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Sourced from: https://archive.gamehistory.org/item/09160e1f-d9a6-47bb-bd34-0ae0e23e16b0

1.) Pokémon Silver - 3,616,929
2.) Pokémon Gold - 3,519,077
3.) Pokémon Pinball - 2,499,379
4.) Super Mario Bros. Deluxe - 2,391,717
5.) Pokémon Trading Card Game - 1,110,115
6.) The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX - 1,066,905
7.) Frogger - 941,899
8.) Tetris DX - 781,684
9.) A Bug's Life - 766,341
10.) Game & Watch Gallery 2 - 756,043
11.) Donkey Kong Country - 691,036
12.) Tony Hawk's Pro Skater - 682,986
13.) Disney's Tarzan - 653,215
14.) Pokémon Crystal - 648,056
15.) Toy Story 2 - 628,010
16.) Wario Land 3 - 622,696
17.) Pac-Man: Special Color Edition - 551,674
18.) Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 - 524,635
19.) Game & Watch Gallery 3 - 476,094
20.) Rugrats: Time Travelers - 457,015
21.) Rugrats in Paris: The Movie - 448,531
22.) Ms. Pac-Man: Special Color Edition - 447,645
23.) The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons - 391,340
24.) The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages - 390,730
25.) Mario Golf - 387,463
26.) Wario Land II - 358,078
27.) 102 Dalmatians: Puppies to the Rescue - 347,619
28.) Mario Tennis - 340,029
29.) The Rugrats Movie - 339,672
30.) Spider-Man - 331,250
31.) Frogger 2 - 326,820
32.) Men in Black: The Series - 318,895
33.) Gex: Enter the Gecko - 308,422
34.) The New Adventures of Mary-Kate & Ashley - 308,365
35.) Barbie: Ocean Discovery - 307,438
36.) Mary-Kate & Ashley: Get a Clue! - 305,052
37.) Mickey's Racing Adventure - 304,399
38.) Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue - 290,732
39.) Winnie the Pooh: Adventures in the 100 Acre Wood - 286,401
40.) The Powerpuff Girls: Bad Mojo Jojo - 278,335
41.) WWF WrestleMania 2000 - 267,361
42.) Pocket Bomberman - 264,708
43.) Driver - 262,210
44.) Star Wars Episode I: Racer - 254,262
45.) Dragon Warrior Monsters - 249,098
46.) Pokémon Puzzle Challenge - 233,623
47.) Quest for Camelot - 232,942
48.) Rampage World Tour - 230,742
49.) X-Men: Mutant Academy - 225,914
50.) NFL Blitz - 222,861
51.) Centipede - 222,354
52.) Tom and Jerry - 217,404
53.) Rugrats: Totally Angelica - 204,050
54.) Disney's Dinosaur - 193,632
55.) Buzz Lightyear of Star Command - 192,052
56.) The Powerpuff Girls: Paint the Townsville Green - 181,715
57.) Conker's Pocket Tales - 180,130
58.) Scooby-Doo! Classic Creep Capers - 175,822
59.) Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble - 173,570
60.) Turok 2: Seeds of Evil - 172,746
61.) NBA 3 on 3 Featuring Kobe Bryant - 168,735
62.) The Little Mermaid II: Pinball Frenzy - 168,497
63.) Beauty and the Beast: A Board Game Adventure - 168,412
64.) Mary-Kate and Ashley: Pocket Planner - 163,957
65.) Tweety's High-Flying Adventure - 161,449
66.) Asteroids - 159,296
67.) Space Invaders - 156,621
68.) Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX - 154,764
69.) Looney Tunes: Carrot Crazy - 153,541
70.) Dragon Warrior I & II - 152,535
71.) WWF Attitude - 151,941
72.) Mortal Kombat 4 - 145,301
73.) Rocket Power: Gettin' Air - 144,091
74.) Bugs Bunny: Crazy Castle 3 - 140,984
75.) Sabrina The Animated Series: Zapped! - 140,373
76.) Who Wants to Be a Millionaire - 137,914
77.) Hot Wheels Stunt Track Driver - 137,880
78.) Mission: Impossible - 137,414
79.) Gex 3: Deep Cover Gecko - 136,602
80.) Rayman - 131,618
81.) Army Men - 131,404
82.) Tomb Raider - 130,041
83.) 720° - 127,575
84.) Harvest Moon GBC - 122,942
85.) Breakout - 122,797
86.) SpongeBob SquarePants: Legend of the Lost Spatula - 122,070
87.) Godzilla - 121,877
88.) Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six - 119,100
89.) Ken Griffey Jr.'s Slugfest - 118,407
90.) Ready 2 Rumble Boxing - 117,240
91.) X-Men: Mutant Wars - 116,467
92.) Perfect Dark - 114,939
93.) Nicktoons Racing - 113,695
94.) The Lion King: Simba's Mighty Adventure - 112,309
95.) Road Champs BMX: Stunt Fighter - 111,417
96.) NASCAR Challenge - 110,170
97.) The Powerpuff Girls: Battle Him - 108,520
98.) Barbie: Magic Genie Adventure - 108,096
99.) Top Gear Pocket - 106,531
100.) All-Star Baseball 2000 - 105,530
101.) Army Men 2 - 104,791
102.) Matchbox Caterpillar Construction Zone - 103,311
103.) Croc - 99,401
104.) Madden NFL 2001 - 98,215
105.) Metal Gear Solid - 97,793
106.) Shrek: Fairy Tale Freakdown - 97,748
107.) Mickey's Speedway USA - 97,439
108.) The Grinch - 95,711
109.) Sesame Street: Elmo's ABCs - 95,323
110.) Test Drive 6 - 95,242
111.) Shadowgate Classic - 95,239
112.) Monster Rancher Explorer - 95,043
113.) Power Quest - 94,818
114.) NFL Blitz 2000 - 89,564
115.) Monopoly - 88,776
116.) Madden NFL 2000 - 88,619
117.) Uno - 88,548
118.) Grand Theft Auto - 87,645
119.) The Dukes of Hazzard: Racing for Home - 87,083
120.) The Simpsons: Night of the Living Treehouse of Horror - 86,158
121.) Billy Bob's Huntin' 'n' Fishin' - 85,897

Notable games on Game Boy Color that failed to sell more than Billy Bob's Huntin' 'n' Fishin' by August 2001:

Survival Kids
Magi Nation
Azure Dreams
Warlocked
Mega Man Xtreme
Blaster Master: Enemy Below
Bionic Commando: Elite Forces
Crystalis
Metal Walker
Bomberman Quest

 

[begotten]

Lots of good memories going down this list, feels like I owned almost half of these games.

Pokemon Crystal numbers are surprising but not so surprising in hindsight considering that it's easily the worst 3rd game of any given generation. Pinball at 3 is wild, but that game rules.

If Frogger could hit those numbers, would have thought Tetris DX should have broken 1M at least considering how big Tetris on Game Boy was, pack in aside.

 

[electricmastro]

Lots of good memories going down this list, feels like I owned almost half of these games.

Pokemon Crystal numbers are surprising but not so surprising in hindsight considering that it's easily the worst 3rd game of any given generation. Pinball at 3 is wild, but that game rules.

If Frogger could hit those numbers, would have thought Tetris DX should have broken 1M at least considering how big Tetris on Game Boy was, pack in aside.

It should be reiterated that the list is life-to-date by August 2001, making it more understandable for Pokemon Crystal to have lower numbers since it released July 2001.

 

[begotten]

It should be reiterated that the list is life-to-date by August 2001, making it more understandable for Pokemon Crystal to have lower numbers since it released July 2001.

Gotcha, I skipped over that and thought this was a more recent list.

 

[NeoIkaruGAF]

Sooooo many licensed games. It was such a different time.
I still cannot fathom why 1) Nintendo thought that rereleasing SMB in that format would work, 2) so many people bought it anyway. SMB Deluxe is the worst way you could play SMB.

 

[Codes 208]

Oh hey, my godzilla game made the list (or at least i assume thats the tie-in for godzilla: the series for the gbc)

 

[Paasei]

Damn, hard to believe I had a lot of the games on this list. The Game Boys were so good.

 

[electricmastro]

Sooooo many licensed games. It was such a different time.
I still cannot fathom why 1) Nintendo thought that rereleasing SMB in that format would work, 2) so many people bought it anyway. SMB Deluxe is the worst way you could play SMB.

A time when it far more common to see licensed games than indie games. Nowadays on Switch 2, you're more likely to see original games high on the sales charts while more of the licensed made quickly for a cash-grab get banished to the app stores.

 

[cireza]

SMB Deluxe had cool additions, but the restricted field of view makes this super annoying to play.

 

[deriks]

I got Bionic Commando. It was a very nice game