Considering Nintendo’s long, illustrious history, the Japanese video game company has a wealth of classics to draw upon and revive for a modern-day audience. So it likely came as a shock to most that the Virtual Boy – arguably Nintendo’s biggest hardware failure – appeared in the most recent Nintendo Direct presentation. Not only are Nintendo Online members going to be able to access the Virtual Boy’s content library, but they’ll also need an accessory to do it.
We’re all for video game preservation here at XRSource, but this has the air of cashing in, rather than bringing a piece of gaming history back to life.
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