This Nintendo patent could turn your smartphone into a functional Game Boy – BGR

For a very long time, Nintendo was renowned for its reluctance to enter the mobile gaming space, preferring to stream content on its own hardware before taking the plunge in 2016. It's at this moment that Big N has started offering his titles on iOS and Android, and popular experiences like Super Mario Run quickly followed.

Today, according to a patent filed by Nintendo in March, the company could work on a new way to further co-opt smartphones and feed a little nostalgia at the same time. The company apparently planned to produce a Game Boy-type box that would turn your mobile device into a functional version of the classic portable console, with D-pad, buttons, all.

The patent was spotted by Siliconera, which describes the opening of a case as a book. "Part of the case is open at the usual screen location of the Game Boy," says the site. "According to the patent, the game would be displayed in the corresponding part of the touch screen that is visible, which would allow playing the game with the shell attached to the touch screen device (which in the 39, for example, is a smartphone).

"Although the examples so far indicate that the hull is used for smartphones, Nintendo was careful to point out that if it was an example of electronic equipment, it was not necessary to limit to that, and could be attached to other electronic equipment. like a tablet terminal that does not have a phone function. "

Internal business One might wonder if this means that some of Nintendo's retro pocket games may be on the way, as Nintendo currently does not offer any of its Game Boy titles for iOS or Android devices. The company may be watching news releases like February 2017 Fire Emblem Heroes, which has generated more than $ 400 million in global revenue since its launch, solely to encourage more experiences in these areas, including the Game Boy – esque case.

This news should of course come with the usual caveat that a company patenting an idea does not mean that it will never materialize or end up in the real world. Nevertheless, it should be remembered that Nintendo knows how to make the new good old and accessible again, and there is undoubtedly still a lot of warm nostalgia associated with the Nintendo pocket player released in the late 80s.

"Anyway," reports Siliconera"It seems like a kind of Game Boy emulation could be considered at Nintendo, whether for smartphones, tablets or the Nintendo switch. If this case is used for the switch, we imagine that it would provide a very nifty way to use the features of the touch screen of the wearable mode. "

Source of the image: Nintendo