My first Gameboy was in 1989, before the American release date. It has 'Patent Pending' on the back, was purchased in Japan and brought over by one of the exchange students my parents hosted regularly when I was a teen.
It still works and occasionally my son renews his interest in it.
We never had game systems, even in the 80s and early 90s when all that was really big. I always had a computer so I just bought games for that.
We have a Wii we got in 2010 (I think). First dedicated game system I have ever owned.