Nintendo is dusting off one of its most unusual ideas. The Virtual Boy, one of the company’s bold but flawed 3D consoles from the 1990s, will return next year as an accessory for the Nintendo Switch ...

It’s often said that if at first you don’t succeed, you should try again. With Nintendo’s Virtual Boy rerelease for the Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2, I wonder if it maybe should have ignored ...

Feel free to double-check the calendar… yes, it is in fact September 12th and not April 1st. Nintendo, always managing to surprise in one way or another, is reviving its infamously failed 3D gaming ...

Here’s some fun news we need amongst all the horrors happening in gaming and the world at large: the Virtual Boy has sold out in 2026. Anyone hoping to purchase this retro replica will be met with a ...

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The authors of an upcoming book on Nintendo's infamous video game console argue that the Virtual Boy was more than just a gimmicky failure. Reading time 7 minutes In 1995, Nintendo released the ...

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In what might be a shock to some Nintendo fans, the company’s biggest failure is somehow selling really well in 2026. Nintendo Switch Virtual Boy accessory releases soon. Nintendo’s Virtual Boy ...

Nintendo is one of the juggernauts of the video game industry. The company, with the release of the Nintendo Switch 2, dominated a lot of sales charts and casual conversations in 2025. It also turns ...

You'll enjoy Nintendo's $100 Virtual Boy if you enjoy digging through gaming history. Have you ever seen a display with a horizontal resolution of one pixel? Neither have we. The VirtualFriend app is ...