On April Fools' Day a video game accessory company named Hyperkin jokingly released concept art for a peripheral for the iPhone 6 called the "Smart Boy." The peripheral would act as an add-on for the iPhone 6 that would allow users to use Game Boy and Game Boy Color cartriges on their iPhone — essentially it would remove the need to download games and play them through emulators.
It was a joke, it was not real… Except now it is. Or will be soon. Hyperkin is working on a way to make the (now titled) Smartboy.
The reveal came in the form of a press release from Hyperkin:
Originally a planned April Fool’s Joke – now a full fledged project for consumer release – the currently named Smartboy will attach to the iPhone 6 Plus, turning the phone into a handheld gaming device compatible with Game Boy and Game Boy Color cartridges.
Nintendo has a history of not liking people touching their things, so, it will be interesting to see if this device will become a reality or not. It doesn't look good for Hyperkin, as Nintendo has announced their intentions to move forward on the mobile front (aka they want to develop games for mobile devices).
