Big, black and red and looking something like the arcade-style virtual reality headsets of the early 90s, the Nintendo Virtual Boy is as unusual to look at as it is to play. It's unlike any other ...

The Virtual Boy is not underrated. In fact, 30 years after its launch, Nintendo’s tabletop oddity is on the short list of items from video game history that’s properly rated. It offered very few games ...

The authors of an upcoming book on Nintendo's infamous video game console argue that the Virtual Boy was more than just a gimmicky failure. Reading time 7 minutes In 1995, Nintendo released the ...

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 ...

A YouTuber known for console mods has done the impossible and turned Nintendo’s failed Virtual Boy into a portable handheld. After a year and several custom-made parts, Shank Mods managed to fit the ...

When looking back on classic gaming, there’s plenty of room for debate. What was the best Atari game? Which was the superior 16-bit console, the Genesis or the Super NES? Would the N64 have been more ...

In early 1995, I remember reading a letter in a video game magazine that talked about how much momentum Nintendo had with the upcoming Ultra 64 console and the futuristic Virtual Boy. When it launched ...

It's been 16 years since Nintendo's first 3D portable flopped its way into America. Anniversary or not, the recent growing pains that Nintendo's 3DS is currently experiencing have repeatedly been ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Basically since the original Famicom made its way from Japan to North America, under the name Nintendo Entertainment System, it's ...

Virtual reality is about to hit the mainstream following Facebook's big-money acquisition of the company behind Oculus Rift, but the concept has endured a troubled history. Nintendo tried its hand at ...

A few days ago, a Nintendo patent filing once again kickstarted rumors that a second-screen accessory might be on its way to the Nintendo Switch 2, specifically for Nintendo DS games. While it’s an ...

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 ...