{"id":290546,"date":"2026-02-18T21:35:09","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T21:35:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/290546\/"},"modified":"2026-02-18T21:35:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T21:35:09","slug":"nintendos-vr-accessory-for-the-switch-2-is-finally-available","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/290546\/","title":{"rendered":"Nintendo’s VR accessory for the Switch 2 is finally available"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\"The<\/p>\n

\u24d8 Nintendo<\/p>\n

<\/a>The Virtual Boy is required to play Virtual Boy games that are available via Nintendo Switch online.<\/p>\n

Nintendo has finally released its VR accessory, the Virtual Boy. The accessory, as well as the cheaper cardboard edition, are required to play the classic games released for the Virtual Boy console released in 1995.<\/p>\n

The pre-order period for the Nintendo Virtual Boy has finally come to an end, as the VR accessory is now available to buy. Made for the Nintendo Switch 2<\/a> and Switch (standard and OLED only), the device can be purchased directly from Nintendo. <\/p>\n

The Nintendo Virtual Boy was first announced in September 2025, and is based on the short-lived console of the same name released in 1995. Made available to pre-order starting in December 2025, those who didn’t pre-order it then can now purchase it directly from Nintendo.<\/p>\n

\tThe Virtual Boy in its retail box.<\/p>\n

Priced at $99.99,\u00a0buyers are required to have a Nintendo account and a paid Nintendo Switch Online membership<\/a> before they can purchase the accessory. They will also need a\u00a0Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack membership to play the collection of stereoscopic 3D games\u00a0in the Virtual Boy – Nintendo Classics game library. <\/p>\n

While the 1995 Virtual Boy received 22 games during its short lifetime, Nintendo is only releasing just 7 of them<\/a>\u00a0for the new Virtual Boy today. However, 9 additional games will be added later this year, including 2 that were announced for the original Virtual Boy, but never got released.<\/p>\n

\tThe Virtual Boy (cardboard) is a cheaper alternative to the Virtual Box.<\/p>\n

If the Virtual Boy is too pricey, Nintendo also has a Virtual Boy (cardboard model) that costs $24.99. This too has been released, and is available to buy now from Nintendo. Like the standard version, the cardboard model is compatible with the Switch 2 (available on Amazon for $499.99<\/a>), Switch and Switch OLED<\/p>\n

\t\"Habeeb<\/a>Habeeb Onawole<\/a> – Magazine Writer – 1190 articles published on Notebookcheck since 2023<\/p>\n

I love writing about consumer technology and have written thousands of articles that help people make informed decisions or get the best out of their devices. When I am not working, I am catching up on movies and TV shows or logging in hours on my Nintendo Switch or PlayStation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u24d8 Nintendo The Virtual Boy is required to play Virtual Boy games that are available via Nintendo Switch…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":290547,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[768,769,761,767,111,139,8134,9626,32029,161104,760,69,770,766,762,763,161103,145,765,764,153373,161102,360,361,362],"class_list":{"0":"post-290546","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-virtual-reality","8":"tag-benchmarks","9":"tag-graphics-card","10":"tag-laptop","11":"tag-netbook","12":"tag-new-zealand","13":"tag-newzealand","14":"tag-nintendo","15":"tag-nintendo-switch","16":"tag-nintendo-switch-2","17":"tag-nintendo-switch-oled","18":"tag-notebook","19":"tag-nz","20":"tag-processor","21":"tag-reports","22":"tag-review","23":"tag-reviews","24":"tag-stereoscopic-games","25":"tag-technology","26":"tag-test","27":"tag-tests","28":"tag-virtual-boy","29":"tag-virtual-boy-cardboard-model","30":"tag-virtual-reality","31":"tag-virtualreality","32":"tag-vr"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/290546","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=290546"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/290546\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/290547"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=290546"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=290546"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=290546"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}