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No, of Course You Can't Actually Play the New Lego Game Boy

WIRED

6 days ago

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WIRED

No, of Course You Can't Actually Play the New Lego Game Boy

Back in January, as the world awaited news on the Switch 2, Lego jumped in and teased a collaboration with Nintendo that would bring the classic Game Boy console back to life in brick form. Now it's here—and it looks even better than we expected. But, the promo video for launch has caused a fair bit of confusion as to whether you can actually play it. The video is a remake of part of the original Game Boy commercial from 1989. As the included brick-built game cartridges are placed into the GamePak slot, the video's actor at least looks to start playing, before turning the Lego Game Boy to the camera—which shows the game on the screen moving pretty convincingly. Instagram content This content can also be viewed on the site it originates from. "THE GAME IS PLAYABLE?!?!" says one excited commenter. Another jumps in: 'Wait, so the screen is a real working screen?' And they continue: 'Can you play other games if you have the cartridges?' 'So, is this a functional Game Boy?' For anyone stumbling across the video in their newsfeed, it's fair to say it is… unclear. However, click the audio on and the reality is, unfortunately, confirmed. The voiceover says that the games are 'interchangeable and not playable' and the moving display is actually down to 'the lenticular display pieces.' But even that hasn't stopped people's questions. 'Did he say 'not playable'?' asks one viewer. 'So you can't actually play the games?' asks another. Some are just straight up disappointed: 'All that effort to make it look like [it] is playable to quickly say is not playable.'

The Verge

22-07-2025

The Verge

The Verge is getting way more personal with following feeds

I've probably written a thousand stories for this website about our favorite apps adding new features, so it's a fun change of pace to be writing one about ourselves doing the same thing. Today, The Verge is adding some exciting new features that will let you personalize exactly how you read the site. You'll be able to follow individual topics and authors, then read them in a custom homepage feed and through a daily email digest that's specific to you. On the front page, you'll now see a toggle that says 'Following' at the top of our news feed. Click it, and you'll be able to start choosing the topics you want to populate your own custom feed. You'll also see '+' buttons around the website, which let you add new authors and topics as you come across them. You'll need to sign up for a Verge account to access the features, but they're all available for free — subscribers and non-subscribers alike. You'll notice this feels a lot like the way an RSS feed or a social network works. That's very much by design. Everything is a feed now, and everything is customizable. We think our site should work the same way. What you're seeing today is the first step toward adding deeper personalization features across The Verge, and we will keep building on this foundation in the months ahead. We're also launching one more way for people to read The Verge: a daily newsletter. It's called The Verge Daily, and it'll deliver a bunch of our top headlines to your inbox every weekday at 7AM ET. It'll be curated by our editorial team every day and allow you to read the biggest stories of the past 24 hours right from your email. Our first edition goes out tomorrow, and we'd love it if you signed up. The newsletter is going to be free to everyone. (But a note for our subscribers: stay tuned… there's more to come.) This is a big launch for us, and I hope you all like what we've been working on. But stick around — there's a lot more we want to build. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. See All by Jacob Kastrenakes Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. See All Bulletin