Nintendo Adds 5 Virtual Boy Titles to NSO Expansion Pack

Nintendo has expanded its Nintendo Switch Online Expansion Pack library with five new Virtual Boy titles, available starting May 13 to subscribers who own the required physical accessory for Nintendo Switch or Switch 2 consoles.

The additions include Jack Bros., a maze-action game featuring demons Jack Frost, Jack Pumpkin and Jack Skelton; VTetris, a Japan-exclusive variant of the puzzle classic with unique level designs and block-shifting mechanics; Space Invaders Virtual Collection, ports of the original arcade game and its sequel with time-attack and score-attack modes; Virtual Bowling, a 3D tenpin bowling simulation emphasizing timing; and Vertical Force, a vertical-scrolling shoot-em-up where players dodge enemies across foreground and background layers. Three of these titles, VTetris, Virtual Bowling and Space Invaders Virtual Collection, mark their first release outside Japan.

To access the games, users need an active Nintendo Switch Online Expansion Pack subscription and one of two Virtual Boy accessories sold via the My Nintendo Store: a full replica headset priced at $99.99 or a cardboard viewer for $24.99. The accessory attaches to the console to deliver the original...