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Game Boy and Game Boy Color games that have sold or shipped at least one million copies.

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Game Boy and Game Boy Color games that have sold or shipped at least one million copies
Title Copies sold
Tetris 35 million[1]
Pokémon Red and Blue 23.64 million approximately: 10.23 million in Japan,[2] 9.85 million in US,[3] 3.56 million in UK
  • Pokémon Red (4.83 million in US,[3] 300,000 in UK)[4]
  • Pokémon Blue (5.02 million in US,[3] 300,000 in UK)[4]
Pokémon Gold and Silver 23 million;[5] 7.6 million in the US,[3] over 7 million in Japan,[6] 600,000 in the UK[4]
  • Pokémon Gold (at least 7.45 million: 3.75 million in the US,[3] 3.4 million in Japan,[2] 300,000 in the UK)[4]
  • Pokémon Silver (at least 7.66 million: 3.85 million in the US,[3] 3.51 million in Japan,[2] 300,000 in the UK)[4]
Super Mario Land 18.06 million[7][8]
Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins 11.09 million[8][9]
Pokémon Yellow 8.86 million approximately: 5.1 million in US,[3] 3.16 million in Japan,[2] 600,000 in UK[10]
The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening 6.05 million approximately: 3.83 million,[11] 2.22 million for the DX version[11]
Kirby's Dream Land 5.13 million
The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages 3.965 million[11]
The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons 3.964 million[11]
Pokémon Crystal 3.85 million approximately: 2.1 million in Japan,[2] 1.65 million in US,[3] 100,000 in UK[12]
Pokémon Trading Card Game 3 million approximately: 1.51 million in US,[3] 1.39 million in Japan,[2] 100,000 in UK[12]
Super Mario Bros. Deluxe 2.8 million in US[3]
Yu-Gi-Oh Duel Monsters 4: Battle of the Powerful Duelists 2.5 million in Japan[2]
Dragon Warrior Monsters 2.41 million approximately; 2.35 million in Japan,[2][13] 60,000 in the US[14]
Kirby's Dream Land 2 2.36 million
Dr. Mario 2.08 million in Japan[2]
Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters 1.6 million in Japan[2]
Dragon Warrior Monsters 2 1.593 million in Japan[13][15]
Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 1.59 million in Japan[2]
Tamagotchi 1.45 million in Japan[2]
Tamagotchi 2 1.45 million in Japan[2]
Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters II: Dark Duel Stories 1.45 million in Japan[2]
DuckTales 1.43 million[16]
Yakuman 1.28 million in Japan[2]
Pokémon Pinball 1.22 million approximately: 1.02 million in Japan,[2] 200,000 in UK[17]
Kirby's Pinball 1.12 million in Japan[2]
The Final Fantasy Legend 1.1 million in Japan;[2] 1.37 million shipped[13]
Mahjong 1.1 million in Japan[2]
Donkey Kong Country 1.08 million in Japan[2]
Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters III: Tri-Holygod Advent 1 million[18]

Total Game Boy and Game Boy Color games sold as of December 31, 2009: 501.11 million.[19]

References

  1. ↑ "Computer game Tetris celebrates 25 years". Daily Telegraph. June 6, 2009. Retrieved 2012-08-23.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 "Japan Platinum Game Chart". The Magic Box. Retrieved 2008-05-22.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "US Platinum Videogame Chart". The Magic Box. 2007-12-27. Retrieved 2008-08-03.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 "ELSPA Sales Awards: Platinum". Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association. Archived from the original on May 15, 2009. Retrieved 2009-01-18.
  5. ↑ "ポケモン金・銀が10年ぶりに復活！　DS向けにリメイク決定（オリコン） - Yahoo!ニュース". Yahoo! News Japan. May 7, 2009. Archived from the original on May 11, 2009. Retrieved 2014-08-11.
  6. ↑ "Nintendo's Pokémon Video Game Sales Leap 220Percent as Franchise Remains Number-one Among Kids." (Press release). Nintendo. 2000-07-05. Retrieved 2009-01-18.
  7. ↑ "The History of Mario". IGN. 1996-09-30. Retrieved 2009-08-06.
  8. 1 2 "Mario Sales Data".
  9. ↑ "Mario Sales Data". Gamecubicle. Retrieved 2006-02-10. External link in |publisher= (help)
  10. ↑ "ELSPA Sales Awards: Double Platinum". Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association. Retrieved 2009-01-18.
  11. 1 2 3 4 Rob Parton (2004-03-31). "Xenogears vs. Tetris". RPGamer. Retrieved 2006-11-26.
  12. 1 2 "ELSPA Sales Awards: Silver". Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association. Retrieved 2009-02-03.
  13. 1 2 3 "February 2, 2004 - February 4, 2004" (PDF). Square Enix. 2004-02-09. p. 27. Retrieved 2008-11-30.
  14. ↑ Stahn Mahn (April 3, 2000). "Sakura Con 2000 Enix Report". RPGFan.com. Retrieved 2009-01-11.
  15. ↑ "Million sellers chart". Japan Game Charts. 2008-05-17. Retrieved 2008-05-22.
  16. ↑ "Platinum Titles". Capcom. 2008-09-30. Archived from the original on 2008-07-14. Retrieved 2008-11-10.
  17. ↑ "ELSPA Sales Awards: Gold". Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association. Retrieved 2009-02-03.
  18. ↑ "KONAMI CORP - KNM Report of Foreign Issuer (6-K) FORM 6-K". Konami. 2003-05-22. Retrieved 2009-07-27.
  19. ↑ "Consolidated Sales Transition by Region". Nintendo. 2010-01-27. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-02-14. Retrieved 2010-02-14.
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