Henk Rogers reveals how he convinced Nintendo to include Tetris with the Game Boy

Henk Rogers is the man responsible for first bringing Tetris to traditional gaming platforms. This includes the Game Boy version, which became synonymous with the Game Boy itself. In a recent interview with IGN, Henk talked about the discussion to make that pack-in happen.

"I said, ‘Mr Arakawa (former Nintendo of America president ), you need to include Tetris with every Game Boy’. And he said, ‘Why should I include Tetris when I have Mario?’ And I said, ‘If you want little boys to buy your Game Boy, pack in Mario. But if you want *everyone* to buy your Game Boy, pack in Tetris, because everybody plays Tetris – young, old and male, female. And then you can still sell Mario afterwards and make more money!’"