New Pokémon Snap is recreating the past of Pokémon Snap with the help of the Instax Mini Link. Yes, in case you missed it, Fujifilm's smartphone printer is now compatible with the Switch - allowing you to print out photos from all of your games.
If you're still unsure about whether this device is worth forking out for picking up, then you might want to check out Jon's video above. In it, he's provided a comparison of the original Game Boy Printer and the Instax Mini Link. This includes a much more in-depth look at the Instax Mini Link, which is also able to print regular photos, too.
Here's a bunch of photos, including one from The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX and the more recent Switch release:
So, there you go - 23 years of printer evolution for video games. If you are interested - there's also a special Pokémon-themed set that comes with the printer and a Pikachu-shaped rubber case. This will set you back around £109.99 or your regional equivalent. You can learn more about this device in our previous post.
Would you be interested in printing out photos of your Nintendo Switch games on the Instax Mini Link, or will you be sticking with the Game Boy Printer? Comment down below.
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Color me impressed that you have a working Game Boy Printer!
I am very surprised there isn't an affiliate link on this article. The video seemed like a long product placement.
Also I'll never understand why Polaroid or this Fujifilm paper is so expensive.
@Xiovanni Yeah I thought it would let you print photos just straight out of New Pokemon Snap, that would have been pretty awesome.
@Xiovanni Because Nintendo... they make great games, but when it comes to hardware convenience and services, they're usually a decade or so behind the compatition.
Its pretty impressive and it would be cool to have an album of a complete pokemon snap dex but boy, that would work out expensive.
Just for informations sake it's gotta be said, these are TRUE analogue photos. Think polaroids. They will slowly develop and no shaking or blowing on them will not speed things up.
Personally I think this is a pretty weird (and expensive) application to use real self-developing film for. If you ever get your hands on fujifilms instax mini cameras, especially the neo 90 and the SQ 6, those make really nice analogue photos that are vivid and "soft", especially when taking pictures out in nature. Printing digital art on it... meh. Not for me.
@Rhaoulos The 'paper' is so expensive because it's self developing, it's not just a blank canvas for a device to spray ink onto. The printer doesn't contain ink cartridges and you never have to buy ink or replace anything in the printer itself, it just needs the special paper.
@Kidfunkadelic83 and @all
Actually, since you can export your Screenshots from the Switch on one Way or another, just print them with a Printer that doesn't cost you as much.
I mean, for Quality you could even put them on your Smartphone and bring them to your a local Store that has one of those Photoboxes, were you can send your pictures and print them.
There is no reason to waste anybodys Money on those enviroument unfriendly cost expansive Printers.
@Xiovanni so this isn't actually a new device, though the marketing would make you think so. From what I gather this is an existing smartphone printer, it just now comes with a Pikachu shell and the app has been updated with Nintendo themed frames and stickers. I imagine it probably wasn't considered worth the effort to develop a Switch app for the device seeing as it isn't specifically designed for the Switch.
@Azuris thats alot better idea.
Pyra in smash + Detailed in-game camera controls + This printer = A whole lotta trouble
the gameboy printer will work forever. Good luck printing on instax 20, 30 or 40 years for now, as it requires an app from this era and a smartphone from this era. Sure we have it now, but in the future we probably will not.
Looks like something to buy, never open, store away in a safe dry place, and sell for a ton thirty years from now because of how rare it will be due to nobody buying one.
@christofilth I've had an Instax Mini for a while and the Switch stuff is actually in a separate app which they only released on Friday. One cool thing that the Switch one does though is use the Switch image transfer QR codes directly from the app to transfer the photo directly into the app for printing.
@azuris The photos are very different from what you get from a photo place and more like Polaroid photos. They are also a lot more fun and great to print instantly at parties, etc.
@mjsztainbok that's actually pretty cool that you can use the QR codes in that way. I've considered getting an Instax as I fancy an instant printer, sounds like a cool device.
The printing paper is just way too expensive for these smh
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