Game maker
Nintendo 1989–2001 / mainly puzzle video game / 116 titles
116 titles#1 Rank by number of titles (of 275)#3 Rank by titles released in Japan (of 275)3,800 yen Median price25 points Median Famitsu scoreAbout this game maker A record of the titles released on Game Boy. Every figure is an actual count.
Titles 116 titles Period 1989-2001 Formats GB / GBC Main genre puzzle video game Median price 3,800 yen Median Famitsu score 25 points Name used at the time Nintendo Share released in Japan
72%
Share released overseas
83%
Share with a known price
70%
Share with a known score
22%
Titles per year Covers the 116 titles with a known release date. The 0 without one are not on this line.
89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 18 What genres they are Breakdown of the 128 titles with a known genre. Press a slice to open that genre's page.
Which developers made them Breakdown of the 138 titles with a known developer.
1 Nintendo 43% 59 titles
2 Intelligent Systems 6% 8 titles
5 Pax Softnica 4% 5 titles
6 Tose Co. 4% 5 titles
Where they were released 1 titles were released in more than one region, so the total exceeds the number of titles.
1 Japan 83 titles
2 North America 96 titles
3 Europe 91 titles
83 titles 33 titles
How much they sold and what they cost Copies sold and launch prices are listed side by side. No multiplied totals are shown.
45,900,000titles
The best-selling title, "Pokémon Red ". Only 47 titles have known sales figures.
2 TETRIS Worldwide 35,000,000 titles Launch price (median)
3,800 yen
81 titles have a known price
1 Under 1,000 yen 2 titles
2 1,000 yen range 1 titles
3 2,000 yen range 17 titles
4 3,000 yen range 54 titles
5 4,000 yen range 5 titles
6 5,000 yen range 2 titles
Famitsu score Out of 40. Across the 25 titles with a known score, the median was 25.
1 titles
9 titles
14 titles
1 titles
Titles by department A breakdown of the titles whose developing department or team is known. Every figure is an actual count.
Nintendo R&D1 (20 titles) Alleyway ,Super Mario Land ,TENNIS ,TETRIS ,Solarstriker ,Dr. Mario ,Kaisen Gemu Reda Misshon ,Metoroido 2 Return Of Samus , X,Kaeru No Tame Ni Kane Wa Naru ,Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins ,Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 ,Tetorisu Furasshu ,Game & Watch Gallery ,Wario Land II ,Gemuboi Gyarari 3 ,Trade & Battle: Card Hero ,Wario Rando 3 Fushigi Na Orugoru ,Barunfaitogb ,Kid Icarus: Of Myths and Monsters Nintendo EAD (5 titles) Super Mario Land , X,Donki Kongu ,The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX ,Wave Race Nintendo R&D2 (3 titles) Golf ,Supa Mario Burazazu Dx ,Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble Nintendo R&D3 (1 titles) NES Play Action Football Titles in this group (all 116) Ordered by copies sold, then by score.Press a title to open the page for any of the 1.
1992-04-27 /
platformer / 2,900 yen / Famitsu 22 /Nintendo
1994-04-14 /
platformer / 3,900 yen / Famitsu 25 /Nintendo
1995-03-21 /
platformer / 3,900 yen / Famitsu 29 /Nintendo
1998-10-21 /
platformer / 3,500 yen / Famitsu 25 /Nintendo
1997-09-27 / 3,000 yen /Nintendo
1990-04-13 /
action game / 2,600 yen / Famitsu 25 /Nintendo
1995-12-14 /
action game / 3,900 yen / Famitsu 25 /Nintendo
2000-07-31 /
platformer / 3,300 yen / Famitsu 21 /Nintendo
1993-06-06 / 3,900 yen /Nintendo
2000-02-21 / 3,800 yen /Nintendo
2000-09-08 / 3,800 yen /Nintendo
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Source: created by adapting the "Media Arts Database" (https://mediaarts-db.artmuseums.go.jp/) of the National Center for Art Research, National Museum of Art