Meet the Game Boy Flip, a fan-made console concept with a flip design and joy-cons. Closed, it plays Game Boy Advanced or Color games. Open it up, and you get a larger screen for a landscape-style experience like the Nintendo Switch. While it doesn’t have cameras, adding them could turn it into a flip phone for more than just gaming—pretty cool, right?
The idea of a foldable gaming console is a clear winner. While flip phones are still looking for their purpose, the Game Boy Flip knows its mission. It’s a dedicated gaming device with up to three different gaming modes, making it versatile and serious about gaming.
The Game Boy Flip offers handheld touchscreen gaming in two modes: closed for retro games and open for a larger, modern console experience. The dual touchscreens enhance immersion, while arrow buttons on both sides give you the option for analog controls.
For those who prefer physical controls, the Game Boy Flip comes with snap-on Joy-Cons for advanced gameplay, similar to a GBA or Nintendo DS. The closed-display mode is ideal for reliving classic games with the perfect size and aspect ratio.
The main difference with the Game Boy Flip is that the Joy-Cons aren’t detachable. They’re part of a frame that holds the phone, like the Razer Kishi or Backbone controller, with a USB-C connection for a wired setup. This concept focuses on creating a clamshell-style foldable phone that transforms into a futuristic Game Boy, allowing you to play old classics on a small screen and modern titles on a larger landscape screen.
While this is a fan-made concept and may never become a real Nintendo device, there’s definitely a market for a controller prototype that could work with phones like the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip6 or Xiaomi Mix Flip, giving gamers a unique way to play.
