Why? Just WHY?
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>>12020830Because why make new content when you can just sell old stuff instead (stuff that failed or underperformed because the audience is too stupid to get it in nintendo's minset).
virtual boy bought by a real goy
>>12020830It's not for you, it's for YouTube collectorsthey could have done this shit on the 3DS without charging for extra paperweight, fuck Nintendo.
>>12020838Modders save the day once again. https://github.com/skyfloogle/red-viper
>>12020830neat
>Nintendo announces Virtual Boy for NSOHey that's neat>They confirmed they're gonna dripfeed the catalog tooOh no>You also need the accessory/cardboard to play the games.Why
>>12020830>cardboardlmao
>>12020859Don't want literal cardboard pressing against your eyeballs? Pay up for the plastic!
>>12020830I'm just happy to see it acknowledged. Maybe they drop a Dragon Hopper ROM at some point.
People will finally be able to play ludos like Teleroboxer and VB Wario Land.I wonder if they'll release games like SD Gundam Dimension War or Insmouth no yakata?
>>12020865Waait, wait, wait. Are you fucking kidding me with this?
>>12020851>They confirmed they're gonna dripfeed the catalogue tooThat shit had like 14 games and some are third party license crap like Waterworld that will never see the light of day again. So even less games are viable for it. That's fucking ridiculous
>>12020883It's real. Virtual Chads won.
>>12020883Sadly, no.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oc8qckEoKxk
>>12020891Unless they are planning some surprised, they already showed the entire lineup of games they will offer... which they are STILL planning to drip-feed despite requiring you to buy an accessory to even use it.
>>12020915So they are adding Insmouth huh, impressive. Wonder if they'll translate it.VB has a really small library but all games range from decent to great, no unplayable garbage.
>>12020921>wonder if they'll translate itThey wouldn't, there's already a good chunk of japan only games on nso that are in japanese only.
>>12020865The enclosure is honestly very cool but requiring it is stupid. It wouldn't kill them to figure out some way of rendering the games in 2d, if they were any fun they'd still be worth playing without the gimmick in the first place.
>>12020935>It wouldn't kill them to figure out some way of rendering the games in 2dOf course it wouldn't, we've had Virtual Boy emulators that did exactly that for what, 15+ years now? We even had the 2DS. But this is the perfect excuse for them to force you to buy an accessory to even be able to play these games.I wouldn't be surprised if later down the line after sales of the accessory are down they release an update to just play them in 2D without it.
>>12020830>Why? Just WHY?the project wasn't completed, nintendo rushed it to market, gunpei yokoi got blamed for it even though he had told nintendo that it wasn't ready to be released. nintendo needed money to fund the n64 and released virtual boy in an unfinished state. yokoi basically told nintendo to go fuck themselves and left. nintendo insists he was going to retire and his departure had nothing to do with the virtual boy (which is nonsense).
You can either just require the accessory or just require NSO. Requiring both is ridiculous.
>>12020830yeah, I'll stick with the 3DS emulator and save my eyes
>>12020987>A hundred dollars>To play 14 games>On Nintendo's worst console in history>That you also need to pay a subscription to even access
>>12021061The fucking cardboard one is $25.>>12020987With how nintendo fanboys and collectors are I bet this thing sells like hot cakes, nintendo will be printing money. If they even sell 10 thousand that's a million bucks and I'll bet there are way more than 10 thousand nerds with disposable income who will feel like they missed out on part of nintendo's history because their parents never bought them a virtual boy.
How did Nintendo build a cult of adults who eagerly consume anything they release and defend it no matter what? Why doesn’t the same kind of devotion exist for Sony or Microsoft
>>12020840It's utterly baffling Nintendo never did this themselves. Literally free money left on the table.
Do you think they’ll ever rerelease the 3DS with improved build quality and an OLED screen? I like the idea of enjoying its full catalog with 3D effects, but on a brighter, more saturated display.
>>12020840It kind of pisses me off that the speed is like 97% on the O3DS.
>>12020935Why. Why would you play Virtual Boy games without the 3D effect and without the spotter's tripod? That's like emulating Steel Battalion and using your mouse and keyboard instead of something approximating its controller.
>>12021097Everybody hates 3D, so no. 3D was worse than motion controls.
>>12020834this, kek>the audience simply did not understand our product at the timeIs there some angry curmudgeon higher up at the company who feels like the VB was his brainchild and thinks this might be his chance to redeem himself?
>>12021084I seriously think a big part of it is the very well designed mascots that they never retire creating some sort of attachment and familiarity. Like Mario, Link, Kirby or DK for example, all child friendly bright and colorful cartoony designs, all very well done. You play a game with one of them as a kid, decades later you're still playing games with them and even your kids are now playing them. It's familiar, safe and always there, you don't want to let go of something like that so you make excuses for mistakes. You even see that sort of attachment with Sonic despite Sega fucking up a shit ton. Contrast that with Sony, where you can go a whole generation or two without their mascots that don't look as good in the first place, or Microsoft where Halo dude looks like a boring generic sci-fi military dude. Ends up making Sony and Microsoft look like soulless corporations while seeing the Nintendo logo makes people happy even though it's also a soulless corporation.
>>12021128No, he was murdered
>>12020830>Why? The good guys lost.
>>12021137As in he murdered himself in front of the CEO with a tanto for shamefuru disopuary and thus redeemed his family name?
>>12021120>3D was worse than motion controlsKeep coping flatcel
>>12021143No, the Yakuza took out Gunpei Yokoi, apparently at Yamauchi's request
>>12021143He died in a car crash shortly before the release of his new console, the Wonderswan, at a competing company. Conspiracy nutjobs think Nintendo sent a hit after him or that he was involved in the mob or other such baseless nonsense.
>>12021148This is confirmed.Oni, vessels, etc
>>12021148>>12021150Oh fuck so him being dead wasn't a joke? LmaoI see. Welp, there goes any hope I had for an explicable reason why they'd spend resources on re-releasing this giant piece of shit.
>>12020830I will now consider buying your console.
You can feel /v/'s stench here
I am now fully incentivized to get my Virtual Boy fixed and to purchase a flash cart for it.
>>12021156You didn't know Gunpei died? This happened back in 1997. That's why the first game released on the Wonderswan was called Gunpey, which was a puzzle game that he made.
>>12021061A real used Virtual Boy will run you over $200 with no games on eBay.
>>12021150Nintendo has known ties to the yakuza like any other big successful business in Japan.
>>12021101With or without frameskip?
>>12021231Emulators are free>"b-b-but no 3d"Picrel, also, there are Virtual Boy emulators for the 3DS now
>>12021061Welcome back, Virtual Boy.
>>12021236The guy who hit Gunpei was a freaking tourist.
>>12021293Based Nintendo selling new Virtual Boys at half price.
>>12021097No. The best you can hope for are nice OLED screen replacements for the DS family, which are probably still a few years away.
>>12020906Wow, that is fucking desperate.
Because if you don’t try new things in a console space you just end up putting out a home computer that can only play games (and i guess watch movies) and has a dedicated controller.
>>12021230Nope, the whole Wonderswan debacle was something I'd never even looked into.
>>12021097If you can't jailbreak it, it's crap
>>12021148stop spreading lies on the internet
fuck you random anon who i don't even remember if you were on /v/ or /vr/ i wanted a new dreamcast controller you got my hopes up >:(
>>12020838It is for you, you're required to get one or the other to play VB games on Switch. You WILL experience the eye strain and migraines, and you will be happy.
Sorry guys. I basedfaced at this.
>>12021546Isn't it just cardboard and maybe a plastic version? Theres no actual hardware in it, is there? Just a fancy ass 3D glasses like Metal Gear Ac!d 2 had on psp.
>>12020987So wait, is it literally just cardboard they are selling for 100 dollerydoos, or does that include some voucher shit giving you the privilege to play the games too?
>>12020830mexibros...we fucking lost again>>12021607no, the cardboard version $25
>>12020865Ok, as a huge VB fag, i would buy this, BUT, only if they had done all the games on a physical game card and not subscription access shit. I've got 3 original systems and all of the games except the 4 stupidly expensive jap games, i can live without this, though it would be a cool novelty to have.
I wonder if the stand part comes off. It may actually be worth buying these just to get official replacement stands for all the original systems missing them.
Thanks Nintendo. We really needed this
>>12021592Pretty much, but they designed VB Online so that if your Switch isn't in the cardboard holder or the VB replica, you're not gonna play anything.
>>12021291The 3D effect on the 3DS is leagues better than stereoscopic 3D, so you'd be much better served playing it on the 3DS anyways.
>>12021801It works very well on my N3DS, I'll give it that. I can't say the VB games interested me enough to try them for more than an hour or so, but it's still neat they got it to work for those who appreciate them.
>>12021714I wonder how that works. QR code on them that the Switch 2 camera scans?
Well, at least Gunpei Yokoi's experimental work won't go unnoticed now.
I’ll get it if they release that fabled cancelled F-Zero VB game a la Star Fox 2
what games are they skipping?
>>12021884Waterworld because of the licensing and also because it was shitty
>>12020830>Why? Just WHY?does it even matter?Just use the 3DS emulator instead
this is an important step for video game preservation
>>12021020Why require any? Just sell VB games you can own permanently like back on Wii Virtual Console, and give the games a 2D mode for those who don't care about the 3D effect
>>12021826Can't be anything that relies on something only the Switch 2 has since it's supposed to be compatible with both the Switch 1 and Switch 2.
Modern Nintendo games are on par with the quality found on the VB, so it makes sense.
>>12021406You first. It's a well known fact the virtual boy was rushed out prematurely to cover for the struggling 64 being delayed another year. Yokoi then scrapped together The game boy Pocket to save Nintendo's reputation and succeeded. He left after feeling slighted by yamauchi and the console division and started his own new company. Bandai was the first to contract him and launched a competitor to the game boy. Then yamauchi ordered a hit. The setup is classic, cause a mild fender bender and while swapping information have the assailant hit yokoi. This stands out because Japan has a famously short wait time for emergency vehicles like ambulances, and yet they took hours to arrive.
>>12022224Nice fanfic you got thereN O T
Maybe now smash bros will get some actual content from VB games included.
>>12022224Nice crackpot conspiracy theory, too bad the identify of the person who hit Gunpei is known and he was just some dude who works in the tourism industry, and both he and his wife were also injured in the accident.
Looks badass to me but it's a shame they're not making a controller for it
>>12022331Yeah why not go all in, such a unique controller too
>>12022331If it included a controller for that $100 I would buy it in an instant.
>>12022331Fuck, I would buy just the controller, just like I did the nes and snes pads.
>>12022490>includedThis is Nintendo we're talking about. It would be sold separately
>>12022490i dont think theyll make one considering the in-box gamepad roughly delivers the original VB form factor
It's been 30 years and they STILL haven't added a fucking headstrap
i dont understand you hold it up to your face with the controls sticking out the sides like that?
>>12022558For the cardboard one yes, but I'm guessing you could also lie down on your bed, put the thing on your face and use the joycons wirelesslyFor the plastic one with a stand you use your joycons wirelessly, put the thing on a desk/table, and press your face against itYes, it's retarded and shit in both cases
>>12022224Stop spreading lies, mate. Do you even know how Gunpei Yokoi died? There was a minor car crash at first, and then when he got out to inspect the damage, he got sideswiped by another car some time after. The Yakuza would need in a one-in-a-million perfect timing where they distract him with the first crash, hope that he would get out to inspect the damage, and then make it there at just the right time in order to get him with the second car. There's no way they would've killed him like that.
is this on the regular online tier, or that premium tier they make you get for GBA and Gamecube games
>>12022584Premium, so you're going to need to fork over $50 a year just to be able to buy either the $25 cardboard or $100 plastic so you can play the 14 out of 22 games they will drip-feed to you.
>>12020921>no unplayable garbage.Virtual Lab and Water World.
why didn't nintendo just make it like an actual vb-themed vr headset so people could put low end vr games on the console?
>>12022836>Why didn't Nintendo make an actual VR headsetAnon, pls
>>12022836Money, and knowing their fans are retards
>>12022836The Switch is too big and heavy to just be mounted to your face like an Oculus, which is probably why they opted for the same solution as the original VB.
>>12022749Now tell me where the parts in your computer were made.
>>12022776Water World is fine once you wrap your head around the fact its Virtual Asteroids with a dash of Defender. Lab is kinda just a bizarre as fuck oddity on its own with weird bugs, but i can be played.
>>12021169it emanates like a corpse
is there a way to emulate nintendo's cardboard? and dont tell me to just go buy any cardboard because i want the cardboard that has Nintendo Magic©
>>12020830This kind of makes me want to buy a switch 2, just so I can play red alert with the 3d effect (already played through it on an emulator). But then I remembered I'm almost 43yo.
>>12022749Soulless. Compare to the original.
Virtual Boy Wario Land was a genuinely good Wario game held back by that fucking red palette.
>>12023173Owari da
>>12022172>Just sell... games you can own permanently like back on Wii Virtual Consolelmao anon Nintendo hasn't done that since the wii uYou VILL pay the NSO subscription
Why isn't Nester's Funky Bowling in the list of games?Doesn't Nintendo own fucking Nester? Their Nintendo Power mascot?
>>12024295Nester'a Funky Bowling and Virtual Bowling are two different games, Virtual Bowling is more rare and also plays better.
>>12022331I just know they're going to map the two d-pads to the analog sticks, absolutely unforgivable
>>12021253I think they remove it, but it's emulate perfect now
>>12020915Lack of Space Squash is odd.
>>12020830At this point, I guess it's to celebrate the history of it rather than delivering an actual playable experience.
>Have to pay for the subscription for the ability to purchase the plastic enclosure>Once purchased, have to retain your subscription to play any games on it>If you lapse your subscription, you have paid over $100 for a piece of plastic that cannot play anything
ngl that's actually pretty cool but with a pricetag like that for a couple google cardboard tier lenses and a cheap plastic shell you're really just paying for the novelty
>>12024883What's wrong with renting appliances?
>>12024883>$100 is a lot of moneyIt isn't really.
>>12024992It is for this imoIt's a $50 gimmick at most
>>12025000It's a $5 plastic with lenses.
>>12025019It's definitely more than 5 bucksBut I said at most, not minimumThe cardboard should be 5 bucks
>>12020830Will you be at least be able to change the palettes? I’ve always wanted to play wario land in proper 3d but the red screen hurts my eyes.
>>12025118It took this company several years to give you to ability to configure your controls in the N64 app... I wouldn't count on it anytime soon if ever.
>>12024883I have a hacked switch, only a matter of time
>>12024992it is for cardboard and virtual groid games
>>12022579“I can send Nikki to kill Mombese for Christ-sake! I don’t send you to kill! I send you to be invisible. I send you, because you don’t exist!”
>>12025047It used to be free.
>>12020830Because the video game industry is going down the shitter along with everything else. Nintendo, along with the rest of them clearly dont know what they are doing. Also, considering they have a guy named bowser thats one of the top guys now, its no suprise. The jokes write themselves.
>>12025474That plastic version never happened, they included a cardboard version with the game so it in fact wasn't free
>>12025539Nintendo making expensive gimmick hardware peripherals?That's unheard of and crazy, they never used to do that...
>>12025547My point was the fact that they are bringing something back from the dead that flopped hard doesnt make sense. Ask yourself, who would buy this shit?
>>12020830what is their endgame for this? they have to know they're going to lose money on this. most of the switch userbase are under 30, will have no idea what this is and will avoid it due to having no nostalgia for it. or are they just so fucking greedy their tens of billions in cash aren't enough and that they will milk the nostalgia tree dry no matter what?
At first I thought to myself "oh that's cute I guess" but you can't play the games without it? What the fuck?
>>12025563>My point was the fact that they are bringing something back from the dead that flopped hardI never said many people would buy it, I've already said playing it on the 3DS emulator is the best way to play itThis is just like the steering wheels they had for mario kart on the Wii
>>12025571It's because it emulates in stereoscopic 3D, you can play it easily if you know what you're doingJust play it on your 3DS if you want 3D
>>12024883>if you lapse your subscription, you have paid over $100 for a piece of plastic that cannot play anythingThis is the future companies want and why so much shit now is dependent on online activation.
>>12025563I would, just not in the way they are doing it. The VB is bad-ass.
>>12025578Why can't they just display the VB games in 2D mode? The 2DS proves they already know how to do this.
>>12025624Well, it's not really accurate, you're just seeing one screen
>>12020830This is like SEGA reviving the 32X despite having nothing going for it aside a few shitty Virtual Fighter ports
>>12020876>Dragon HopperGod if onlyThis was supposed to be the killer app or it's Pokemon answer to the VB32 btw
>>12020830Why didn't they just call it the Nintendo 32?or the Hyper 32 for the matter?
The least they could do is also recreate the Virtual Boy controller to go with the bigger headset.
>>12024295Nester is a NoA invention, most of their marketing stunts and creations goes off as never acknowledged or forgotten.Also Nintendo Power (in Japan) was their pre-NSO equivalent, Nintendo probably never even heard or read the NP magazines.
>>12021138>Talmudist company >good guysLol
>>12020830The plastic one should technically probably look about as good as the original display. Actually VB you can play it lying down in bed but on Quest the sensors don't really let you.>>12021801Poor underappreciated 3DS and VB>>12025567Its cool, everyone fobs you off until they play it. Telling people how 3d it is and they just don't get it. Pretty common now but this was nuts for 1997.
>>12022218Had to stare at that fucker for a while before I realized it was a BBQ
>>12024992American mindset is really sad. "I work myself to death so that I can give it all away to random fees and overpriced goods that I never question".Don't question, just pay because to be viewed as poor or questioning orders is to be less than human.
>>12020830Nintendo thinks people have unironic fond memories of virtual boy
>>12025987>But what about le heckin Americans?!
>>12025448The $100 option isn't made of cardboard, it's a full plastic shell with a stand. The cardboard one is $20.
>>12025770He did show up in Pilotwings 64, but under a different name, so japs would be vaguely aware of him. He is like Nintendo of America's Diskun.
>>12020935>requiring it is stupidIt doesn't require it, the headset is there to enable 3D/nostalgia shit
>>12020965and dont forget nintendo murdered yokoi, made it look like an accident.
>>12020830nintendo brought this back from the dead to have t fail again for the same exact reason
>>12026147They flat out said it's required
