Nintendo players have many reasons to continue subscribing to Nintendo Switch Online, such as cloud archives, exclusive free games and special offers, etc., but many of them also come for past classics.
Since the launch of Nintendo Switch Online, there have been four old emulators for Switch consoles (Famicom), NES, Super Nintendo, and SNES. When players subscribe to the service, they can download the corresponding compilation software for free and execute the official version. Dozens of classic games provided, reminiscent of childhood.
Now, according to sources, Nintendo is preparing to provide subscribers with two classic handheld emulators and related games, namely Game Boy and Game Boy Color, on Nintendo Switch Online.
In fact, as early as 2019, someone used data mining to find out that the Super Nintendo/NES compilation software actually contained 4 additional emulator-related files, including the emulator codenamed “Hiyoko”. It is believed to correspond to GB and GBC.
Other sources of intelligence have also confirmed the relevant claims. Nate Drake, a well-known Nintendo insider who is active on the Podcast show Nate the Hate, believes that players should be able to play classic games on Game Boy and Game Boy Color through Nintendo Switch Online in the next few weeks, but the lineup is not available. Any disclosure.
Now that the GB and GBC emulators are about to be launched, what about the Game Boy Advance, which has more classics? According to various intelligence sources, Nintendo does not seem to have any plans to bring GBA emulators and games directly to the Switch console.
Source: TechRadar
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