Though Virtual Boy claimed to be a 3D system, the vast majority of the games were more like ‘2D plus depth.’ “…even if we could persuade the system to play them, we’d be exceeding the 16 Mbit of ...

That's because the Virtual Boy was undoubtedly Nintendo's biggest misstep in its console history – far more so than the Wii U ...

The Nintendo Virtual Boy may have gone down in history as the company's grandest folly, but it's clear that there are many fans out there who feel it didn't get a fair crack of the whip. Team VUEngine ...

Who saw this one coming? Nintendo is rereleasing 3D Virtual Boy games on the Switch and Switch 2 through the Classics catalogue of its online subscription service. The games will be playable through a ...

The Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console allows one to buy and play NES, Game Gear, Game Boy and Game Boy Color games on the device. At Nintendo’s 73rd annual general shareholders meeting, someone suggested ...

It's been 16 years since Nintendo's first 3D portable flopped its way into America. Anniversary or not, the recent growing pains that Nintendo's 3DS is currently experiencing have repeatedly been ...

The Virtual Boy wasn't exactly Nintendo's finest hour. Despite this, the device was arguably ahead of its time and over the years has developed a cult following. In 2018, for example, an indie ...

AVAILABLE NOW: As of Dec. 10, get the Virtual Boy for Nintendo Switch 2/Nintendo Switch for $99.99 from Nintendo. You must be a Nintendo Switch Online member to purchase.

In early 1995, I remember reading a letter in a video game magazine that talked about how much momentum Nintendo had with the upcoming Ultra 64 console and the futuristic Virtual Boy. When it launched ...

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. is a senior reporter who has covered AI, robotics, and more for eight years at The Verge. Nintendo’s Virtual Boy ...

Virtual reality is about to hit the mainstream following Facebook's big-money acquisition of the company behind Oculus Rift, but the concept has endured a troubled history. Nintendo tried its hand at ...