Nintendo files patent to let you play Game Boy games on smartphones — mashable.com

Nintendo has filed a patent application for a Game Boy emulator application in a move that could break from the game publisher's previous statements promising its games would remain solely on Nintendo platforms. The application for a Game Boy, Game Boy Color and Game Boy Advanced emulator was filed this summer, published by the U.S. Patent Office on Nov. 27, and surfaced by CNET. The patent seems to imply Nintendo is looking to create the best possible experience for playing Game Boy games on newer devices, since the portable device used a low-cost processor no longer in production. While it notes games could be ported to newer platforms, "there may be an advantage in certain contexts to being able to play or execute the same binary images stored in GAME BOY.RTM. cartridges on target platforms," which could be achieved through emulation.

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