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Nintendo Virtual Boy

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The Virtual Boy was a tabletop stereoscopic 3D video game console by Nintendo, known for its red monochrome display and commercial failure.

We dig behind Nintendo Virtual Boy's stated narrative to unravel the real strategy — the calls that actually shaped it, and why they played out the way they did.

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Video game hardware/consoles
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Product of Nintendo Co., Ltd.

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The Virtual Boy Wasn't One Man's Folly. It Was a Stopgap Nintendo Shipped Too Soon.
The Virtual Boy is remembered as Gunpei Yokoi's vanity project that wrecked his career. Wrong on both counts. Nintendo pushed an unfinished machine to market to hold shelf space while the N64 cooked - and the man blamed for it had already planned to leave at 55.
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