Nintendo has a long history of redefining gaming with consoles that capture the imagination of kids and adults alike. They also made the Virtual Boy — and let’s be honest, that one was a dud. Now, ...

Bringing back the Nintendo Virtual Boy might be the strangest decision that Nintendo has made. The original Virtual Boy was released in 1995 and had a disastrous lifespan. Issues with the price, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about video games, technology and pop culture. I don’t think anyone had an official Virtual Boy revival on their 2025 ...

Two previously unreleased Virtual Boy games are finally coming to Nintendo Switch through the Nintendo Switch Online Expansion Pack. Nintendo is bringing back one of its most unusual consoles, this ...

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You'll enjoy Nintendo's $100 Virtual Boy Switch 2 accessory if you look at it like a gaming archaeologist. Reading time 6 minutes The recreated Virtual Boy may represent a new era of Nintendo, or at ...

Michelle is Lifehacker's Associate Tech Editor, and has been reviewing games, laptops, phones, and more for over 10 years. She is based in New York City and holds a master's degree from NYU. February ...

Ars Technica AI Reporter and tech historian Benj Edwards has co-written a book on the Virtual Boy with Dr. Jose Zagal. In this exclusive excerpt, Benj and Jose take you back to Nintendo of the early ...

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 ...