The new Nintendo Switch Virtual Boy has the same problem it did in 1995. Thats a good thing

In September 2025, Nintendo announced something I never thought I would see: The triumphant return of the Virtual Boy. This was easily the biggest and most embarrassing hardware failure in the company's history.

Thirty years is apparently long enough to get over the shame, though, because Nintendo is bringing Virtual Boy games to the Nintendo Switch Online subscription service on Feb. 17. You won't be able to play them on your TV. Instead, you'll need a $99 add-on that recreates the console's two-legged original form factor...