Virtual Boy Sold 496,000 Units in the US - Sales
by William D'Angelo , posted on 13 September 2025 / 7,230 Views
Circana Executive Director and Video Game Industry Analyst Mat Piscatella, following the announcement of the Virtual Boy – Nintendo Classics is coming to the Nintendo Switch, has revealed the Virtual Boy sold 496,000 units in the US.
Some of the best-selling games in the US for what Nintendo calls a "stereoscopic 3D system" include Wario Land, Red Alarm, and Teleroboxer.
"According to Circana's Retail Tracking Service, the Virtual Boy console sold 496k units lifetime in the US, with Wario Land, Red Alarm and Teleroboxer among some of its best-selling games," said Piscatella. "Stats I never thought I'd be looking up in 2025 tbh."
The Virtual Boy – Nintendo Classics will be available for Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack members starting on February 17, 2026. A Virtual Boy accessory is required in order to access the games.
A life-long and avid gamer, William D'Angelo was first introduced to VGChartz in 2007. After years of supporting the site, he was brought on in 2010 as a junior analyst, working his way up to lead analyst in 2012 and taking over the hardware estimates in 2017. He has expanded his involvement in the gaming community by producing content on his own YouTube channel and Twitch channel. You can follow the author on Bluesky.
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I remember trying a demo unit once, at a K-Mart I believe. Everything was painfully red, lol.
I have the same core memory from my childhood lol
You know you're in trouble when the Sega CD trounces you lol
That's a lot more units than I would have assumed. Probably about 2x what I would have guessed.
Is this some kind of lameass stupid joke?!
I wonder if any of the unreleased/unfinished games will be released for the service a la how Star Fox 2 was for the snes mini?
They said during the direct that there is also a cardboard version. Im sure there is a way to play it without the plastic or cardboard add on. I think its a cool idea, and its better than not having it. There will be people who really enjoy this. And varity is always a good thing
I'm not seeing the appeal here. While the screen will be better and the lens greatly improved. I'm not getting the feeling that this is gonna be great for our eyes lol.
Whilst I appreciate the novelty I don’t really get the pull for this even on Nintendo Classics. There’s only about 20 games for the system as well, certainly not worth the cost of buying a $100 accessory.
This product is not aimed to general public. It's for very specific people like collecionists and stuff
They said 14 VB games will be on NSO. $100 accessory to play 14 bad games lol. too funny.
You have to spend $100 on an accessory... And then perpetually rent the games to make use of that accessory.
Sound business move really.
I will personally pass unless I can buy the games individually.
For a moment there I thought the Switch accessory had already sold this :-P .
