Nintendo has filed a new patent that would allow for Gameboy emulation on a host of platforms, including airline entertainment systems and mobile phones.
The patent was filed back in July and was recently spotted on NeoGAF.
The patent describes a “low-capability platform (e.g., a seat-back display or a personal digital assistant) may not have enough processing power to readily provide acceptable speed performance,” explained Nintendo. “Unless the software emulator is carefully designed and carefully optimized, it will not be able to maintain real time speed performance when running on a slower or less highly capable processor.”
While this patent may see a host of new GameBoy players, it might also simply exist to deter third-party emulators currently being sold on mobile platforms.
“A number of GAME BOY.RTM. emulators have been written for a variety of different platforms ranging from personal digital assistants to personal computers,” the filing continues. “However, further improvements are possible and desirable.”
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