While mobile games have been around for hundreds of years in one form or another (everything from card games to dice), the genesis of modern, popular, mobile video gaming can be traced back to the Nintendo Game Boy. The Game Boy may not have been the first and it may not have been the best, but it did make every kid, teenager, and some adults want to walk around playing Tetris and Super Mario; feats that until then could only be accomplished on large consoles that still had the stigma of being “a child’s toy.”.
