"Nintendo doesn't have very many high-profile missteps, which makes it all the more notorious when one of its flagship products falters. The Wii U is the most recent example, but before that the all-timer was the Virtual Boy--a mid-'90s experiment in early 3D effects that never caught on. Nintendo fans have identified many possible causes for this--the unwieldy design, the all-red graphics, the middling library--but whatever the cause, it's been a sore spot in Nintendo history."
"During a Nintendo event, we were able to try the Virtual Boy emulation, with a Switch 2 console fitted into the pricey Virtual Boy accessory. (The cardboard model was on display behind glass, but we weren't able to try it.) The $100 option looks just like my memory of a Virtual Boy in a Toys R Us kiosk, complete with its tripod stand and foam face shield. The only major differences are that this one has a Switch 2"
Nintendo brought Virtual Boy emulation to the Switch 2 with two required accessory options. The $100 accessory recreates the original tripod and foam face shield while housing a Switch 2 console. The accessory lacks an attached controller, relying on paired Joy-Cons or a Pro Controller. About half of the Switch protrudes from the bottom of the accessory and the Virtual Boy display uses roughly the top half of the screen. The foam face shield blocks ambient light and is comfortable, but hunching to align the eyes can be uncomfortable without table-height adjustment.
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