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List of best-selling Game Boy video games

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Game Boy (original) and Game Boy Color

This is a list of video games for theGame Boy andGame Boy Color handheld video game consoles that have sold or shipped at least one million copies. It includes games with publicly available sales figures as well as those that received thePlayer's Choice label for surpassing one million units sold.

The best-selling title is the first generation ofPokémon (Red/Blue andYellow), released in 1996, with combined sales of approximately 46 million units worldwide.[1][2] The second best-selling game isTetris, originally released in Japan on June 14, 1989. Frequentlybundled with the Game Boy, over 35 million copies ofTetris were shipped worldwide.[3] It is followed by the best-selling Game Boy Color game, the second generation ofPokémon (Gold/Silver andCrystal), which collectively sold 29 million units.[2] Rounding out the top five areSuper Mario Land, the firstSuper Mario title on the platform, with over 18 million units sold,[4] andDr. Mario, which surpassed 5.34 million copies.[5] The most successful franchises on the Game Boy and Game Boy Color includePokémon (84.54 million combined units),Tetris (38.12 million),Super Mario (34.39 million),Donkey Kong (12.55 million), andKirby (10.91 million).

In total, 67 Game Boy and Game Boy Color games have been confirmed to have sold or shipped at least one million units. Of these, 20 were developed by Nintendo's internal studios.Capcom follows with seven million-selling titles, whileGame Freak,Rare, andTose each have five. Other publishers with multiple million-selling games includeKonami (three titles) and bothBandai andEnix (two titles each).

List

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†Game wasbundled with Game Boy or Game Boy Color consoles during its lifetime
†Game is part of a series, total sales listed above
GameDeveloper(s)[a]Publisher[a]PlatformRelease date[b]SalesRef.
Pokémon Generation IGame FreakNintendoGBFebruary 27, 199645,900,000[6]
     Pokémon Red,Green andBlueGame FreakNintendoGBFebruary 27, 199631,300,000[6]
     Pokémon YellowGame FreakNintendoGBSeptember 12, 199814,600,000[6]
Tetris †Nintendo R&D1NintendoGBJune 14, 198935,000,000[3]
Pokémon Generation IIGame FreakNintendoGBCNovember 21, 199930,000,000[6]
     Pokémon Gold andSilverGame FreakNintendoGBCNovember 21, 199923,700,000[6]
     Pokémon CrystalGame FreakNintendoGBCDecember 14, 20006,300,000[6]
Super Mario Land †Nintendo R&D1NintendoGBApril 21, 198918,140,000[4]
Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins †Nintendo R&D1NintendoGBOctober 21, 199211,180,000[4]
Dr. MarioNintendo R&D1NintendoGBJuly 27, 19905,340,000[5]
Pokémon PinballNintendoGBCApril 14, 19995,310,000[7]
Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3Nintendo R&D1NintendoGBJanuary 21, 19945,190,000[7]
Kirby's Dream LandHAL LaboratoryNintendoGBApril 27, 19925,130,000[7]
Super Mario Bros. DeluxeNintendo R&D2NintendoGBCMay 1, 19995,070,000[7]
The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons andOracle of AgesFlagshipNintendoGBCFebruary 27, 20013,990,000[7]
Donkey Kong LandRareNintendoGBJune 26, 19953,910,000[7]
The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening †Nintendo EADNintendoGBJune 6, 19933,830,000[8]
Pokémon Trading Card GameNintendoGBCDecember 18, 19983,720,000[7]
F1 RaceNintendo R&D1NintendoGBNovember 9, 19903,410,000[7]
YoshiGame FreakNintendoGBDecember 14, 19913,120,000[7]
Donkey Kong
NintendoGBJune 14, 19943,070,000[7]
Game de Hakken!! TamagotchiBandaiBandaiGB19973,000,000[9]
Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters 4: Battle of Great DuelistsKonamiKonamiGBCDecember 7, 20002,500,000[10]
Yu-Gi-Oh! Dark Duel StoriesKonamiKonamiGBCJuly 13, 20002,396,518[c]
Kirby's Dream Land 2HAL LaboratoryNintendoGBMarch 21, 19952,360,000[7]
Donkey Kong Land 2RareNintendoGBSeptember 23, 19962,350,000[7]
Dragon Warrior MonstersToseEnixGBCSeptember 25, 19982,350,000[13]
The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DXNintendo EADNintendoGBCDecember 12, 19982,220,000[8]
Wario Land 3Nintendo R&D1NintendoGBCMarch 21, 20002,200,000[7]
Kirby's Pinball LandHAL LaboratoryNintendoGBNovember 27, 19932,190,000[7]
Donkey Kong CountryRareNintendoGBCNovember 4, 20002,190,000[7]
GolfNintendoNintendoGBNovember 28, 19892,120,000[7]
TennisNintendo R&D1NintendoGBMay 29, 19891,990,000[7]
AlleywayNintendoGBApril 21, 19891,940,000[7]
Tetris DXNintendo R&D1NintendoGBCOctober 21, 19981,880,000[7]
Metroid II: Return of SamusNintendo R&D1NintendoGBNovember 19911,720,000[7]
BaseballNintendo R&D1NintendoGBApril 21, 19891,610,000[7]
Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel MonstersKonamiKonamiGBDecember 16, 19981,610,000[14]
Dragon Warrior Monsters 2ToseEnixGBCMarch 9, 20011,570,000[13]
Yoshi's CookieBullet-Proof SoftwareNintendoGBNovember 21, 19921,530,000[7]
Wario Land IINintendo R&D1NintendoGBMarch 1, 19981,480,000[7]
Game de Hakken!! Tamagotchi 2BandaiBandaiGB19971,450,000[10]
Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters II: Dark Duel StoriesKonamiKonamiGBCJuly 8, 19991,450,000[10]
DuckTalesCapcomCapcomGBSeptember 21, 19901,430,000[15]
The Final Fantasy LegendSquareSquareGBDecember 15, 19891,370,000[13]
YakumanIntelligent SystemsNintendoGBApril 21, 19891,280,000[7]
Tetris 2NintendoGBDecember 19931,240,000[7]
Kirby Tilt 'n' TumbleNintendo R&D2NintendoGBCAugust 23, 20001,230,000[7]
Game & Watch Gallery 2ToseNintendoGBCSeptember 27, 19971,220,000[7]
Game & Watch Gallery 3ToseNintendoGBCApril 8, 19991,220,000[7]
Solar StrikerMinakuchi EngineeringNintendoGBJanuary 26, 19901,200,000[7]
Mario TennisCamelot Software PlanningNintendoGBCNovember 1, 20001,180,000[7]
QixMinakuchi EngineeringNintendoGBApril 13, 19901,150,000[7]
Super R.C. Pro-AmRareNintendoGBJune 19911,140,000[7]
Donkey Kong Land IIIRareNintendoGBOctober 27, 19971,030,000[7]
The Bugs Bunny Crazy CastleKemcoKemcoGBSeptember 5, 19891,000,000[16]
The Bugs Bunny Crazy Castle 2KemcoKemcoGBApril 26, 19911,000,000[16]
Mickey's Dangerous ChaseNow ProductionCapcomGBMay 15, 19911,000,000[16]
The Little MermaidCapcomCapcomGBJuly 19, 19911,000,000[16]
Mega Man: Dr. Wily's RevengeMinakuchi EngineeringCapcomGBJuly 26, 19911,000,000[16]
Mega Man IIJapan System HouseCapcomGBDecember 20, 19911,000,000[16]
Wave Race
NintendoGBJuly 1, 19921,000,000[16]
Star WarsNMS SoftwareCapcomGBNovember 19921,000,000[16]
DuckTales 2Make SoftwareCapcomGBApril 23, 19931,000,000[16]
Mortal KombatProbe SoftwareAcclaimGBSeptember 13, 19931,000,000[17]
Mickey Mouse: Magic Wands!KemcoKemcoGBDecember 22, 19931,000,000[16]
Space InvadersTaitoNintendoGB19941,000,000[16]
The SmurfsBit ManagersInfogramesGB19941,000,000[16]
Street Fighter IISun LNintendoGBAugust 11, 19951,000,000[16]
Game & Watch GalleryToseNintendoGBFebruary 1, 19971,000,000[7]
James Bond 007SaffireNintendoGBJanuary 29, 19981,000,000[16]

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^abOnly developers and publisher for the original release of each game are listed.
  2. ^Only the initial release date on this platform is listed.
  3. ^726,518 copies sold in Japan.[11]1.67 million units sold in the United States and Europe.[12]

References

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  11. ^"【GBC20周年企画(2)】いちばん売れたゲームボーイカラー専用ソフトは『遊☆戯☆王DM4』！ では2位は？ GBC専用ソフト販売ランキングTOP10！".Famitsu (in Japanese).Enterbrain. October 21, 2018. p. 1.Archived from the original on April 16, 2021. RetrievedOctober 21, 2018.
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