Game Boy And Game Boy Advance Emulators For Nintendo Switch Online Have Been Leaked
Reports indicate that Nintendo Switch Online is just about to be getting a whole bunch of new titles. Game Boy and Game Boy Advance emulators for the subscription service have just been leaked and a huge list of games including Mario Kart and Golden Sun are apparently supported.
The news was broken by the Twitter user Trash Bandatcoot who noted that several files had recently been leaked on 4Chan including emulators for Game Boy and Game Boy Advance called Hioyo and Sloop, respectively. Both are apparently under development at Nintendo. The leaked files include screenshots of the emulators running on the Nintendo Switch.
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“Nintendo's official Game Boy Advance emulator for the Nintendo Switch just leaked,” Trashbandatcoot remarked. “Now it's just a matter of waiting for Nintendo Switch Online to add Game Boy Advance.”
In addition to the screenshots posted by Trashbandatcoot, several videos of the emulators running on the Nintendo Switch have been surfacing on Twitter.
Another user on Twitter calling themselves Mondo Mega noted how the leaked files contain references to a variety of different titles for Game Boy Advance including The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap, Metroid Fusion, Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones, and Mega Man Battle Network 2.
“The library of Game Boy Advance games they've tested for this thing is massive. ‘Tested' is the key word. Doesn't mean they'll all actually launch on the service,” Mondo Mega said.
As for the Game Boy, Mondo Mega pointed out that far fewer titles have come to light. “Not much to talk about with Game Boy, though. The build of Hioyo we have here is in an earlier state than Sloop. Each game is a seperate app and
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