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Nintendo Adds Five Virtual Boy Games to Switch Online + Expansion Pack

The update accelerates Nintendo’s effort to preserve the Virtual Boy’s tiny 1995 catalog on modern hardware.

Overview

  • The Classics app for Expansion Pack members now includes V-Tetris, Jack Bros., Space Invaders: Virtual Collection, Virtual Bowling, and Vertical Force.
  • Players in Japan also get Virtual Fishing, a 1995 release that remains a regional extra.
  • Access requires the Expansion Pack tier and a Switch-compatible Virtual Boy headset sold by Nintendo, with a plastic replica around $100/£67 or a cardboard viewer about $25/£17.
  • Nintendo has outlined 16 planned Virtual Boy releases for the service and has flagged unreleased projects Zero Racer and D-Hopper for future arrival.
  • Because the original system had only 22 games, the growing lineup nears full coverage, though several licensed titles remain unconfirmed for release.