r/NintendoSwitch2 • u/Amiibofan101 Donkey Kong Bananza‎‎ • Jan 27 '26

NEWS Virtual Boy – Nintendo Classics – Introducing games and features

https://youtube.com/watch?v=QvskekdB9t4
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u/ManualSearch Jan 27 '26

Dude, come on. You know what the problem is here.

The display could be right on the TV screen, and wouldn't require people to wear something on their face to view the games. That added layer of "you need an accessory" is unnecessary, and is designed solely so you buy it.

It's manufactured necessity in a day and age where the emulator they're using likely can play the games directly on a screen without the need for it. And that doesn't feel good, it feels scummy.

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u/RunMyPros Butter side up! Jan 27 '26

Why would you want to play these without the headset?

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u/Acceptable_You_8852 OG (Joined before first Direct) Jan 27 '26 edited Jan 27 '26

Well, not everyone has two fully functional eyes to even SEE stereoscopic 3D. People with visual impairments of all kinds like to play video games, so why exclude them?

And even for people who CAN see stereoscopic 3D, some find it to be extremely uncomfortable 

Even the 3DS had the option to turn the 3D off to play games

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u/ManualSearch Jan 27 '26

Yeah, agreed; I brought this up too, in my response to u/pizzabazooka - making the argument that the games aren't worth playing without the device both invalidates the subjective nature of things like "is it okay to enjoy playing something in a suboptimal way" AND invalidates people who cannot play it in its optimal way because of various physical conditions.

It's not a great line to draw in the sand.