Overview
- Known As
- Virtual Boy • VB
- Company
- Nintendo
- Launched
- 14th Aug 1995
- Type
- Handheld
- Wikipedia
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_Boy
Popular Virtual Boy Games
Related Hardware
List of hardware items (add-ons?)
Where To Buy
List of places to buy this system
About
Released in 1995 the Virtual Boy is possibly Nintendo's most significant failure in the hardware arena. The brainchild of Game Boy creator Gunpei Yokoi, this unusual machine promised cutting-edge 3D visuals thanks to the innovative display technology contained within its red and grey frame, but sadly it was a gimmick that failed to impress the general public and ultimately only 800,000 units were ever sold. Despite this dire performance, the machine has many fans and owning one is seen as the ultimate badge of honour amongst hardcore Nintendo fanboys.
Read our Making of the Virtual Boy.