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Release year

1997

mainly platformer / 76 titles

About this release year

A record of the Game Boy titles released this year.

Titles
76 titles
Period
1997-1997
Formats
GB / GBC
Main genre
platformer
Median price
3,980 yen
Median Famitsu score
23 points
Titles
76
Share released in Japan
80%
Share released overseas
37%
Share with a known price
74%
Share with a known score
9%

Titles per month

Covers the 61 titles with a known Japanese release date.

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9 titles
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What genres they are

Breakdown of the 53 titles with a known genre. Press a slice to open that genre's page.

Which publishers released them

Breakdown of the 79 titles with a known publisher. Press a name to open that company's page.

Which developers made them

Breakdown of the 87 titles with a known developer.

C-Lab8 titlesImagineer8 titlesTose Co.5 titlesTiertex …4 titlesNintendo3 titlesBit Mana…3 titles
1C-Lab9%8 titles
2Imagineer9%8 titles
3Tose Co.6%5 titles
4Tiertex Design Studios5%4 titles
5Nintendo3%3 titles
6Bit Managers3%3 titles

Where they were released

1 titles were released in more than one region, so the total exceeds the number of titles.

1Japan61 titles
2North America23 titles
3Europe28 titles
Released in Japan too61 titlesOverseas only15 titles

How much they sold and what they cost

Copies sold and launch prices are listed side by side. No multiplied totals are shown.

3,000,000titles

The best-selling title, "Gemu De Hakken Tamagocchi". Only 5 titles have known sales figures.

1Gemu De Hakken TamagocchiWorldwide3,000,000 titles
2Gemu De Hakken Tamagocchi 2Worldwide1,450,000 titles
3Gemuboi Gyarari 2Worldwide1,220,000 titles
4Donkey Kong Land IIIWorldwide1,030,000 titles
5Game & Watch GalleryWorldwide1,000,000 titles
Launch price (median)
3,980 yen
56 titles have a known price
12,000 yen range16 titles
23,000 yen range31 titles
34,000 yen range9 titles

Famitsu score

Out of 40. Across the 7 titles with a known score, the median was 23.

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5 titles
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Titles in this group (all 76)

Ordered by copies sold, then by score.Press a title to open the page for any of the 1.

1997-06-27 / life simulation game/ 4,286 yen /Bandai
1997-10-17 / simulation video game/ 4,286 yen /Bandai
1997-09-27 / 3,000 yen /Nintendo
1997-02-01 / video game compilation/ 3,000 yen /Nintendo
Game titleDino Burida
1997-08-22 / role-playing video game/ 4,800 yen / Famitsu 25 /J-Wing
1997-01-25 / puzzle video game/ 3,000 yen / Famitsu 24 /Nintendo
1997-09-19 / role-playing video game/ 3,600 yen / Famitsu 23 /Pack-In-Video
1997-12-12 / platformer/ 3,980 yen / Famitsu 23 /Hudson Soft
Game titlePoketto Rabu
1997-07-18 / dating sim/ 4,800 yen / Famitsu 20 /KID
1997-11-27 / platformer/ 3,980 yen / Famitsu 20 /Konami
1997-12-04 / action-adventure game/ 3,980 yen / Famitsu 16 /Konami
Game titleZupu
1997-01-31 / puzzle video game/ 2,800 yen /Yanoman
Game titleCharubo 55
1997-02-21 / puzzle video game/ 3,800 yen /Japan System Supply
1997-02-28 / 3,800 yen /Taito
Game titleAnimaniacs
1997-03-07 / platformer / Konami
Game titleSAME GAME
1997-04-25 / puzzle video game/ 3,480 yen /Hudson Soft
1997-06-20 / sports video game/ 3,980 yen /STARFISH-SD
1997-06-27 / simulation video game/ 4,200 yen /Hudson Soft
Game titleSore Yuke Kiddo
1997-07-18 / action anime and manga/ 3,980 yen /Kemco
1997-07-25 / 3,980 yen /Namco
Game titlePoketto Majan
1997-07-25 / table game/ 3,980 yen /Bottom Up
1997-08-07 / fighting game/ 3,980 yen /Takara
Game titleMahha Go Go Go
1997-08-08 / action anime and manga/ 4,200 yen /TOMY
1997-08-29 / puzzle video game/ 3,980 yen /Athena
Game titleAnimaru Burida
1997-09-11 / simulation video game/ 4,800 yen /J-Wing
1997-09-25 / 3,980 yen /Konami
Game titleMini 4 Boi 2
1997-09-26 / 4,800 yen /J-Wing
1997-09-26 / table game/ 3,500 yen /STARFISH-SD
1997-10-01 / 2,000 yen /Imagineer
1997-10-17 / 3,980 yen /Atlus
1997-11-21 / 3,980 yen /Naxat Soft
1997-11-28 / role-playing video game/ 3,980 yen /Imagineer
1997-11-28 / table game/ 3,980 yen /Bottom Up
1997-12-05 / 2,980 yen /Imagineer
1997-12-11 / 3,980 yen /Konami
1997-12-19 / action anime and manga/ 3,480 yen /Kemco
Game titleHarvest Moon GB
1997-12-19 / life simulation game/ 3,980 yen /Pack-In-Video
1997-12-19 / action anime and manga/ 3,800 yen /STARFISH-SD
Game titleSuta Suipu
1997-12-19 / puzzle video game/ 3,800 yen /Axela

Related terms

Links to related pages.

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
Sources: Japanese and English Wikipedia, Wikidata
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