[1][2] The second best-selling title is Tetris; first released in Japan on June 14, 1989, Tetris was often bundled with the original Game Boy and went on to sell in excess of 35 million units worldwide.
[3] It is followed by the best-selling Game Boy Color game, Pokémon Gold/Silver/Crystal, which sold over 29 million units in total.
[2] The top five is rounded out by the platform's first Super Mario game, Super Mario Land, which sold over 18 million units worldwide,[4] and Dr. Mario with over 5.34 million units sold.
Of the 66 games on this list, 48 were published in one or more regions by Nintendo.
The most popular franchises on Game Boy and Game Boy Color include Pokémon (84.54 million combined units), Tetris (38.12 million combined units), Super Mario (34.39 million combined units), Donkey Kong (12.55 million combined units), and Kirby (10.91 million combined units).