{"id":27482,"date":"2018-06-22T13:30:00","date_gmt":"2018-06-22T13:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2018\/06\/random_this_joy_boy_hardware_concept_could_be_the_virtual_console_solution_we_need"},"modified":"2018-06-22T13:30:00","modified_gmt":"2018-06-22T13:30:00","slug":"random-this-joy-boy-hardware-concept-could-be-the-virtual-console-solution-we-need","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2018\/06\/22\/random-this-joy-boy-hardware-concept-could-be-the-virtual-console-solution-we-need\/","title":{"rendered":"Random: This &#8216;Joy Boy&#8217; Hardware Concept Could Be The Virtual Console Solution We Need"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/news\/2018\/06\/random_this_joy_boy_hardware_concept_could_be_the_virtual_console_solution_we_need\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/news\/2018\/06\/random_this_joy_boy_hardware_concept_could_be_the_virtual_console_solution_we_need\/small.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/news\/2018\/06\/random_this_joy_boy_hardware_concept_could_be_the_virtual_console_solution_we_need\/large.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Nintendo has been very clear that the concept of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2018\/05\/the_virtual_console_isnt_coming_to_switch_nintendo_confirms\">Virtual Console<\/a> is a relic of the past; on Switch, it seems that the company has <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2018\/06\/the_virtual_console_successor_is_nintendo_switch_online_says_reggie\">other ideas<\/a> about how to distribute\u00a0retro games on its latest console.<\/p>\n<p>However, that hasn&#8217;t stopped Nintendo fan and indie developer\u00a0<a class=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rkidgames\">JayH<\/a> from dreaming up this intriguing\u00a0hardware concept which bolts a screen to a single Joy-Con controller to create the <em>perfect<\/em> vintage gaming solution.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"object object-tweet\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p><span lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">What you think of my <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/joyboy?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#joyboy<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NintendoSwitch?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NintendoSwitch<\/a> joycon concept! A screen that enables eshop games to be played, like the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/snes?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#snes<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/neogeo?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#neogeo<\/a> games etc? Possible raspberry pi KICKSTARTER maybe!! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Kosmikat?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Kosmikat<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NintendoAmerica?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@NintendoAmerica<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nintendolife?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@nintendolife<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Kotaku?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Kotaku<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PatTheNESpunk?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@PatTheNESpunk<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheManFrowns?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@TheManFrowns<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0aYjhZUp4v\">pic.twitter.com\/0aYjhZUp4v<\/a><\/span>\u2014 JayH (@RKIDGAMES) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RKIDGAMES\/status\/1009389590719926272?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 20, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/aside>\n<p>While it&#8217;s nothing more than a mock-up on a page at the moment, we&#8217;re struck by the simplicity of this design; it wouldn&#8217;t cost Nintendo much to produce a unit which houses a screen and a system-on-a-chip powerful enough to run SNES, NES, Mega Drive and Neo Geo games, and this could be equipped with Wi-Fi in order to download games from the eShop.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Or, perhaps an industrious individual not involved with Nintendo can find a way of connecting the Joy-Con to a screen for emulation purposes &#8211; could this be a Kickstarter in the making?<\/p>\n<p>Let us know what you think of this cool idea by posting a comment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nintendo has been very clear that the concept of the Virtual Console is a relic of the past; on Switch, it seems that the company has other ideas about how to distribute\u00a0retro games on its latest console. 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