Nintendo finally makes 'console' announcement, but it's not the Switch 2

Nintendo just revealed a brand new “console” - and by “brand new” I mean it’s a Game Boy, and by “console” I mean, well, it’s a Game Boy.

As revealed on the official Nintendo of Europe Twitter account, we will be graced with a LEGO Game Boy in October this year.

This is actually part of a line of Nintendo-related LEGO products that have seen release over the last few years, such as the LEGO Nintendo Entertainment System that was revealed back in 2020.

Now before you get too excited, I’d be very surprised if this is actually a functioning Game Boy.

You’re not gonna be able to slot Tetris into this bad boy and fire up a game.

Much like the LEGO NES, it’ll likely come with some sort of display that you can manually change and some tactile buttons you can mash - but that’s probably the most you’ll be getting out of it, beyond building it.

Of course, it does seem like a slightly odd time to announce something like this, considering how many Nintendo Switch 2 leaks we’ve had in the past few months.

A lot of the folks on Twitter couldn’t help but poke fun at the reveal as a result.

“Finally,” commented user @Nickakyoin, “The Switch's successor.”

“ayo bro they out here spoiling the Switch 2 what are yalls doooing,” replied user @InfernoOmni.

It does seem a little funny given that the Nintendo Switch 2 reveal is likely to be days away at this point but hey, cut them a little bit of slack - it’s not like they leaked the thing themselves.

There’s currently no info on how much the LEGO Game Boy will cost, nor are there any images of it beyond what was shown in that little snippet, but we’ll make sure to keep you update should any new info appear online.