Ars Technica AI Reporter and tech historian Benj Edwards has co-written a book on the Virtual Boy with Dr. Jose Zagal. In this exclusive excerpt, Benj and Jose take you back to Nintendo of the early ...

I keep wondering when Nintendo will get back into VR. I actually asked Shigeru Miyamoto about it earlier this year. Well, Nintendo's back in the VR game, sort of, with a new Virtual Boy. Retro games ...

A few days ago, a Nintendo patent filing once again kickstarted rumors that a second-screen accessory might be on its way to the Nintendo Switch 2, specifically for Nintendo DS games. While it’s an ...

Today we have a really interesting rumor about what is arguably Nintendo’s most lost of all video game consoles. The Virtual Boy was originally released in 1995, and still stands with the dubious ...

Here at Ars, we’re big fans of classic console emulators that go beyond providing perfect re-creations to those that actually improve on original hardware with new features we could only dream of as ...

The authors of an upcoming book on Nintendo's infamous video game console argue that the Virtual Boy was more than just a gimmicky failure. Reading time 7 minutes In 1995, Nintendo released the ...

Feel free to double-check the calendar… yes, it is in fact September 12th and not April 1st. Nintendo, always managing to surprise in one way or another, is reviving its infamously failed 3D gaming ...

In 1995, Nintendo seemingly could do no wrong. The Japanese company revitalized the gaming market in the West with a mix of clever marketing and an unprecedented string of hits that bore unforgettable ...

The Virtual Boy is not underrated. In fact, 30 years after its launch, Nintendo’s tabletop oddity is on the short list of items from video game history that’s properly rated. It offered very few games ...