Virtual Boy Pro for Nintendo Switch - Announcement Trailer | IGN 2024 April Fools

Meet the newest entry to the Nintendo Switch family! The Nintendo Virtual Boy Pro accessory for Nintendo Switch takes players to a whole new dimension of fun! By using advanced augmented reality (AR) technology, Virtual Boy Pro turns the world around you into a new level from Nintendo’s most beloved video game properties. Super Mario: Home Run is an all new platforming adventure featuring everyone’s favorite plumber, but this time, he’ll be running, jumping and ground-pounding Goombas in your world. Virtual Boy Pro transforms any environment into an interactive level, allowing Mario and friends to interact seamlessly with your physical surroundings. But it’s not just Mario, Everyone is here! Become a part-time Hero of Time with Link’s Korok Catcher, featuring new challenges, puzzles and minigames featuring the beloved woodland creatures from The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. Looking to redecorate? Animal Crossing: Moving Day lets you customize your living space to your heart’s content without maxing out your credit card or having to move any heavy real-world furniture. Plenty of spooky fun awaits in Luigi’s Mansion 4, but you can do some chores in the process. Virtual Boy Pro transforms supported vacuum cleaner models by Dyson, Oreck, Shark or Bissell into Luigi’s Poltergust 3000, creating a seamless integration between virtual ghost hunting and real-world housekeeping. Virtual Boy Pro even lets you take the fun on the go, and Mario Kart: Open Road will transform your daily commute to work into a 200cc Grand Prix race down Rainbow Road! With Nintendo Virtual Boy Pro for Nintendo Switch, your whole world becomes a game!
Read full Virtual Boy Pro safety guidelines before playing, use at your sole risk. Nintendo is not liable for real-world injury or accidental death. FCC approval pending. Nintendo Switch console sold separately. Parody, not a real product. Rated E for Everyone.
#NintendoSwitch #Nintendo #VirtualBoyPro

[@theomeganerd]

Can't take anything seriously with today being April Fools lol - Would be hilarious if Nintendo actually did bring back the Virtual Boy tho

[@williamcrowe2576]

With all the bull$#@% I've had seen on Twitter lately, it's hard to believe anything anymore.

[@northwestclasspnw7974]

it says quite literally at the end "this is a joke, not a real product" lol

[@MrTiger-ud7jc]

for real man xD

[@VictorGonzalez-xs9oc]

Nintendo switch should bring back the classic virtual boy games that would be so cool.

[@chris135x]

Damn........I forgot it's April 1st.........

[@utahraptor2121]

0:49 OMG THE LUIGI DEATH STARE

[@s.r6331]

He turned into Wario. 😂

[@AlexB-W33gee]

Woooooooh!

[@Nekotaku_TV]

It's back.

[@DavidCosmanCozySmash]

Officer: "do you have any idea how fast you were going?" Me: "I'm using tilt controls!"

[@justareplica]

“They see me rollin…….”

[@malakaijudah]

Open Road mario looks fun. The cops are just another obstacle to avoid

[@smeargle518]

They’re the blue shell

[@helmenhjelmen1955]

Remind me of when people joked about Mario Kart Go aftet the succes of pokémon go

[@_bsmusic_]

Mario Kart turns into GTA real quick

[@Mar4inYT]

Sad

[@raunakgujralsongs9135]

Nah It Turns Into NFS​@@_bsmusic_

[@ra0333]

That’s how you do an April fools joke

[@AlpsBulky]

0:27 this part goes hard

[@cloud99vii27]

Tom Nook giving free rent is the most April Fools thing possible

[@thedeepbluec1515]

Why does he sound like Reggie tho?

[@Ruiji64]

HE DOSEN'T NEED AUTOTUNE🔥🔥🔥

[@fdzkl]

The Mario Home Run is actually not a bad idea

[@sunofabob]

Great idea.

[@deucefoAM206]

Out of all of them that one would sell very well!

[@schmoooooop]

if nintendo's next console has ar stuff then this would be really cool

[@tomroose7733]

Genuinely could be a hint...

[@FFSamurai]

For a week it’d be popular.

[@VoteRFK]

This wouldn't be a virtual boy. It would be an Augmented Reality Boy. 😅

[@quangtran9843]

To be fair, the actual virtual boy wasn't virtual either, it was just 3D.

[@ThatIckyGuy]

Eh. Tomato tomahto.

[@BrandonJPearce]

The real vacuum for Luigi’s mansion was too funny! 😂

[@voiceactordavid]

😂😂😂😂

[@user-sc5mk3mr5w]

Luigi's mansion 4 is supposed to be like Luigi's mansion 1 2 and 3 not this

[@Yx_Shorty_xY]

LM4 just vacuuming, they did Luigi dirty! Lol

[@yearoldsinger]

We saw the outside perspective, inside the headset she was sucking up 1000’s of ghosts breaking new records!

[@Elibbb-sx3kg]

Nice April fools joke

[@cristianmartinez9049]

Thx for killing the joke

[@ACrazyGuyNamedChris]

​@@cristianmartinez9049?????

[@LeeIzaZombie]

Had me until "free rent"

[@flowhannesburg1912]

Nah it's real 😂

[@godly_potatoe69xd19]

@@flowhannesburg1912”this is a parody, not a real product”

[@and0419]

0:07 The Wii U home menu sound 😂

[@PopaSergiuMihai]

Also simple Wii too

[@hazardlightsmotorsports]

Can't wait to race Luigi on public roads, all those coins ill be collecting!! =P

[@Sonicandlaytonfan]

0:58 “This is a parody, not a real product.” 😂

[@Brunoreacts-te1cf]

😂😂

[@juan2049]

In case liberals watch this 😂

[@Resolver101]

@@juan2049I feel bad for you

[@juliamulyk941]

What does that mean?. @Sonicand lay tonfan

[@bickhamproductions]

@@juliamulyk941It’s an April Fools joke

[@Thunder_God_Bane]

Y'all got me for a second! lool

[@wayneadams9102]

they did!!????

[@sunofabob]

It looked so real man.

[@Ozzymandius1]

I'm so sorry for your family.

[@GeorgeElEmery]

Me too!! 🫣

[@HotStormProductions]

The landlord giving free rent is where it’s very obviously an April fools joke.

[@mikerenois2220]

All jokes aside this is actually a cool idea for a Nintendo product. Provided we get safe games for it

[@fawesum]

It literally IS a Nintendo product lol. It already happened.

[@JamesDGoins]

Yeah but that was back in the day when they didn't have the power to actually deliver. The original VB had a life span of one year with 22 games. It died fast. With the tech we have today like PSVR, it'd actually stand a chance.

[@fawesum]

@@JamesDGoins I'm not talking about the Virtual Boy though? This whole joke video from IGN failed to take into account that the Switch is VR capable and like 15 games support VR on it. Zelda Breath of the Wild, Mario Odyssey, Captain Toad and Smash Ultimate all have official Nintendo made VR modes. Did everyone just forget lol

[@AloisAgos]

If the Switch had accurate gyroscopes this COULD actually work as a proper VR headset. Headaches and retina damage would probably still be inevitable though...

[@Nekotaku_TV]

Some games already have VR...

[@Wiiguy1606]

That's the reason why they didn't include a head strap on the original virtual boy because strapping it to your head would encourage you to keep it on too long

[@cameronlapage7386]

Now that's the Virtual Boy experience.

[@noc44]

With that screen resolution and device's weight?

[@JustaWatcher769]

​@@noc44the switch is almost half the weight of a Quest 2 with joycons detached

[@GriffinHelabiski]

“Super Mario Home Run” Ok thats actually super clever 😭

[@jesseyules]

The only gag missing is the the $4999 price tag.

[@falconeshield]

Should have been €6940

[@justinbuergi9867]

There were parts at the beginning which looked genuinely interesting

[@Manmade023]

Nintendo filed a Lawsuit against tech network IGN for leaking the New Nintendo product.

[@_Smarf_]

I'm sure if a fan made this, nintendo would try to sue them out of existence.

[@Manmade023]

@@_Smarf_ 🤣☠️

[@nrdgmr9644]

😂 almost forgot days date. Vid games announcements and news are going to be interesting today!

[@thatpersonwithamlpiconwhos2861]

Wait this would kind of go hard though, imagine compatibility with mario kart home circuit, where you could see the whole course on the ground as you race around

[@Mgatt1982]

Love your production quality!!! Great job guys!

[@zarjonz]

The joke would work a bit better if Labo VR (literally a cheap cardboard box) didn't already happen, haha.

[@fawesum]

Seriously, did IGN just forget that this literally happened?

[@adammalko3680]

Can't wait to see how Metroid Prime 4 plays out on the Virtual Boy Pro

[@duckmasterflex]

Would be a cool idea for the next switch to go from TV to handheld to VR

[@gdot1803]

It would be a gimmick that developers wouldn't support and Nintendo would forget about, just like the IR camera on the Joy Con. Screen resolution would have to be higher than 1080p to be taken seriously, especially given the fact the cheaper Quest 3 Lite is coming soon.

[@noideaforaname991]

Nintendo should make a VR headset. Imagine Wii sports resort in VR

[@The_Ostrich]

You're not even trying to make it not look like a joke.

[@WilliamHasMelted]

And?

[@TheChurchofLoud]

Don’t think that’s the point. It’s just meant to be funny.

[@FracturedDreams]

​@@TheChurchofLoud There's nothing funny about this, its just dumb...

[@ernestocamacho5224]

@@FracturedDreamsit gives a chuckle at least.

[@WilliamHasMelted]

@FracturedDreams Grow up, And get over yourself

[@BLUEBLOB78]

Oh IGN you really got me with this one 😏

[@promaster424]

Man, Mario and Luigi's models look so weird that it makes this funnier

[@KabroSaavedra]

I'm still waiting for a decent Nintendo VR (You really catched the Nintendo's commercial essence at the beginning)

[@ukraine4life309]

1st VR set with 480p 30fps res😮

[@Thelegendhimself91]

It'd a joke kid

[@espurrmeowstic]

​@@Thelegendhimself91did you not realize the original post was also a joke? Also, *It's

[@Thelegendhimself91]

@@espurrmeowstic cool story kid

[@justinperry2432]

Thought this was real for a sec lol

[@sanmartindeporres-3roy4to4]

Me too

[@Lord_No-brainer]

The fact that y’all acknowledged the Virtual Boy is insane

[@DakotaSmith77]

a Nintendo vr system would be a cool concept

[@tonychan2180]

This was extremely well done. Definitely felt like a Nintendo trailer.

[@basedweegee]

Can't wait to buy it! :^)

[@DarkLordSauronrocks]

April fools

[@epicgamezlulz]

@@DarkLordSauronrocksthat’s the joke

[@ehienkenneth7749]

😂😂😂😂

[@ouchtor]

​@@DarkLordSauronrocks 😳😳😳😳no way

[@paulsariego4669]

Not impossible though. Lens + camera in an attachment. Though it would be quite heavy and taxing on the neck.

[@y2e1210]

If only nintendo did make a vr headset with they first party games I'm sure it would be very fun

[@sheLuvsManny]

CitraVr but nah Nintendo would ruin the fun with how their company is

[@sparkydoodle696]

If it didn’t say at the end it was a joke, it could’ve very well been an actual product, this is Nintendo after all

[@ouchtor]

Not with the Nintendo Switch though.

[@ShovelFighter12]

The Luigi bit got me.

[@budgetcoinhunter]

Luigi upgrading from Death Stare to full-on throat-cut gesture...

[@PhuzzyBond]

Virtual Boy brings back beautiful memories

[@veggiet2009]

ok cutting to just her vacuuming was genius!

[@mesasil1]

Truly an apple vision moment

[@voiceactordavid]

Nintendo VisionU

[@thisaccountisnotfromtwitter]

Right?

[@ouchtor]

What?

[@CobaltFoxPlays]

Can't wait for a virtual adventure

[@damegataco]

That last bit with Mario kart was the icing to the cake... Excellently done 😂

[@justinnichols4370]

It's insane that Animal Crossing in VR doesn't already exist.

[@sheLuvsManny]

It does just different name

[@TrickyNick79]

@@sheLuvsManny What is it?

[@justinnichols4370]

@@sheLuvsManny What is it called?

[@jay_ds4800]

Well done Ign, well done

[@_Grean_]

0:07 anyone else hear the wii home button menu opening sound? or is it just me

[@grw5323]

0:07 wii home button pause goes hard

[@Boss_Fight_Wiki_muki_twitch]

Now there's gonna be an actual knockoff of this headstrap on WISH within 2 months

[@Walrus286]

Honestly that Mario Home Run would be incredible

[@yoshimasterleader]

Wouldn't be surprised if Switch 2 had a VR/AR mode and attachment

[@nak3dxsnake]

strapping whole switch to face. this is hilarious.

[@blazingt4566]

He is coming

[@HadiFurqan159]

😫

[@Kringlet]

He is WHAT?!?!

[@blazingt4566]

@@Kringlet he’s in my head now

[@neoterumi4772]

Mr. Virtual?

[@fionnbarrcasey5247]

Nintendo straight up trolling its fanbase with a false promise that they would actually develop gaming hardware that is actually considered standard of the time and not outdated😂

[@christophertorres5111]

Mario kart during real life driving was not going to workout well for traffic accidents lol

[@TheHawaiianc]

You know this possible if they make a attachment that connects where joycon gose and hard wire it through there

[@BenjaminDirgo]

You got me. But it’s probably closer to what the next switch will look like then any other speculation

[@tomgustafson132]

They have a headstrap unlike the the original Virtual Boy

[@Aishhere-YT]

Remember that ROG Ally was also announced on April 1.

[@rage_tv4493]

yo the call back to the virtual boy nice

[@jujub4553]

Why isn’t this a real thing

[@KHGF75]

No need to disrespect the Virtual Boy like that, Nintendo 😢

[@tailsfan10]

Luigi was really on road rage 😂

[@blakebrown115]

headset for the labo doesnt sound like a bad idea tho

[@QuipsterIX]

FINALLY

[@DarkLordSauronrocks]

April fools

[@pizzaplanetalien5079]

Got me in the first half not going to lie

[@ytm23ak]

This was really well produced nice job yall lol.

[@henrymapleton]

They know how much we love the froggy chair XD

[@e_productions_official]

it's April 1st....

[@clintbrew]

Fun fact pokemon go and yakuza 7 like a dragon (well the turn based RPG elements) started out as an april fools jokes and look what happened so any possible in the video game world

[@TheTreeSamurai]

Has anyone seen her irl? 👀

[@superpaul583]

She’s not even real. That’s an AI image of her

[@psychicchicken5263]

Somewhat related, but it would be awesome if we got a new version of photo dojo that allows you to manually trim the edges of sprites, custom amounts of sprites per animation, expanded movesets and more.

[@grogi469]

There should be a head tripe for the labo though

[@diospecterman2974]

Never thought that Nintendo Would get in on April Fools' joke.

[@zombipigman]

Don't worry... 1 April

[@ouchtor]

Who is this comment for? 😭

[@SuperCommando567]

0:38 lol, it’s just vacuuming 😂

[@-e6195]

Making switch vr compatible would actually make sence

[@shatishkumar7361]

You didn't even have me in the first half on this one. Nice try though Nintendo

[@Nekotaku_TV]

It's not from Nintendo... it's IGN.

[@mr.incognitoyt2235]

@@Nekotaku_TVThanks, Captain Obvious

[@Nekotaku_TV]

@@mr.incognitoyt2235 Wasn't obvious to him unless you think he was joking. But you're welcome.

[@ouchtor]

​@@mr.incognitoyt2235 ?????? 💀💀

[@mr.incognitoyt2235]

@@ouchtor ?????? 💀💀

[@jodiryan2047]

Remember guys, it's April now

[@Hassan0exe]

you got me for a minute there

[@Oltheboll]

Cant wait for Mario Kart Open Road!

[@michaelcharlesthearchangel]

The real joke is that you're getting a preview of what Nintendo has planned for the Virtual Switch Pro.

[@lopeo2324]

Honestly... This made me realize Nintendo could release a VirtualBoy collection on Switch, they already have the VR toycon

[@novaflowproductions]

This is actually a feature of the next gen console the AR and VR part

[@K3ntucky123]

This brings me back the old 2010s video

[@nyfb]

April 1 is the only day of the year when normal people lie and, for a change, politicians sometimes tell the truth.

[@AsherX9]

Happy April 1st y’all

[@MrDrop-jb5ht]

Tbh it would be cool if this was really a thing with mini games exclusive for vr

[@marcomarc151]

10 yrs later: *still waiting for it*

[@JamesMcCloskey]

It would probably genuinely sell better than PSVR2! 😅

[@bhgaming14]

is this april fools joke? you got me fooled

[@cloverconnect3911]

It would be blocky with the 720p display, not to mention the low refresh rate

[@dasboy1ify]

The thing is, that vr could be so easy on switch that it wouldn't even have to be a main feature, but just a side gimmick.

[@user-dsixhIsksb]

wow

[@maomao180]

Not even an ounce of believability in this when you take into account how weak Nintendo hardware is.

[@Slips85]

So you’re saying it’s allowed to where while driving

[@legacyteam5581]

Gunpei Yokoi's legacy lives on! Thank you Nintendo!