Ah, the Virtual Boy, truly the darkest of Nintendo’s black sheep. It was originally released in 1995 and touted as a tabletop portable game console; you stick your face into the eyepieces and ...

As someone who witnessed its initial release, I’m delightfully baffled that Nintendo is resurrecting the Virtual Boy. We aren ...

There are a lot of things I don’t know about gaming history, because I didn’t live through them (due to age or where I live in the world) and don’t really have any older gamers around me to gasp in ...

Basically since the original Famicom made its way from Japan to North America, under the name Nintendo Entertainment System, it’s been Nintendo’s world and we’re all just living in it. Not every ...

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 ...

I keep wondering when Nintendo will get back into VR. I actually asked Shigeru Miyamoto about it earlier this year. Well, Nintendo's back in the VR game, sort of, with a new Virtual Boy. Retro games ...

Nintendo has made the shock announcement of the return of Virtual Boy. Virtual Boy Nintendo Classics launches February 17, 2026 via the Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack subscription on Switch 1 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Many years before Turning Red was a Pixar movie about menstruation, “turning red” perfectly encapsulated Nintendo’s early foray into the VR space, the Virtual Boy. It wasn’t a wearable, like the ...