Editing Game Boy Color (section)

=== Sales ===
The [[Game Boy]] and Game Boy Color were both commercially successful, selling 118.69&nbsp;million units worldwide: 32.47&nbsp;million in Japan, 44.06&nbsp;million in the Americas, and 42.16&nbsp;million in all other regions.<ref name="Nintendo 2016">{{Cite web |date=April 26, 2016 |title=Consolidated Sales Transition by Region |url=https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/library/historical_data/pdf/consolidated_sales_e1603.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161011145332/https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/library/historical_data/pdf/consolidated_sales_e1603.pdf |archive-date=October 11, 2016 |access-date=October 23, 2016 |publisher=Nintendo}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=A Brief History of Game Console Warfare: Game Boy |url=http://images.businessweek.com/ss/06/10/game_consoles/source/7.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070509094404/http://images.businessweek.com/ss/06/10/game_consoles/source/7.htm |archive-date=May 9, 2007 |access-date=March 28, 2008 |website=[[BusinessWeek]] |publisher=[[McGraw-Hill]]}}</ref> At the time of its discontinuation in 2003, the combined sales of all Game Boy variants made it the [[List of best-selling game consoles|best-selling game console of all time]]. In later years, its sales were surpassed by the [[Nintendo DS]], [[PlayStation 2]] and [[Nintendo Switch]], making it the fourth-best-selling console the second-best-selling handheld of all time, {{As of|2024|lc=y}}. Sales of the device were in part driven by the success of ''[[Pokémon Gold and Silver]]'' and ''[[Pokémon Crystal]]'', with combined sales of 29.5&nbsp;million units, making them one of the [[List of best-selling video games|best selling-video games of all time]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Japan Platinum Game Chart |url=http://www.the-magicbox.com/topten2.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071213230402/http://www.the-magicbox.com/topten2.htm |archive-date=December 13, 2007 |access-date=September 27, 2007 |publisher=The Magic Box}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=US Platinum Videogame Chart |url=http://www.the-magicbox.com/Chart-USPlatinum.shtml |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070421003854/http://www.the-magicbox.com/Chart-USPlatinum.shtml |archive-date=April 21, 2007 |access-date=September 27, 2007 |publisher=The Magic Box}}</ref>

Sales of the Game Boy Color were strong at launch. [[Nintendo]] of America reported a sale of one&nbsp;million units from launch to December 1998,<ref name="Gaming Intelligence 1999">{{Cite magazine |date=February 1999 |title=Game Boy Color Sales Exceed 1 Million During Holidays |url=https://archive.org/details/gaming-intelligence-february-1999 |magazine=Gaming Intelligence |page=4}}</ref> and two&nbsp;million by July 1999.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Dunne |first=Alex |date=July 1999 |title=Industry Watch |url=https://archive.org/details/GDM_July_1999 |magazine=Game Developer Magazine |pages=10}}</ref> Retail chains in the [[United States]] reported unexpectedly high demand for the console, with executives of [[FuncoLand]] reporting "very pleasant and unpredicted" sales and [[Electronics Boutique]] stating "the entire Game Boy Color line just exploded, including accessories" upon release.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Trainman |first=Steve |date=May 12, 1999 |title=Retailers Coming to E3 with High Expectations |url=https://archive.org/details/game-week-may-12-1999 |magazine=Game Week |volume=5 |issue=17}}</ref> Faced with high worldwide demand and competitive retail pricing, retailers such as [[CompUSA]] sold out of Game Boy Color stock in the weeks before the 1998 Christmas season.<ref name="Gaming Intelligence 1999" />