28, 1980 (1980-04-28) |
Lifespan | 11 years |
Units sold | c. 43.6 million |
CPU | Sharp SM5xx family |
Display | Segmented liquid-crystal display |
Best-selling game | Donkey Kong (approx. 8 million units)[1] |
Successor | Game Boy |
A massive hit, the Game & Watch series sold a combined 43.4 million units worldwide, with 12.87 million sold in Japan and 30.53 million overseas.[2] This achievement marked the first major worldwide success for a Nintendo video game product.[3]
The devices are powered by a 4-bit CPU from Sharp's SM5xx family and integrate a small amount of ROM and RAM for data storage and an LCD screen driver circuit.