The red monochromatic 3-D virtual reality system failed due to issues related to players getting eye strain, stiff necks, and headaches when trying to play it, along with the consoles price and unportability. It came out in 1995 and was Nintendos first and thus far only failed console release. Gunpei Yokoi, the designer of the platform and the person largely credited for the success of the original Game Boy handheld and the Metroid series of games, resigned from the company shortly after the Virtual Boy ceased sales in order to start his own company, although for reasons unrelated to the consoles success. The Virtual Boy was included in a Time 50 Worst Inventions list published in May 2010.
Posted on: Sun, 25 Jan 2015 01:08:17 +0000
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