TL;DR: Animal Crossing New Horizons update 3.0, releasing January 15, 2026, adds playable retro games from NES, Game Boy, and more, requiring a Nintendo Switch Online subscription. The free update ...

Consult any list of Nintendo's worst releases—heck, any list of the worst consoles from any franchise—and you'll see one name repeated over and over again: the Virtual Boy. Billed as the future of ...

It's here. It's finally here. - Alex Perry / Mashable In September 2025, Nintendo announced something I never thought I would see: The triumphant return of the Virtual Boy. This was easily the biggest ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Basically since the original Famicom made its way from Japan to North America, under the name Nintendo Entertainment System, it’s ...

Hands on with a redo of Nintendo's quirkiest console - The Virtual Boy - on Switch 2, plus 'Mario Tennis Fever' and more.

In today's edition of "things I certainly didn't have on my bingo card," the Virtual Boy is coming to Nintendo Switch Online next year, as announced by Nintendo during today's Direct presentation. And ...

Nintendo has been making home video game consoles for decades, helping to develop the industry into the powerhouse it is today. Over the years, Nintendo has released 14 main handheld and home consoles ...