The Nintendo Direct includes a major surprise for retro gaming fans, with the reveal of Virtual Boy games coming to Nintendo ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook When Nintendo Wii released in 2006, the system launched alongside the Virtual Console. The Virtual ...

Hideki Kamiya supports a revival of the Virtual Console, but it is uncertain due to Nintendo's focus on Switch Online. The Virtual Console was a popular way to purchase older Nintendo games. Switch ...

Nintendo recently announced a new Virtual Boy, making the Nintendo Switch 2 feel like a blast from the past in more ways than ...

Higuchi says his "boss at the time was a huge Nintendo fan, so he kept pushing us towards the Virtual Boy. But I knew the ...

In a twist no one saw coming, Nintendo's bringing back the Virtual Boy, the biggest hardware flop in its history.

The long-lost console is being revived next February in cardboard and plastic form as a Switch accessory with Switch Online ...

Even as Nintendo has endlessly mined its classic consoles for nostalgic re-releases in recent decades, the company has seemed ...

Virtual game cards make the Switch Lite more appealing and user-friendly. Switch Lite does not need to be the primary console to play downloaded games offline. The virtual card system allows easy game ...

The March 2025 Nintendo Direct was packed with updates on new games like Metroid Prime 4, but one of the most potentially impactful announcements had to do with how digital games work on the console.

One of the worst things for consumers about the endless march of digital products is that life can get decidedly awkward when you buy a new version of a system you already own. If you want to keep ...

Nintendo has shaken up how it treats your digital game purchases. It's now calling those virtual game cards, and it hopes to make it easier for you to share your games across multiple Switch systems.