Why did Nintendo discontinue the Game Boy?

Why did Nintendo discontinue the Game Boy? Yamauchi seemingly thought that feature would be a nice throwback to the original Game & Watch design. According to Okada, “everybody hated this idea, even Iwata himself.” The engineers just felt like handheld technology had evolved past the need for a second screen.

Yamauchi seemingly thought that feature would be a nice throwback to the original Game & Watch design. According to Okada, “everybody hated this idea, even Iwata himself.” The engineers just felt like handheld technology had evolved past the need for a second screen.
See also  Jeff Minter's latest is a "reimagining" of unreleased '80s arcade game Akka Arrh