• Hey, guest user. Hope you're enjoying NeoGAF! Have you considered registering for an account? Come join us and add your take to the daily discourse.

Nintendo will expand its Switch Online service with Game Boy and Game Boy Color titles

Grand Theft Scratchy

Grand Theft Scratchy

Banned
game-boy-color.original.jpg


Next month marks the third year of the Switch Online service and it seems there's discussion once again about Nintendo potentially bolstering its paid service with additional retro content. In the latest "Nate the Hate" podcast, known insider 'NateDrake' talks about how Nintendo might be adding Game Boy and Game Boy Color titles in the coming weeks.

It all stems from a datamine dating back to 2019 - which revealed four emulators inside Nintendo's NES app. While the purpose of the remaining emulators still hasn't been revealed, both Nate and his co-host 'MVG' believe the third one 'Hiyoko' is likely for "Game Boy and Game Boy Color" titles.

Nintendo Life has also confirmed with its own sources that Game Boy and Game Boy Color titles are likely coming to the Switch Online service "really soon".

The same insider is far less optimistic about Game Boy Advance titles arriving on the paid online service in the near future - noting how several companies are currently working on re-releases, including Nintendo, who has the Advance Wars remaster coming out this December. We've also not heard anything about Game Boy Advance titles being included in this update.
Click to expand...

www.nintendolife.com

Rumour: Nintendo Will Expand Its Switch Online Service With Game Boy And Game Boy Color Titles

Update: Eurogamer corroborates report, claims "other retro platforms are also on the cards"
www.nintendolife.com www.nintendolife.com
 
Last edited:
jigglet

jigglet

Banned
1) They'll trickle release the games.
2) They won't finish releasing all their games before the next gen.
3) They will burn this all to the ground with their next console and start again from scratch.
4) Oh, but it won't launch with their next console - we'll have to wait years before they have the new service ready.
 
Last edited:
THE DUCK

THE DUCK

voted poster of the decade by bots
Typical Nintendo. Probably be a slow tricle of crap Gameboy games. Meanwhile, why bother releasing the rest of the good snes, or n64. Imagine having to hire like 3 people to do this.
 
mcjmetroid

mcjmetroid

Member
Waayyyyyyyy too late.
I'm guessing by October or November is when most of the Nintendo online accounts will be renewing?

Yaaaa not a chance
 
Last edited:
Shut0wen

Shut0wen

Banned
Cool if its true, tbf i wish they would skip gameboy and go straight to colour i swear if nintendo doesnt carry this over to the switch 2 or whatever there next console then im fucking done
 
S

Star-Lord

Member
Remember when Nintendo first announced the Switch and they basically said that every Nintendo game to grace a console or handheld would be available to play via their online service? Oh, how I lol'd, and I'm still lol'ing to this day.
 
C

Corgi1985

Banned
LOL still no GBA. Wouldn't want to provide any actual value when they can sell a gba remake every 6 months for $40. Stay shit nintendo.
 
Spaceman292

Spaceman292

Banned
Shut0wen said:
Cool if its true, tbf i wish they would skip gameboy and go straight to colour i swear if nintendo doesnt carry this over to the switch 2 or whatever there next console then im fucking done
Click to expand...
They won't carry it over. They never do. Too bad there's no other way to play these. It's not like I have the entire library of all my favourite GBA games right on my phone or anything. OH WAIT I DO
 
Impotaku

Impotaku

Member
The rom stuff on switch online is throwaway at best i barely use the service at all, i have pretty much all the old systems so playing them on switch has very little appeal. I still laugh that people get so angry at this not been a VC substitute. If you really like nintendo's older stuff find another way of playing them, the mini line of consoles i find a much better fit i have played on them a thousand times more than playing famicom & super famicom games via the switch even owning the original hardware i found the minis a perfect update.
 
Shut0wen

Shut0wen

Banned
Spaceman292 said:
They won't carry it over. They never do. Too bad there's no other way to play these. It's not like I have the entire library of all my favourite GBA games right on my phone or anything. OH WAIT I DO
Click to expand...
True but youd think they would since you can now carry over your switch account to another switch console via the cloud
 
Daymos

Daymos

Member
Gameboy.. bleh.. gba with golden sun, Castlevania, and Metroid is where it's at. I have them on Wii u but I get some stuttering as my gamepad loses connection from 5 feet away.. playing gba on tv sucks.

There's some Gameboy RPGs I wouldn't mind playing but half of them are square-enix and won't be there. I guess I'll suck it up and buy ff legends on a Switch or steam sale someday.
 
Last edited:
Amin_Parker

Amin_Parker

Member
Daymos said:
Gameboy.. bleh.. gba with golden sun, Castlevania, and Metroid is where it's at. I have them on Wii u but I get some stuttering as my gamepad loses connection from 5 feet away.. playing gba on tv sucks.

There's some Gameboy RPGs I wouldn't mind playing but half of them are square-enix and won't be there. I guess I'll suck it up and buy ff legends on a Switch or steam sale someday.
Click to expand...
How do you know that the Square Enix games won't be there? Square Enix is still a partner and an ally to Nintendo and they still put their games on Nintendo platforms. So how can you say for sure that those games won't be there?
 
nush

nush

Member
Look at what titles GB 3DS games had on the virtual console, that's what you'll get released very.. very.. slowly.

Finally, you'll get to experience the hidden gem Mole Mania.
 
BlackTron

BlackTron

Gold Member
RoadHazard said:
Do you guys live in an alternative timeline where the Switch was released in 2016, or did you just fail elementary school math?

But yeah, this is pretty lame.
Click to expand...

The Switch will be 5 years old in 6 months, and we don't even know exactly when (and if, for that matter) this is happening. Come on, this was not such an off take to say they dragged their asses for 5 years.

Especially when they should have had a full on stocked VC service day one, ready before the thing even came out.

Anyway, I'm disillusioned with them lately. I like Nintendo but you can only suck so hard for so long.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

Similar threads

Dr. Mario, Mario Golf, Mario Tennis announced for Game Boy catalog on Nintendo Switch Online
News
12
1K
Guerilla Munch replied
Four New titles added to Nintendo Switch Online
News
1
482
Codes 208 replied
Nintendo Switch 2 Will Get AAA Games At Launch, It's Claimed
Rumor Platform 2 3 4
156
9K
ReyBrujo replied
35 Years of Gameboy - The greatest handheld
2
52
2K
Sleepwalker replied
NES, Game Boy – October 2023 Game Updates – Nintendo Switch Online
News Platform
7
1K
Scotty W replied
Top Bottom