Modder does what Nintendon't and makes a Switch 2 Virtual Boy controller

Hands at each side of modded Virtual Boy controller with Switch 2 board on red workbench.

I don't know what Nintendo was thinking by releasing a Virtual Boy remake without its oddball controller in the first place. However, the retro community at large as once again stepped in to fix things for the big N-dawg, as there's now a mod kit that will transform your original controller, should you have one, into a wireless gamepad that'll work with the Switch 2 Online collection.

Fully demonstrated in a new video by chaotic (but lovable) retro console tinkerer James Channel, the Virtual Boy controller mod replaces the OG retro controller innards with new RetroOnxy Bluetooth guts. That allows it to then serve as an authentic gamepad for the Virtual Boy for Switch 2 released back in February, but it'll also work with PC, Meta Quest headsets, and even the goggles it originally came with thanks to a Blueretro adapter.