Well, itโs not Virtual Boy 2.0
According to a originating from Nintendo World Report, the big N may have plans to bring VR to Switch โ possibly within the year.
Nintendo Labo kits are rumoured to be the first up for receiving VR support, a spark that GoNintendo fanned by saying they had heard this from a โvery trusted sourceโ โ although no other details as to what the Labo kit would contain was shared. Thereโs also talk that a โsmall number of select first-party titlesโ could see VR modes in the โnot-so-distantโ future.
While it is on record from Reggie that Nintendo has been experimenting with bringing VR to Switch, the company would need to make it โfunโ before it could get the green light. His full statement on the matter was โThis is something we constantly think about, experiment with. For virtual reality, weโve said: itโs tech that weโre looking at, but in the end it has to be fun. Thatโs our mission, and that is what we do arguably better than anyone else.โ
So while he had nothing to report at the time, we at least know that VR is on the minds of the right people at Nintendo. There have been other signs as well. Intrepid data miners have found a VR mode hidden in the Switchโs firmware, and in 2016 it was rumoured the hardware was delayed to add VR capabilities and the company will be participating as an observer at the VRM Consortium, a joint Japanese enterprise.
For now though, the rumour mill is spinning hard on this one. While Labo is certainly a smart choice for it, Iโm more interested in what first-party titles could possibly see VR support. I get a little motion sick, so VR isnโt right for me, but Iโd certainly try some First-Person Zelda, and how much cuter would Animal Crossing be in VR?!
Only time will tell what weโll be seeing!