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Virtual Boy: Nintendo's Worst-Selling Console and Its Flaws

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Nintendo's Virtual Boy, released in 1995, stands as the company's least successful console, selling only 770,000 units. Unlike traditional home or handheld systems, the Virtual Boy featured a unique viewfinder design for stereoscopic 3D visuals, which was underbaked and problematic. The console was also criticized for its uncomfortable ergonomics and the physical sickness it induced in some users, leading to its discontinuation within a year of its release. AI

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Virtual Boy: Nintendo's Worst-Selling Console and Its Flaws

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  1. Engadget TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] (Ben Stegner) ·

    Not the GameCube, not the Wii U: This was Nintendo's most unsuccessful console

    Nintendo's worst-ever console was awkward to use and didn't even sell a million units. But you can try it today if you're curious.

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