Overview
- Zero Racers and D‑Hopper, two Virtual Boy titles that were never released in 1996, will join the Virtual Boy collection on Nintendo Classics (Switch Online) on August 4, 2026.
- The Virtual Boy app on Switch will receive a new screen color customization feature on the same day that lets players hold the right control stick and press L or R to cycle tint options during gameplay.
- Nintendo is making the revived Virtual Boy games available to regular Switch and Switch 2 users on the Virtual Boy app while Super Mario Sunshine will arrive in the GameCube library for Switch 2 subscribers on August 14, 2026.
- The move converts previously announced revival plans into a firm launch schedule and continues a pattern of regular updates to the Virtual Boy library since it joined Nintendo Classics earlier this year.
- By publishing canceled prototypes and adding display controls, Nintendo is expanding its curated retro library and improving accessibility for players who may find the Virtual Boy’s original red-tinted visuals hard to view.