Game Boy games could be coming to Nintendo Switch Online soon

(Pocket-lint) - Nintendo could beryllium astir to adhd Game Boy and Game Boy Color games to its increasing line-up of retro titles connected Switch Online.

Already big to much than 100 NES and SNES games, the Switch Online service was recovered to enactment a further 2 console emulators during a datamine successful 2019. It is believed that 1 is dedicated to Game Boy and its follow-up.

Now, NintendoLife's sources person not lone confirmed that to beryllium true, they person revealed that Game Boy and GBC games are coming "very soon".

Nintendo has not been shy successful talking astir plans to update its retro games room connected Switch (even aboriginal "mini" consoles). It ever said it could grow it to different platforms. We were hoping that would see N64, but it seems the company's archetypal handheld is simply a greater precedence for now.

To beryllium fair, determination are a myriad of classical Game Boy games we'd emotion to spot connected Switch. Super Mario Land is an evident one, arsenic is the GB mentation of Tetris - which we played truthful much, we adjacent saw it playing retired successful our dreams. And, portion we don't deliberation this volition happen, ideate getting the classical Pokémon games to enactment your mode through.

We cannot hold either way.

Writing by Rik Henderson. Originally published connected 1 September 2021.