Overview
- Number of Players
- 1 (Single Player)
- Genre
- Release Date
Switch eShop
17th Feb 2026
17th Feb 2026
- Also Available On
- Series
- Official Site
- nintendo.com
Reviews
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Virtual Boy - Nintendo Classics Guides
(Yes, you can, with a Switch 1)
Virtual Boy has finally arrived on Nintendo Switch Online, if you're a subscriber to the Expansion Pack tier - and if you've got the $100 accessory from My Nintendo Store or the still-pretty-pricey cardboard alternative. If $25 for the cardboard viewer required to see the 3D visuals as intended still feels like an...
Guide Nintendo Direct September 2025: Every Announcement, Game Reveal, Trailer
How would you rate it?
The September 2025 Nintendo Direct was a bumper showcase, with an hour of announcements for Switch and Switch 2 and a few big surprises - including big first-party news. Below is the full Nintendo Direct September 2025 video, plus every game announcement accompanied by a trailer, any release date info, plus a link to our...
All NES, SNES, GB(C), N64, GBA, Genesis/MD, VB, GC 'Nintendo Classics' available
Updated with the seven launch games from the Virtual Boy library. This brings the total number of games playable on NSO (with the Expansion Pack subscription) to a hefty 327 - and that goes up to 335 on Switch 2 with GameCube. Nintendo Switch Online's 'Nintendo...
Virtual Boy - Nintendo Classics News
Review Virtual Boy For Switch 1 & 2 - Is It Really Worth Revisting Nintendo's Greatest Folly?
Virtual insanity?
Only Nintendo could get its fans excited about a re-release of one of its most dramatic commercial flops, and, as somebody who is old and grey enough to recall the disaster that was the Virtual Boy the first time around, I find it endlessly amusing that its resurrection as a Switch accessory has caused such interest. But then...
Poll How Would You Rate The Nintendo Classics Virtual Boy Launch Games?
I see red, I see red, I see red
The Virtual Boy app for Nintendo Switch Online's Expansion Pack launched this week, giving many Nintendo fans the very first chance to play these games in an official capacity. Some older die-hards may have an original VB knocking around or might have sampled its monochrome delights sometime over the last 30 years,...
Gallery We've Got The Virtual Boy Accessory For Nintendo Switch Online
It's a big boy
Well, what a lovely surprise! Our local Royal Mail representative knocked on the door today and delivered a curious-looking box, and it turns out that it's none other than the Virtual Boy accessory for Nintendo Switch Online! Yes, it seems like a whole bunch of people – in the UK, at least – are receiving their retail Virtual...
News My Nintendo Store Adds A New Virtual Boy Reward (Europe)
Party like it’s 1995 with this A4 Poster
The Virtual Boy makes its grand return next week, with this particular retro library joining Nintendo's Switch Online + Expansion Pack service. Now that the final previews have gone live, to build some excitement, Nintendo has released a new themed My Nintendo Store reward for Switch Online members. It's a
Round Up The Previews Are In For Virtual Boy - Nintendo Classics
Here's what the critics think
Nintendo is launching its Virtual Boy- Nintendo Classics digital library for the Switch Online + Expansion Pack service later this month, and the previews are now in. First up are our own impressions from Nintendo Life staff writer Ollie Reynolds: "It’s no secret that the Virtual Boy failed spectacularly when it...
Video 14 Exciting Games Coming To Switch And Switch 2 In February 2026
These residents are evil
Gosh, how is it February already? We don't know about you, but January actually flew by this year, and looking at the stacked line-up of games for the next few weeks, we suspect we'll be seeing March before we know it. Yes, February is set to deliver a bunch of bangers for the Switch and Switch 2 (so much so that we're...
Talking Point Where's Your Nintendo Labo Now?
Make, Play, & Bin?
No, we didn't find ours here, not at all... 2018 is a long time ago. It feels like it happened in another dimension, in an alternate (and much nicer) timeline, or some other Marvel universe-typed nonsense. And it's a timeline we can never get back to. It was also the year that Nintendo dropped its Labo sets, which is infinitely...
News Nintendo Announces Launch Line-Up For Switch Online Virtual Boy
Two previously unreleased games are also coming in 2026
Those of you excited to relive the glory days of the Virtual Boy only have a few more weeks to wait until you can play them on Nintendo Switch Online on Switch 1 and Switch 2. 17th February is approaching fast! Today, Nintendo has dropped a brand new trailer confirming the launch line-up for...
News Virtual Boy Is Being Added To Nintendo Switch Online
A dedicated accessory is also confirmed
Nintendo has confirmed a new expansion for Nintendo Switch Online on Switch and Switch 2: Virtual Boy. It'll launch on 17th February, 2026. No, it's not an April Fool's joke, this is actually happening! The addition will require a dedicated Virtual Boy accessory in which to insert your console. Here's a peek...
Previews
Preview Five Takeaways From My Time With Virtual Boy On Nintendo Switch Online
Oh boy
Given that fans were expecting (or perhaps hoping, to be more accurate) to see DS games added to Switch Online, the upcoming inclusion of Virtual Boy on 17th February 2026 is quite possibly the biggest surprise from Nintendo in recent years. Did anyone really ask for this? Probably not. Is it pretty neat regardless? Definitely. Although the...
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