The Nintendo Switch Virtual Boy has done what the original Virtual Boy could never by shifting enough copies to sell out somewhere.
Once Nintendo brought some GameCube nostalgia to the Switch, the question of which console come to Nintendo Switch Online was a hot topic. Wii, DS, and 3DS feel somewhat limited due to technical needs, and most Wii U games are basically already on Switch, so where could Nintendo conceivably go next? And in the September 2025 Nintendo Direct, we got our answer when, instead of teaming up with Sega again for a Saturn or Dreamcast NSO, Nintendo announced its 1995 failure, the Virtual Boy, would be next on the plate, and you'd need to pay for an accessory to play it.
