The Game Boy Color was a response to pressure from game developers for a more sophisticated handheld platform, as they felt that the Game Boy, even in its latest incarnation, the Game Boy Pocket, was insufficient. It was discontinued in 2003, shortly after the release of the Game Boy Advance SP. The Game Boy and Game Boy Color combined have sold 118.69 million units worldwide. While mostly retaining the same hardware as the original Game Boy, the Game Boy Color's primary competitors were the much more advanced Neo Geo Pocket by SNK and the WonderSwan by Bandai (released in Japan only), though the Game Boy Color outsold these by a huge margin. The original name - with its American English spelling of "color" - remained unchanged even in markets where "colour" was the accepted English spelling.
As with the original Game Boy, it has a custom 8-bit processor somewhat related to a Zilog Z80 central processing unit (CPU). It is slightly thicker and taller than the Game Boy Pocket, which is a redesigned Game Boy released in 1996. The Game Boy Color, as suggested by the name, features a color screen, but no backlight. The Game Boy Color ( ゲームボーイカラー, Gēmu Bōi Karā), referred to as GBC, is a handheld game console manufactured by Nintendo, which was released on Octoin Japan and was released in November of the same year in international markets. Pokémon Gold and Silver, approximately 14.51 million combined (in Japan and the USA) ( details). Worldwide: 118.69 million, including Game Boy units Atomic Purple version of the Game Boy Color.