Both handhelds play the same games and offer identical gaming experiences –only, the Pokémon Limited Edition is themed around one of the handheld's best-selling titles and costs considerably more than the original. Related Questions Does GameStop buy Game Boy Color consoles and games? a b Umezu; Sugino; Konno. "Nintendo 3DS (Volume 2 – Nintendo 3DS Hardware Concept)". Iwata Asks (Interview: Transcript). Interviewed by Satoru Iwata. Nintendo. Archived from the original on March 29, 2012 . Retrieved March 7, 2011. Positive assessment on the legacy of the Game Boy Color has also focused upon the merits of its game library, particularly for its third-party and import titles. Travis Fahs for IGN noted whilst "the Game Boy Color's life was relatively brief", it "built up a small library of excellent games", including Wario Land 3 and Pokémon Gold and Silver, and a "unique" and "previously unheard of" line of successful third-party games, including Dragon Warrior Monsters, Metal Gear Solid and Yu-Gi-Oh! Dark Duel Stories. [13] Ashley Day of Retro Gamer noted that the handheld had an "overlooked" status, stating "the Game Boy Color (has) an unfair reputation as the one Nintendo handheld with few worthwhile titles, but this simply isn't the case...returning to the Game Boy Color now reveals a wealth of great games that you never knew existed, especially those available on import." [38] See also [ edit ] That being said, there is one limited edition model that is regularly up for sale online and does affect the average selling price; that model is the Limited Edition Pokémon Yellow Game Boy Color. Another color released at the same time was "Atomic Purple", made of a translucent purple plastic similar to the color available for the Nintendo 64 controller. Other colors were sold as limited editions or in specific countries.

a b "Game Boy Color Sales Exceed 1 Million During Holidays". Gaming Intelligence: 4. February 1999.

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Ishihara; Morimoto. "Pokémon HeartGold Version & Pokémon SoulSilver Version". Iwata Asks (Interview: Transcript). Interviewed by Satoru Iwata. Nintendo. Archived from the original on November 24, 2022 . Retrieved September 25, 2022.

Trainman, Steve (May 12, 1999). "Retailers Coming to E3 with High Expectations". Game Week. 5 (17). The GBC is part of the fifth generation of video game consoles. The Game Boy and the Game Boy Color combined have sold 118.69 million units worldwide making them the fourth best-selling system of all time. [9] [10] Its best-selling games are Pokémon Gold and Silver, which shipped 23 million units worldwide. [11] [12] History [ edit ] Game Boy Color is one of those devices you have been playing with for ages. A device is a handheld unit that comes in transparent case, although other colors are available. It was developed, sold and marketed by Nintendo. The official launch occurred in Japan in 1998. The same year the device became available in other parts of the world. A previous model from the same family was Game Boy. Fahs, Travis (July 27, 2009). "IGN Presents the History of Game Boy". IGN . Retrieved February 20, 2023.

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