Nintendo is re-releasing the Virtual Boy, which can be used with the Switch 1 or 2 for a screen.

[djlink@mastodon.gamedev.place]

Nintendo is re-releasing the Virtual Boy, which can be used with the Switch 1 or 2 for a screen.

[aeva@mastodon.gamedev.place]

@djlink why tho

[djlink@mastodon.gamedev.place]

@aeva those accessories will fly even if people don't play them, they know

[djlink@mastodon.gamedev.place]

Would be pretty funny if the story behind Virtual Boy re-release is that someone at Nintendo warehouses bumped into a bunch of old boxes full of unsold Virtual Boy from back in the day, asked HQ what to do and they went "I gotta an idea".

[aeva@mastodon.gamedev.place]

@djlink fair. tbh I'll probably buy one lol

[kevingranade@mastodon.gamedev.place]

@aeva I actually really liked my GearVR for watching *regular* video, BUT IT NEEDS TO BE SMALL THE SWITCH IS WAY TOO BIG FOR THIS.

[adaliabooks@ohai.social]

@aeva @djlink

Makes me wonder if they will also use it to do modern VR games.

[aeva@mastodon.gamedev.place]

@adaliabooks @djlink doubtful but you never know

[djlink@mastodon.gamedev.place]

And in case you find the Virtual Boy price out of your budget Nintendo is also doing a cheaper cardboard instead of the plastic one (last image).
20€ and 80€ respectively in Europe. My main issue is this is hardware locked behind a monthly subscription (unless there’s other stuff we can do)

[aeva@mastodon.gamedev.place]

@djlink the hardware is just two lenses and a place to put a screen. I suspect that repurposing it for other ends will be fairly easy