It was a long expectation
Nintendo says 14 names of virtual boys will be available for switching subscribers for expanding online explosion over time. The list of possible software includes the cult classes of Nintendo the first names, such as Virtual land Wario And Tennis MarioIt is also extremely difficult to adapt third -party games, such as Jack Bros. And Virtual bowlingwhich can command Hundreds or thousands of dollars For the original cartridge.
The fact that Nintendo officially recognizes these games in general is a little amazing after all these years of neglect. Even Virtual console 3DS“What could have seemed to be a natural place to revive a virtual boy,” he never received the official support of the retro system. Instead, fans of the least successful Nintendo console (according to estimates, less than 800,000 units were sold), they had to either track rare original equipment and software, or resort to to Unofficial emulators (one of which recently added full -color support In addition to ordinary red shades displayed by the original console).
The Nintendo switch strategy uses for stereoscopy here more than reminiscent of Nintendo Labo VR 2019.which introduced the original switch into a cardboard sleeve with a lens for gray bones, the introduction into the idea of virtual reality. At that time, we called this experiment a “beautiful, convenient, worthy” introduction into virtual reality, it would seem, intended for young children.
Of course, today's announcement of a virtual boy comes with a huge added dose of nostalgia and is a long -standing official recognition of the often signed part of the Nintendo history. Despite all its shortcomings, the virtual boy was a striking example of the Nintendo Designer Gunpei Yokoi philosophy “Breedic thinking with dried technology”, as outwardly outlined by his own Benge Edwards when he contributed to his contribution to Treatise on the length of the book on the consoleField
