The Game Boy is an 8-bit handheld video game device developed and manufactured by Nintendo.

In 1996, Nintendo released the Game Boy Pocket: a smaller, lighter unit that requires fewer batteries. It has space for two AAA batteries, which provides approximately 10 hours of game play.

The GBP's screen has a 65 mm (2.56 in) diagonal, 48.5 mm (1.91 in) width, and 43.5 mm (1.71 in) height

The Game Boy Pocket was not a new software platform and played the same software as the original Game Boy model.