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Release year

1998

mainly role-playing video game / 132 titles

About this release year

A record of the Game Boy titles released this year.

Titles
132 titles
Period
1998-1998
Formats
GB / GBC
Main genre
role-playing video game
Median price
3,980 yen
Median Famitsu score
23 points
Titles
132
Share released in Japan
77%
Share released overseas
35%
Share with a known price
72%
Share with a known score
4%

Titles per month

Covers the 101 titles with a known Japanese release date.

5 titles
4 titles
14 titles
5 titles
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8 titles
12 titles
6 titles
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8 titles
9 titles
18 titles
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What genres they are

Breakdown of the 113 titles with a known genre. Press a slice to open that genre's page.

Which publishers released them

Breakdown of the 139 titles with a known publisher. Press a name to open that company's page.

Which developers made them

Breakdown of the 147 titles with a known developer.

1Imagineer5%7 titles
2Hudson Soft5%7 titles
3Tose Co.4%6 titles
4Konami3%5 titles
5Nintendo3%5 titles
6Bit Managers3%5 titles

Where they were released

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

1Japan102 titles
2North America46 titles
3Europe43 titles
Released in Japan too102 titlesOverseas only30 titles

How much they sold and what they cost

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

14,640,000titles

The best-selling title, "Pokémon Yellow". Only 9 titles have known sales figures.

1Pokémon YellowWorldwide14,640,000 titles
3Pokémon Trading Card GameWorldwide3,720,000 titles
4Dragon Warrior MonstersWorldwide2,350,000 titles
5Tetorisu DxWorldwide1,880,000 titles
6Yugio Dueru MonsutazuJapan1,610,000 titles
Launch price (median)
3,980 yen
95 titles have a known price
12,000 yen range8 titles
23,000 yen range65 titles
34,000 yen range17 titles
45,000 yen range4 titles
514,000 yen range1 titles

Famitsu score

Out of 40. Across the 5 titles with a known score, the median was 23.

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1 titles
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Titles in this group (all 132)

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

Game titlePokémon Yellow
1998-09-12 / role-playing video game/ 3,000 yen /Nintendo
1998-09-25 / role-playing video game/ 4,900 yen / Famitsu 35 /Enix
1998-12-17 / table game/ 4,300 yen /Konami
Game titleTetorisu Dx
1998-10-21 / falling block puzzle game/ 3,500 yen /Nintendo
Game titleWario Land II
1998-10-21 / platformer/ 3,500 yen / Famitsu 25 /Nintendo
1998-12-24 / action role-playing game/ 3,800 yen / Famitsu 23 /Hudson Soft
Game titlePoketto Rabu 2
1998-03-13 / dating sim/ 4,800 yen / Famitsu 19 /KID
Game titleKokiatsu Boi
1998-07-02 / raising card battle game/ 3,980 yen / Famitsu 17 /Konami
Game titlePoketto Kanjiro
1998-01-10 / 3,800 yen /Shingakusha
1998-01-30 / table game/ 4,500 yen /Altron
1998-02-19 / 3,980 yen /Konami
Game titleNAVY BLUE 98
1998-02-20 / strategy video game/ 3,980 yen /Shouei System
Game titleNekutarisu Gb
1998-02-27 / adventure video game/ 3,980 yen /TOMY
1998-03-06 / action anime and manga/ 3,980 yen /Kodansha
Game titleMonsutaa Resu
1998-03-06 / racing video game/ 3,980 yen /Koei
1998-03-19 / video game compilation/ 3,980 yen /Konami
Game titleDoraemon Kato
1998-03-20 / race game/ 3,980 yen /Epoch Co.
1998-03-26 / role-playing video game/ 3,980 yen /Konami
Game titlePawapuro Gb
1998-03-26 / sports video game/ 3,980 yen /Konami
Game titleKanzume Monsuta
1998-03-27 / simulation video game/ 4,500 yen /I'MAX
1998-04-10 / puzzle video game/ 3,500 yen /Taito
1998-04-24 / sports video game/ 3,980 yen /Bottom Up
1998-05-15 / simulation video game/ 4,800 yen /J-Wing
1998-05-22 / sports video game/ 3,580 yen /TOMY
1998-05-29 / Imagineer
Game titleWarudo Sakka Gb
1998-06-04 / association football video game/ 3,980 yen /Konami
Game titleDino Burida 2
1998-06-05 / role-playing video game/ 4,800 yen /J-Wing
1998-06-26 / 5,500 yen /J-Wing
1998-06-26 / simulation video game/ 4,500 yen /I'MAX
1998-07-10 / table game/ 4,800 yen /J-Wing
1998-07-17 / role-playing video game/ 3,980 yen /STARFISH-SD
1998-07-24 / 3,980 yen /STARFISH-SD
1998-07-24 / sports video game/ 5,800 yen /Bandai
1998-07-24 / 14,800 yen /Bandai
1998-07-24 / 4,200 yen /TOMY
Game titleBurein Dorein
1998-07-31 / puzzle video game/ 3,500 yen /Acclaim Entertainment
1998-07-31 / table game/ 3,980 yen /Jaleco
Game titleShanhai Pocket
1998-08-06 / puzzle video game/ 3,980 yen /Sunsoft
1998-08-09 / simulation video game/ 3,900 yen /Hudson Soft
Game titleKonchu Hakase
1998-08-28 / simulation video game/ 4,800 yen /J-Wing
Game titlePoketto Shogi
1998-09-11 / table game/ 3,980 yen /Bottom Up
Game titleTsuri Sensei
1998-09-11 / Hunting and Fishing/ 4,800 yen /J-Wing
Game titleChosoku Supina
1998-09-18 / action anime and manga/ 4,500 yen /Hudson Soft
Game titlePoketto Gorufu
1998-09-25 / sports video game/ 3,980 yen /Bottom Up
1998-10-02 / role-playing video game/ 3,980 yen /Koei
1998-10-15 / role-playing video game/ 3,980 yen /Konami
1998-10-21 / puzzle video game/ 3,980 yen /Interchannel
Game titlePoketto Boringu
1998-10-23 / bowling video game/ 3,800 yen /Athena
Game titlePoketto Densha
1998-10-30 / simulation video game/ 3,980 yen /Coconuts Japan
1998-11-13 / table game/ 3,980 yen /Warashi
Game titleGemuboi Wozu 2
1998-11-20 / simulation video game/ 4,200 yen /Hudson Soft
1998-11-27 / role-playing video game/ 3,980 yen /Capcom
1998-11-27 / puzzle video game/ 3,980 yen /Compile
1998-11-27 / role-playing video game/ 3,500 yen /Imagineer
Game titleRobopon
1998-12-04 / role-playing video game/ 3,980 yen /Hudson Soft
Game titleBadigan
1998-12-11 / role-playing video game/ 5,500 yen /Tam
1998-12-11 / table game/ 3,980 yen /Hasbro Japan
1998-12-11 / 3,980 yen /TOMY
1998-12-18 / action anime and manga/ 3,980 yen /Bottom Up
1998-12-18 / 3,980 yen /Atlus
1998-12-18 / race game/ 3,980 yen /Pony Canyon
Game titleMajan Kuesuto
1998-12-23 / table game/ 3,980 yen /J-Wing
Game titleMulan

Related terms

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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
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