The big N plan for the next platforms after NES, SNES, N64 and SEGA Mega Drive / Genesis may have been leaked.
A 4chan user reportedly shared four files from a Nintendo Switch development kit. Two of them were in NSP (Nintendo Submission Package) format and the third was a 7z (7zip) archive. The latter contained two NCA (Nintendo Content Archive) files. The two NSP files are put together into a Game Boy Advance emulator called Sloop, while the two NCA files contain a Game Boy emulator running in 7z called Hiyoko. The games themselves look like separate applications.
Both emulators are signed by Nintendo’s European research and development division. It is a Parisian subsidiary that developed the DS and Wii emulators for the Wii U Virtual Console, but they were also behind the emulators for the NES Classic and SNES Classic mini-consoles. They also had a bit to do with Super Mario 3D All-Stars, as the team in the French capital was responsible for GameCube’s emulation technology.
This user has submitted multiple images of emulators On Twitterwhile this is archive also shows video from an already deleted account. A third user is one playlist also published. Games marked with an asterisk were previously in the ROM folder, but were not present in the leaked build. This would be the GBA list: Astro Boy: Omega Factor, Car Battler Joe *, Castlevania: Aira of Sorrow, Castlevania: Circle of the Moon *, ChuChu Rocket! *, Drill Dozer, Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones, F- Zero: Maximum Velocity, Game & Watch Gallery 4, Golden Sun, Golden Sun: The Lost Age, Gunstar Super Heroes, Harvest Moon: Friends of Mineral Town *, Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories *, Kirby and the Amazing Mirror, Koro Koro Puzzle Happy Panechu! *, Kuru Kuru Kururin, Lufia: The Ruins of Lore *, Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga, Mario Golf: Advance Tour Mario Kart: Super Circuit, Mario Party Advance *, Mario Tennis: Power Tour, Mario vs. Donkey Kong, Mega Man Battle Network 5 – Team ProtoMan *, Mega Man Battle Network 2, Mega Man Zero 3, Metroid Fusion, Metroid: Zero Mission, Mr. Driller 2, Ninja Five-O, Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team * , Pokemon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire, Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3, Super Robot Taisen: Original Generation, Tactics Ogre: The Knight of Lodis, Wario Land 4, WarioWare, Inc .: Mega Microgames !, Yoshi’s Island: Super Mario Advance 3 and The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap. The Game Boy / Game Boy Color list is nothing compared to The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening DX, Qix, Super Mario Land, and Tetris.
ModernVintageGamer (who works for YouTube as well as Nightdive Studios and Limited Run Games) he questioned authenticity, as emulators refer to EZ-Flash cartridges and are treated by Nintendo as illegal game copiers, but OatmealDome according to the Github repository used by the Nintendo division in question added the image file of the EZ-Flash cartridge on August 7, 2020, and its name and email address are listed. Although it could be technically imitated, it would take a lot of time and effort. However, there are indications in the GBA emulator code that Panasonic’s Vietnam branch was a co-developer…
All this may suggest that the Nintendo Switch Online. The Eurogamer is in Nintendo Life also wrote in September that GB, GBC plans to expand the Big N with Switch Online, but other retro platforms were also being considered. Then came the announcement of the N64 / Mega Drive expansion. Something can be made then…
Source: Gematsu
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