The Game Boy Color is a video game console from the Nintendo company , introduced in October 1998 . The Game Boy Color is Nintendo 's successor to the Game Boy and was released on October 21 , 1998 in Japan , November 19 , 1998 in North America , November 23 , 1998 in Europe and November 27 , 1998 in UK . It features a color screen and is slightly thicker and taller than the Game Boy Pocket .