Why the Game Boy Camera remains Nintendo’s most whimsical gadget Nintendo’s early history as a purveyor of gizmos and gadgets looms large over its modern video game creations. Where competitors present themselves as serious technology and entertainment businesses, Nintendo prefers to blur the line between games and toys. The NES got its entrée into the U.S. market by masquerading as a toy, and Duck Hunt was based on a ’70s light-projection toy. More recently, Nintendo has produced amiibo (toys that unlock bonus features in video games) and Nintendo Labo (toys that control and can be controlled by video games).But in...