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Virtual Boy: The bizarre rise and quick fall of Nintendo’s enigmatic red console (arstechnica.com)

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[–] mindbleach 1 points 5 months ago

What the Ars article bodges in its final paragraph is the implication Yokoi retired because of the Virtual Boy. Quite the opposite: it was supposed to be his final gift to Nintendo. He wanted to get back to making proper toys. The VB was a finale, a send-off, something that might mirror the success of the Game Boy and give Nintendo a whole new market for years to come. Which obviously did not work.

It's okay, though. His apology was to stick around a little longer and crank out the Game Boy Pocket just in time for some second-party game called Pocket Monsters.