Ka-pi96 said: Didn't they already do that with the Virtual Boy? If they did that for their next console then I wouldn't buy it. No interest in 'vr' whatsoever. Wouldn't matter if it had Pokemon. Wouldn't even matter if they were selling it for $1. I wouldn't buy it.

Virtual boy wasn't VR.

"Totally different from Wii and WiiU"

"We will keep suporting WiiU"

I could see it happen.. mayby not as "VR only" (cant see the reason why not also offering normal "tv play")

Nintendo has since virtual boy testet and followed VR closely..
2 years ago, they said that the tec was not there yet.. but that they are very interestet in VR..

(so the real qustion is.. when in the next 1-5 year will we get Nintendo VR)

I wouldn't want anything to do with it. Not because I dislike the Virtual Boy as such, or because I'm fed up with Nintendo, but because VR still is a rather limiting non-idea for an interface in general, and I'd expect better from Nintendo.

Ten years ago, people wondered if Nintendo would reveal VR instead of what became the Wii, they didn't, and they still won't.

Sorry, but this is way too unrealistic for me to even seriously think about it. It's just outlandish, for multiple reasons.

It sounds like backpedaling on my part but I meant to say that if Nintendo had to pick an expensive headgear technology, I think something like hololens would be the preferred choice for Nintendo because it tries to interact with real life rather than attempt to replace it.  Nintendo's always been guarded about adapting technology that didn't mesh with their kid/family interaction image.  They emphasize local play, tried their best to delay online multiplayer for as long as possible and criticized it for creating an isolating gaming experience.  Same thing with VR; I remember some execs from Nintendo critizing VR as a piece of technology people would just wear, hide off in a corner and interact with themselves.  I believe something like hololens, which would allow Nintendo to maybe revive local multiplayer and allow more live person-to-person interaction, would be more up their alley.  Plus, most of Nintendo's games don't need VR and Nintendo isn't going to adapt something that they don't need or want unless the market absolutely forces them to.

That being said, I hope Nintendo doesn't adapt either anytime soon because it's still not close to being cost effective and Nintendo is not known for adapting cutting-edge techology.  The Oculus Rift costs 600 bucks for the headset alone.  I don't think the mass public will buy a Nintendo VR headset for 400-600 bucks on top of buying a Nintendo console strong enough to run games for it -- especially when the economy is due for another recession.

I'd buy one, but I'd buy pretty much any Nintendo system.

I always thought though it would have been neat to revisit the Virtual Boy idea 15-20 years later, that idea was too far ahead of its time.

Nintendo needs, more than ever, to focus on standard, core gaming. That's who's buying consoles right now and it's the market they're going to enter with NX. There simply isn't another demographic out there.

Called what exactly?

Sounds like Nintendo's taking a "wait-and-see" approach to VR. "Research" seems like they're just waiting to see what happens to the other ventures.

Not sure they're putting any money into a new VR device of their own. I'd rather Nintendo just do its own thing.

Not really.

http://nintendoeverything.com/kimishima-says-nintendo-needs-more-time-and-effort-to-assess-vr-tech/