Over three decades later, Nintendo remembers the Virtual Boy exists

Nintendo fans in the US and Canada will be able to buy a $100 Vi r t u a lB oy - s ha p e dd oc k f or t h e N in t e n d o Sw i t c h, or a c h e a p er$ 25 cardboard holder, both of which are required to play Virtual Boy games on the Switch or Switch 2 from 17 February 2026.
Takahashi Nobuo, who created the original 1995 Nintendo accessory, has designed the replica accessories.
Players will need to use a Joy-Con or Joy-Con 2 controller to play the games, which will be available to download with a Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack subscription, and will be displayed in split-screen mode, viewed through special lenses to recreate the Virtual Boy’s original resolution.
Nintendo has not announced any replicates of the Virtual Boy’s unique, dual D-pad controller.

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