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 ...

We are back with the sixteenth episode of This Week in Switch 2 featuring our reaction to today's Nintendo Direct video presentation. Please take a look. This Week in Switch 2 will allow for all of ...

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.

The Nintendo Virtual Boy was a flop on its first go around in the 90s, and in 2026 it isn’t any better as a Nintendo Switch accessory. There’s a novelty and beauty to the strange VR headset, but the ...

Historically, Nintendo isn’t the kind of company that embraces failure. Its poorly received games rarely get ported to new platforms and its hardware flops tend to stay locked in the past, not turned ...

Nintendo Direct Reactions: Mario's 40th, Virtual Boy, Fire Emblem, and More! - NVC 778 We got an hour-long Nintendo Direct today, and there’s so much to dive into!

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 ...

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 ...

It is no overstatement to say the Virtual Boy was Nintendo’s biggest console flop by a wide margin. The Wii U sold nearly 14 million units, which still makes it roughly twenty times more popular than ...