If you’re thinking, “hey, that looks familiar,” you’re onto something. In today’s lengthy and eventful Nintendo Direct presentation, the brand announced that a new, Nintendo Switch-compatible Virtual ...

In retrospect, Nintendo's Virtual Boy handheld system has mostly earned a reputation as a laughing stock of the video game industry: Conceptually ambitious, half-baked in practice and the company's ...

Ars Technica AI Reporter and tech historian Benj Edwards has co-written a book on the Virtual Boy with Dr. Jose Zagal. In this exclusive excerpt, Benj and Jose take you back to Nintendo of the early ...

While there are some impressive handheld video game consoles out there, there's far more that absolutely failed — these five ...

Feel free to double-check the calendar… yes, it is in fact September 12th and not April 1st. Nintendo, always managing to surprise in one way or another, is reviving its infamously failed 3D gaming ...

In 1995, Nintendo seemingly could do no wrong. The Japanese company revitalized the gaming market in the West with a mix of clever marketing and an unprecedented string of hits that bore unforgettable ...

The long-lost console is being revived next February in cardboard and plastic form as a Switch accessory with Switch Online games. I started with CNET reviewing laptops in 2009. Now I explore wearable ...

The Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pass is adding another platform to its line-up, and it's one that has become infamous for Nintendo. The Virtual Boy functionality is coming February 17, ...