{"id":139999,"date":"2025-09-13T11:07:07","date_gmt":"2025-09-13T11:07:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/139999\/"},"modified":"2025-09-13T11:07:07","modified_gmt":"2025-09-13T11:07:07","slug":"virtual-boy-games-heading-to-switch-2-via-a-sub-and-30-or-140-aud-peripherals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/139999\/","title":{"rendered":"Virtual Boy games heading to Switch 2 (via a sub and $30 or $140 AUD peripherals)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\tBlast. From. The. PAST… only on Nintendo Switch Online. <\/p>\n

Virtual Boy games<\/a> will be the latest to head to Nintendo Switch Online, the publisher today announced. First up are titles like Mario\u2019s Tennis and Galactic Pinball\u2026\u00a0though you\u2019ll need a Nintendo Switch Online subscription and new peripherals costing either $30 AUD or $140 AUD to play.<\/p>\n

\u201cSelected games from Nintendo\u2019s stereoscopic 3D console, Virtual Boy, are coming to Nintendo Classics exclusively for Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack members,\u201d Nintendo said in a press release.\u00a0\u201cTo play, you\u2019ll need Joy-Con or Joy-Con 2 controllers and the dedicated accessory based on the original Virtual Boy hardware \u2013 stereoscopic 3D included \u2013 when inserting the Nintendo Switch 2 or Nintendo Switch.\u201d<\/p>\n

The more expensive of the peripherals is up now on the Nintendo Australia site for pre-purchase, and costs $139.95 AUD<\/a>. For those looking for a more budget-friendly option, a carboard peripheral will only set you back $29.95 AUD<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

A Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack individual membership, also required to play, will set you back $59.95 AUD for a year<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The first Virtual Boy titles \u2014 Mario\u2019s Tennis, Galactic Pinball, Teleroboxer, \u201cand more as they release over time\u201d will first be available through Nintendo Switch Online<\/a> from 17 February 2026.<\/p>\n


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