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 ...

Consult any list of Nintendo's worst releases—heck, any list of the worst consoles from any franchise—and you'll see one name repeated over and over again: the Virtual Boy. Billed as the future of ...

Who remembers the Virtual Boy? It was Nintendo’s failed attempt at 3D gaming back in the ’90s. The bulky design, eye-straining red and black graphics, and tiny library of games – not to mention how it ...

TL;DR: Nintendo is reviving the Virtual Boy in early 2026 through its Switch Online Expansion Pack, offering 14 classic games and a stylized headset case. This nostalgic release highlights the company ...

The Virtual Boy is one of Nintendo's biggest failures. Originally released in 1995, the Virtual Boy was Nintendo's first major attempt at stereoscopic 3D. Criticized for its high price point and being ...

A big sign of emotional maturity is owning up to your most embarrassing failures. For Nintendo, that past mistake is the Virtual Boy, and for the better part of three decades, the company has mostly ...

Nintendo shocked the gaming world when it announced that Virtual Boy games would be coming to its Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack subscription service back in September 2025 alongside two new ...

On February 17, the Virtual Boy is getting a second life as a $100 add-on for the Switch 2. (Sam Rutherford for Engadget) Even in 2026, VR still feels like tech that isn't quite ready for prime time.

Here at Ars, we’re big fans of classic console emulators that go beyond providing perfect re-creations to those that actually improve on original hardware with new features we could only dream of as ...