Nintendo Switch Is Getting a Virtual Boy Accessory and Switch Online Games
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Nintendo Switch is getting a Virtual Boy accessory and Switch Online games, but users are questioning the value and practicality of this move, particularly the requirement of the Switch Online Expansion Pack add-on.
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Seriously, 3DS is so perfectly suited to virtual boy it's a wonder Nintendo didn't make it official. I strongly encourage anyone who hasn't yet to give it a go!
I never understood why they didn't just... sell the games individually as an option? That doesn't make the subscription itself less attractive, right? Amazon still sells music even after they started their subscription service.
The other accessories they released through this program at least had uses outside of the accompanying subscription, but this one I guess just turns into a brick when your time runs out.
I will admit it's pretty cool, though.