Its best-selling game is Pokémon Gold and Silver, which shipped 23 million units worldwide. ==History== Development for the Game Boy Color began in 1996, when Nintendo received requests from game developers for a more sophisticated handheld platform, who said that even the latest iteration of the original system, the Game Boy Pocket, had insufficient hardware.
With Sega discontinuing the Game Gear in 1997, the Game Boy Color's only competitor in the United States was its predecessor, the Game Boy, until the short-lived Neo Geo Pocket Color was released in North America in August 1999.
The (commonly abbreviated as GBC) is a [game console], manufactured by Nintendo, which was released in Japan on October 21, 1998 and to international markets that November.
With Sega discontinuing the Game Gear in 1997, the Game Boy Color's only competitor in the United States was its predecessor, the Game Boy, until the short-lived Neo Geo Pocket Color was released in North America in August 1999.
The last game released in North America is Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, released on November 15, 2002.
The Game Boy and the Game Boy Color combined have sold 118.69 million units worldwide making them the third-best-selling system of all time. It was discontinued on March 23, 2003, shortly after the release of the Game Boy Advance SP.
The best-selling Game Boy Color exclusive game is Pokémon Crystal. The last Game Boy Color game ever released is the Japanese exclusive Doraemon no Study Boy: Kanji Yomikaki Master, on July 18, 2003.
In Europe the last game released for the system is Ham-Hams Unite!, on January 10, 2003. ===Launch games=== ==Sales== The Game Boy and Game Boy Color were both commercially successful, selling a combined 32.47 million units in Japan, 44.06 million in the Americas, and 42.16 million in other regions. In 2003, when the Game Boy Color was discontinued, the pair was the best-selling game console of all time.
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