Nintendo has gambling a lot when it comes to release of video games and consoles. For example, it was a risky release of NES due to the video game crash a few years ago with Atari. But thanks to the marketing of the console as a toy, it was sold well, which led to Nintendo became a global phenomenon. One gambling that did not pay off, however, was a virtual boy, a 3D capable system released in 1995.
It was barely a year before it was interrupted, which meant that many projects were abolished. Now, ten years later, Nintendo will re -release a virtual boy as an accessory to Switch 2 in 2026, while games have been added to their online library. The unit will cost $ 100, which is a lot for accessories for a small number of games. If Nintendo wants to give players a reason to keep accessories, there are several smart ways to extend their lives.
Do new games
If Indies can do it …
The best thing Nintendo can do with this new peripheral is to support it better than the original virtual boy. Between all territories, only twenty -two games were performed a year ago before the system was terminated. Although the system is considered a flop, it has its fans.
There was a prosperous community that made Homebrew virtual boys and demonstrations that ran on emulators. There are demos for virtual boys Fox and Mario Kart For example, a game. If independence developers can do virtual boys, then Nintendo can. It may not be easy to make something so old with modern hardware, but if someone can figure it out, it's Nintendo. Hopefully, these games will release freely to the online retro library.
Support these games with new content
Let North America experience some lost gems
For a virtual boy there were several games that never left Japan, as Innsmouth no yakata and SD Gundam: Dimension War. These two games are still worth playing and SD Gundam: Dimension War At least he has an English patch of fans. It would be great if Nintendo officially released these games with full English support. This is one way Nintendo could update these games, but there are other options.
For example, in various libraries of virtual consoles, such as SNES and NES, Nintendo has released special versions of games. These special editions distorted players into certain parts of the game or gave them a lot of power-ups. Some examples include Metroid, Ninja Gaidenand Super Mario Kart. Nintendo could also add a special edition of Virtual Boy games.
Create a remix of a virtual boy
A mighty successor bears remix
This idea goes beyond the special editions in online libraries and calls back to one of the best things on Wii U. On the Wii U there were two Nes Remix games that took classic games of NES and turned them into mini-game bites. For example, players could collect a certain number of VA coins Mario Game or kill enemies va Zelda game.
The coldest levels were those that put characters in other games, such as Kirby's control in Mario. Nintendo could create a game of virtual boys' remix with the same idea. It can be harder to do in 3D, but the Remix series should return in some form, be it a virtual boy, a snes, game boy or other media.
Add 3D support for retro games
Like ports of 3DS NES
3DS built a lot of great ideas into it and Nintendo experimented with some features of the eshop. Nintendo re -released several NES games in 3D, including Kirby's adventure and KID ICARUS. They looked amazing in 3D and played a little better. Sega also re -released some classics, so the overall idea was a castle for retro fans.
Nintendo could do this again by deconstructing NES games, start and add 3D layers. Gaming Legend Zelda With the Blaring Red Graphics may not be what everyone wants, but it's an idea that Nintendo could try.
Release the weekly video series
Or trailers in 3D
In addition to the retro classic re -release of Nintendo, it also created short videos that was exclusive to the 3DS eshop. Some trailers could be viewed in 3D and were also shorts about cute small picmins from their title series. This is just a few examples, and while the eshop is now gone, some of these videos were archived on YouTube, minus 3D support.
Nintendo could do this by creating exclusive content for Virtual Boy accessories. This could include trailers and short movies again. Like other video content, these things should also be free, which is obvious.
Bring back 3DS
Repeated use of technology
This idea is a little more noble, but adding 3DS support would be the final goal. No one wants to experience classic 3DS games like Super Mario 3D Land or The Legend of Zelda: Connection between Worlds with a red shade. Nintendo could release a new screen overlap, which instead puts into a virtual boy for a clearer vision.
This may be impossible, but in general, fans want to see 3DS games transferred to a switch or switch. Legend about heritage, Bravely default flying fairyand Luigi's seat 2. Now they may miss 3D support, but they could have it in the future. Even without 3D support would be nice to play some classics again.
