Nintendo's Virtual Boy Returns on Switch and Switch 2 With New Accessories, Classic Games

At launch, the Virtual Boy app includes 3D Tetris, Galactic Pinball, Golf, The Mansion of Innsmouth, Red Alarm, Teleroboxer, and Virtual Boy Wario Land.

Nintendo has released its new Virtual Boy app for Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack subscribers. In the 1990s, the Virtual Boy was a short-lived 3D console; now, it's a piece of software that pairs with a new Nintendo accessory. The app is called "Virtual Boy – Nintendo Classics," and users can download it now on both Nintendo Switch and Switch 2 consoles.

The app is designed for use with Nintendo's new Virtual Boy‑style viewer, which holds the Switch or Switch 2. The headset comes in a plastic version for $99.99 or a cardboard version for $24.99. While the plastic viewer comes with a stand that can sit on a table or desk, the cardboard version must be held up to your face ...