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{{Decadebox | prev = 1988 | next = 1990 }} ==Events== *[[Bullfrog]] Productions releases ''[[Populous]]'' on June 5, 1989, which was one of the first commercially successful god games. *[[Namco]] releases ''[[Winning Run]]''; ''[[Rompers]]''; ''[[Blast Off]]'', which is the sequel to ''[[Bosconian]]''; ''[[Valkyrie no Densetsu]]''; ''[[Dirt Fox]]''; ''[[World Stadium '89]]''; ''[[Finest Hour]]''; ''[[Burning Force]]''; ''[[Winning Run Suzuka GP]]''; ''[[Four Trax]]''; ''[[Dangerous Seed]]'' and ''[[Marvel Land]]''. *[[Maxis]] releases Will Wright's ''[[SimCity]]'', the first of the [[Sim series|"Sim" games]] and a revolutionary real-time software toy. *[[Tengen]] releases an unlicensed version of the ''[[Tetris]]'' video game, which is recalled after [[Nintendo]] sues Tengen. *Wes Cherry writes ''[[Solitaire]]'' and Robert Donner writes ''[[Minesweeper]]'', which are bundled with [[Microsoft Windows]] starting from version 3. *[[Brøderbund]] releases the ''[[Prince of Persia]]'' game, the first in a series of games, noted for its advancements in animation. *[[Nintendo of America]] introduces [[Enix|Enix's]] [[Dragon Quest series|''Dragon Quest'' franchise]] to North America under the name ''Dragon Warrior''. *[[Techno Soft]] releases ''[[Herzog Zwei]]'' ([[Mega Drive]]/[[Genesis]]) in Japan, marking an important development in the real-time strategy genre. *[[Psygnosis]] release ''[[Shadow of the Beast]]'', demonstrating the capabilities of the [[Amiga]] and helping sales of the computer. *[[Strategic Studies Group]] releases ''[[Warlords]]'' on December 6, 1989, which was one of the first fantasy turn-based strategy game. *[[Electronic Arts]] releases ''[[John Madden Football]]'' for the [[Apple II]], starting its highly successful line of American football games. It is also the first major football game to feature full 11-man teams. ===Hardware=== *Atari Corp. releases the [[Lynx]] handheld console. *Mattel, Inc. releases the [[Power Glove]] controller for the [[NES]] home console. *Nintendo releases the [[Game Boy]] handheld console, first handheld with cartridges. *NEC's [[PC-Engine]] released in [[North America]] as the [[TurboGrafx-16]]. *SEGA's [[Mega Drive]] released in North America as the [[Genesis]]. ===Business=== *Hasbro, Inc. acquires elements of Coleco Industries, Inc. *Trinity Acquisition Corporation founded (renamed THQ in 1990) *Nintendo of America, Inc. vs. Tengen **Nintendo sues Tengen over the ''Tetris'' video game copyrights. Tengen loses and recalls all its ''Tetris'' games. **November - Nintendo sues Tengen over production of unlicensed Nintendo games. Tengen loses. (Tengen originally sued Nintendo on December 12, 1988 for antitrust violations.) *Nintendo v. Camerica Ltd. Nintendo sues Camerica over patent violations related to the [[Game Genie]] for the NES console. Camerica wins the suit. *Nintendo in business for 100 years. ==Video game releases== {{ReleasesQueryYear|1989}} ==Hardware releases== {{HardwareReleasesQueryYear|1989}} [[Category:Year articles]]
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