Nintendo has announced that Virtual Boy games are coming to Nintendo Switch Online in February.
The games will be available for those with a Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack subscription. They’ll also be playable on both the Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2.
Starting February 17, seven games will be availble to play. These games include Galactic Pinball, 3-D Tetris, Teleroboxer, Virtual Boy Wario Land, The Mansion of Innsmouth, Golf, and Red Alarm. Also coming later in 2026 are Mario Tennis, Mario Clash, Space Invaders Virtual Collection, Jack Bros, Virtual Bowling, Vertical Force, V-Tetris, and two unreleased games D-Hopper and Zero Racer.
In order to play the games on the system, players will have to own one of two available accessories. The $100 Virtual Boy for Nitendo Switch 2/Switch or the $25 carboard model. You also need to have an active Nintendo Switch Online membership in order to even by required accessory.
With the more expensive Virtual Boy, players will be able to swap out lenses to change the colors of the games later this year.
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I feel for the kids that actually spend a hundred bucks for essentially a plastic tripod with a plastic switch 2 dock. The Virtual Boy doesn’t have any actual tech inside, thats why they are also selling the cardboard one too lol.
Virtual Boy games are known for being bad as well as hurting your eyed to play… I really don’t get why this was something Nintendo wanted to bring back haha. The sad part is that I am sure this POS will sell out ASAP too (but I also dont think they are making a ton of them either.