This is press release from Nintendo

GAME BOY TRIMS DOWN

May 16, 1996: Nintendo unveiled Game Boy Pocket, bring a fresh, sleek look to portable gaming. Available in the US NOW its housed in a sleek matte silver finish with grey buttons. In addition to the sleek design, it also features a new black and white LCD screen providing crisper and clearer images. Thirty percent smaller than and half the weight of the original Game Boy, Pocket Game Boy Plays all 436 Games. The Pocket Game Boy also uses TWO AAA Batteries for 10 hours of gameplay.

Game Release Schedule for Game Boy

SYSTEM: Pocket Game Boy (Avl. NOW)

Donkey Kong Land 2:Diddy's Kong Quest: Action (Avl. NOW)

Tetris Attack: Puzzle (Avl. NOW)

Kirby's Block Ball: Puzzle (Avl. NOW)

Third Party Release Schedule

Ironman/XO; ACCLAIM: (Avl.TBA)

Dragonheart; Fire and Steel; ACCLAIM: (Avl.TBA)

Sword of Hope 2; KEMCO: (Avl.TBA)

Battlezone/Super Breakout; T.HQ: (Avl.TBA)

FIFA '97; T.HQ: (Avl.TBA)

Madden '97; T.HQ: (Avl.TBA)

Olympic Summer Games; T.HQ: (Avl.TBA)

Urban Strike; T.HQ: (Avl.TBA)

Street Racer Deluxe; UBI Soft: (Avl.TBA)

Mortal Kombat III; Williams: (Avl.NOW)