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Lexicon

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Platforms

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Virtual Boy

Platform

Virtual Boy

Action

Sports

Puzzle

Simulation

Manufacturer

Nintendo

Released

1995-1996

Launch price

$180

Units sold

770K

Media

ROM cartridge

CPU

NEC V810 @ 20 MHz

RAM

1 MB DRAM (main), 512 KB PSRAM (video)

Resolution

384 × 224 px per eye (768 × 224 px total)

38

Games

1982–2014

Years

2

Regions

$98.00

Ø CIB

-2.8%

24M change

Lineage

NES · 1985

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Super Nintendo · 1990

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Nintendo 64 · 1996

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Gamecube · 2001

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Wii · 2006

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Wii U · 2012

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Nintendo Switch · 2017

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Nintendo Power · 1988

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Virtual Boy · 1995

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Nintendo 64 · 1996

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Gamecube · 2001

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Wii · 2006

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Wii U · 2012

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Nintendo Switch · 2017

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Nintendo Switch 2 · 2025

About

The Virtual Boy is a 32-bit tabletop portable video game console developed and manufactured by Nintendo and released in 1995. Promoted as the first system capable of rendering stereoscopic 3D graphics, it featured a red monochrome display viewed through a binocular eyepiece, with games employing a parallax effect to simulate depth. The console struggled commercially, and its limited market performance led Nintendo to discontinue production and game development in 1996, following the release of only 22 games.