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Windows Games, Nintendo, Xbox and PsP => Nintendo => Topic started by: javajolt on October 05, 2018, 12:30:33 PM
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I've seen a few Game Boy phone cases out in the wild - protective cases which (unofficially) make the back of your mobile look like Nintendo's classic handheld.
But Nintendo itself has registered a US patent (dug up by Siliconera) for a plastic shell which encases your phone in a Game Boy-shaped case, complete with working buttons.
This is something more than a standard case, with buttons that cleverly react with your device's touchscreen beneath to register commands.
(http://i.postimg.cc/4y1cx8R2/image.png)
A window in the design lets you see a Game Boy screen-sized portion of your own smartphone - the patent mentions it would be here that the game you are playing is displayed - or you can open up the front of the case to see the rest.
(http://i.postimg.cc/L6w9Zt4x/gameboycover4.png)
It begs the question - when will Game Boy emulation come to iOS and Android? Because this case looks ready-made for it.
Nintendo recently began selling NES-style controllers for the Switch to use with the console's new Online Subscription service, which includes access to more than 20 NES games on demand. A pair of those will cost you £50 - hopefully, this phone case, if it materializes, will come a little cheaper.
source (http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2018-10-05-nintendo-has-patented-a-working-game-boy-shell-for-your-smartphone)