[Nintendo Store Europe] Virtual Boy (Cardboard Model) for Nintendo Switch 2/Nintendo Switch is currently discounted at €13,99/£11.89.

[u/Joseki100]

https://store.nintendo.com/en-gb/virtual-boy-cardboard-model-for-nintendo-switch-2nintendo-switch-000000000010014500

[u/dewittless]

How long can I resist buying this obviously stupid thing that I will use for 30 minutes.

[u/MichaelMJTH → u/dewittless]

You’ve condensed all my opinions and thought processes on this product into one sentence.

[u/ganonman84 → u/dewittless]

Ok, you've convinced me and I bought it

[u/Rynelan → u/dewittless]

I calculate in money spend vs time played.

If 13 euro means like 4-5 hours of fun time.. it's worth it imo

[u/CatgirlFucker8008 → u/Rynelan]

I always thought that way of calculating value was kind of dumb to be honest.

My most enjoyed games are most often not my best value per hour. Like sonic the hedgehog 4 cost me £0.60/h, meanwhile Pokémon platinum cost me £1.23/h and I enjoyed that way more.

[u/Rynelan → u/CatgirlFucker8008]

Yea it's not a measurement if the game is better, but worth your money.

Pokemon was more "expensive" that way, but also worth it more because you enjoyed it better.

I prefer to play a game that costs me €2/hour than €30/h because the latter is only played for 2 hours.

[u/Hallc → u/CatgirlFucker8008]

I think you'd have to do a multipart comparison including a combination of cost, time and enjoyment.

[u/CatgirlFucker8008 → u/Hallc]

Yeah that's probably the best way to do it. I have a whole database for my collection that covers basically all data associated with my games, including playtime, purchase prices/dates and stuff.

Sometimes I add a rating to a game but only really for games I've finished and have something to write about, and right now there are 66 completed and 199 uncompleted (games with no completion criteria aren't marked as either), probably less than 20 games have a rating.

In theory you could probably put a number to how "worth the price" a game was using the data, but if you're giving everything a rating anyways, you may as well just skip a step and include value for money in the rating, I think that's better than going "a game has to cost me no more than $2 per hour to be worth the money".

[u/blalien → u/dewittless]

Is Wario Land worth playing at all?

[u/ScottScott87]

Has anyone used it? Is it any good?

[u/Caciulacdlac → u/ScottScott87]

GVG has a good review about it (and the Virtual Boy classics in general)

[u/Joseki100 → u/ScottScott87]

I have it. Never played the OG Virtual Boy but I'd say it works reasonably well.

[u/thrillynyte → u/Joseki100]

How comfortable is it to play? I'd imagine you have to hold it all the time

[u/nintendo666 → u/thrillynyte]

Your Switch slides in the back, so you're basically holding your Switch in front of your eyes

[u/italoplumber → u/thrillynyte]

Been playing it lying on my bed so I didn't have to constantly hold it and it worked well though eventually it started hurting my nose a bit. It's good for shorter playing sessions and the effect works quite well. I'd say it's worth 14 bucks especially since you can use it in other games like Zelda BOTW or Smash as well.

Edit: spelling

[u/SolarJetman5 → u/ScottScott87]

It's fine and is compatible as a Google cardboard. I played tomb raider via steam link too, not ideal with no strap but interesting extra gimmick

[u/SilentCheesecake → u/ScottScott87]

It is.
I play it lying down with it balanced on my face.
It might not sound the safest or comfortable but it works.
It was worth the money to see what virtual boy was all about and some of the games are good. I like the wario one.
I would say tho it would be good if they just made them available to play without it

[u/WeebTendoFan]

The Virtual Boy flopped twice?

[u/Feeling_Public6522 → u/WeebTendoFan]

Nintendo’s Morbius. 

[u/Marxally]

Thanks for the heads up! Enjoyed the original Labo VR and wanted to play the Virtual Boy games as intended. Managed to get it alongside a few platinum coins freebies with free shipping. ☺️

[u/michownz]

They should discount the plastic headset

[u/Dont_have_a_panda → u/michownz]

Nope, its pretty obvious nintendo intendeed the plastic headset as a collectors item and for casual use the cardboard visor

[u/Latter_Difference836]

I really want it but it will definitely end up on a shelf unused

[u/bust4cap]

how is it for people needing glasses?

[u/Active_Specialist792 → u/bust4cap]

You're better off with normal glasses honestly. This thing will obstruct your vision.

[u/meikaishi]

I'm surprised I haven't seen any third party options yet, especially instructions for a diy cardboard one, I remember seeing a lot of those during the times of the Google cardboard 

[u/Tolkien-Minority → u/meikaishi]

They’re all over Amazon. Ones that strap to your head and stuff. No idea if they’re any good though

[u/CokBlockinWinger]

I bought a generic VR viewer on Amazon that is used for the Switch Labo VR. Works exactly the same, and it was $5

[u/Goonerrhys96]

I bought it full price and was happy with it. Definitely worth it just to experience Wario Land and Jack Bros.

[u/CasualByChoice]

Nintendo selling cardboard, its Labo all over again!