Nintendo Game Boy Classic latest rumours: Release date & specs
Following the success of theNESandSNES Classic Miniconsoles, it looks like Nintendo might be working on a Game Boy Classic Mini edition. Here’s all the latest news and rumours.
So far Nintendo has only released living room consoles for its Classic Mini series, but there’s no reason it can’t go down the handheld route as well. The firm is also rumoured to be working on anN64 Classic Mini.
Game Boy Classic release date
So far there’s no word on a possible release date but we’d expect it to be next year at the earliest. The Game Boy came out a number of years before the N64 so it would make sense for Nintendo to continue in chronological order.
2019 would be a fitting time for release, marking the Game Boy’s 30th anniversary, but we don’t want to wait that long.
For now, the news is that is looks like Nintendo is indeed working on something Game Boy related. AsTrademark_botpoints out, Nintendo has filed a trademark for ‘the first game boy’.
Similar trademarks have been filed, one of which for the SNES controller so it’s a good sign.
The listing is a bit vague though as it mentions ‘home video game machines’, ‘storage media’, ‘ case for a smartphone’, ‘a computer peripheral device’, ‘a mouse pad, ‘a computer’, ‘a notebook Type computer’, ‘tablet type computer’ and more.
It also goes on to mention things like ‘key ring’, ‘decorative item’ and ‘necklace’ so Nintendo might be using it for merchandise.
It’s the first mention, ‘home video game machines’, that is the most promising for a Game Boy Classic Mini but we’ll have to wait and see.
Game Boy Classic specs
Nintendo could easily stick with the original form factor and dimensions of the original console and also pre-load the device with a number of games so you don’t need cartridges. In fact, it’s unlikely that existing cartridges would be accepted going by the other classic editions.
The biggest question for us would be the display and whether Nintendo would go for something matching the original or something more modern with a backlight, higher resolution and even colour.
Further questions include what games Nintendo will include – presumably Tetris is a given – and whether a link cable will work.
Author: Chris Martin, Reviews Editor, Tech Advisor
Chris got his break as a reporter at infamous site The Inquirer and has been at Tech Advisor for more than 12 years. With a BA degree in Music Technology, audio is his specialism, but over the years he has reviewed all kinds of gadgets, from smartwatches to mesh Wi-Fi to coffee machines.
