Nintendo brings Virtual Boy games to Switch via Expansion Pack

Nintendo announced on Sept. 12 that select titles from its long-maligned 1995 Virtual Boy console will return to Nintendo Switch and Switch 2 through the Nintendo Switch Online Expansion Pack, with the first wave slated to begin Feb. 17, 2026. The company said 14 Virtual Boy games will be added over time and that players will use a newly recreated Virtual Boy accessory that accepts a Switch or Switch 2 as the display to reproduce the original system's red-and-black stereoscopic 3D experience.

In the Direct, Nintendo showed two accessory options: a full plastic unit modeled on the original Virtual Boy and a low-cost cardboard variant in the vein of its Labo kits. Nintendo said both accessories let users slot a Switch console into the peripheral, place their faces into the eye rests, and play the titles in 3D. The company also said the Virtual Boy Nintendo Classics library will be available in the United States and Canada. Reports have cited possible retail prices of about $99.99 for the plastic unit and $24.99 for the cardboard version, but Nintendo has not provided consistent final pricing details for all regions.

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