During the Nintendo direct which took place last week, the Japanese company announced that it was adding to its online service, under an expansion pack of the Nintendo Switch Online itself, the Nintendo 64 and SEGA Mega Drive games. Beyond the controversy that this new subscription plan, and its corresponding price increase, has raised, to most of us it makes us think that the rumor about the inclusion of the Game Boy and Game Boy Color games to Switch Online was just that, a rumor.
Although, to tell the truth, it seems that there may still be some hope of being able to enjoy the titles of Game boy in the service of Nintendo Switch Online. According to the words of Tom Phillips, editor of Eurogamer, on his Twitter, Nintendo could continue with the idea of adding the Game Boy and Game Boy Color platforms to its subscription service.
Fwiw, N64 and Mega Drive were the two NSO platforms I’d heard about alongside Game Boy / Color. I’d imagine N64 / Mega Drive are being rolled out first as they’re more enticing things to prompt people to upgrade
– Tom Phillips (@tomphillipsEG) September 23, 2021
«N64 and Mega Drive were the two platforms I had heard of along with Game Boy / Color. I imagine N64 and Mega drive are being implemented first, as are more attractive to encourage people to upgrade their subscription«Says the editor of Eurogamer on his Twitter profile. He also adds, in a second tweet that is part of the original, that “I should say that, I don’t know if Game Boy / Color will be in the highest price level«.
Game Boy games will be part of the current Nintendo Switch Online subscription service
At this last point, a new protagonist appears, since NateDrake, a well-known insider, believes that Game Boy and Game Boy Color games will be part of the normal Nintendo Switch Online subscription.. This same insider, through his podcast Nate the Hate, stated at the beginning of the month that Nintendo 64 titles coming to Switch Online with a new higher-priced subscription level. And, as we well know, the own Nintendo confirmed it during their last event.
That said, little more can we say, now we can only wait for this rumor it is confirmed or it remains in nothing.