编辑“︁Virtual Boy”︁（章节）

===发售===
《[[纽约时报]]》 于1994年11月13日评测了Vitrual Boy<ref name="NYT Nintendo counts">John Markoff. "Nintendo Counts on a New 'Virtual' Game." New York Times (1923-Current file): 2. November 14, 1994. ProQuest. Web. July 8, 2013.</ref>。该主机于第二天11月14日通过新闻稿正式宣布。任天堂承诺Vitrual Boy将让玩家完全沉浸在他们自己的私人世界中<ref name="press1">{{cite web |url=http://www.planetvb.com/modules/advertising/?r17 |title=Nintendo introduces video game players to three-dimensional worlds with new virtual reality video game system « Press Releases « Planet Virtual Boy |publisher=Planetvb.com |date= |accessdate=2013-11-18 |archive-date=2018-06-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180628124825/https://www.planetvb.com/modules/advertising/?r17 |dead-url=no }}</ref>。关于该主机的初始新闻稿和采访中全都侧重于其技术能力，而避免讨论将要发布的实际游戏<ref name="Boyer" />。该系统第二天正式在任天堂的{{tsl|en|Nintendo Space World|Shoshinkai Show}}上发布<ref name="Boyer">Boyer, Steven. "A Virtual Failure: Evaluating the Success of Nintendos Virtual Boy." Velvet Light Trap.64 (2009): 23-33. ProQuest Research Library. Web. May 24, 2012.</ref>。{{tsl|en|Nintendo of America|美国任天堂}}于1995年1月6日的[[消費電子展]]上展示了Vitrual Boy<ref name="press1" />。

即使采取了节省成本的措施，任天堂还是将Virtual Boy的价格定得相对较高，售价为{{USD|179.95}}<ref name="Unraveling the Enigma">{{cite web|first=Benj|last=Edwards|url=http://www.fastcompany.com/3050016/unraveling-the-enigma-of-nintendos-virtual-boy-20-years-later|title=Unraveling The Enigma Of Nintendo's Virtual Boy, 20 Years Later|date=2015-08-21|work=Fast Company|accessdate=2015-12-21|archive-date=2018-07-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180707231258/https://www.fastcompany.com/3050016/unraveling-the-enigma-of-nintendos-virtual-boy-20-years-later|dead-url=no}}</ref><ref name="Boyer" /><ref name="Ultimate History of Video Games">{{cite book |ref=CITEREFKent2002 |last=Kent |first=Steven L. |title=The Ultimate History of Video Games: The Story Behind the Craze that Touched our Lives and Changed the World |date=2002 |publisher=Random House International   |location=New York |isbn=978-0-7615-3643-7 |oclc=59416169 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PTrcTeAqeaEC&printsec=frontcover |pages=513–515, 518, 519, 523, 524 |access-date=2018-07-07 |archive-date=2017-07-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170709060608/https://books.google.com/books?id=PTrcTeAqeaEC&printsec=frontcover |dead-url=no }}</ref>{{rp|513}}。虽然比家用游戏机稍微便宜一些，功能也不那么强大，但这比手持游戏设备Game Boy要贵得多。凭借看似比Game Boy更先进的图形，任天堂并不打算用Virtual Boy来当做下一代手持游戏设备，因为游玩Virtual Boy需要有稳定的桌面并且游玩时会完全看不到游戏机周边的情况。《{{tsl|en|Design News}}》将Virtual Boy称为[[View-Master]]3D图像眼镜的演变后代<ref>"BreakTime: Virtual Boy Updates the Viewmaster Idea." Design News. 6 (1995): 192.</ref>。

Virtual Boy于{{Start date|1995|7|21}}在日本发布并于{{Start date|1995|8|16}}于北美发布<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1995/08/22/business/introduction-by-nintendo.html|title=Introduction by Nintendo|website=Nytimes.com\accessdate=10 October 2017|accessdate=2018-07-07|archive-date=2018-07-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180707203354/https://www.nytimes.com/1995/08/22/business/introduction-by-nintendo.html|dead-url=no}}</ref>。有《[[马里奥网球]]》，《{{tsl|en|Red Alarm}}》， 《{{tsl|en|Teleroboxer}}》和《{{tsl|en|Galactic Pinball}}》四个游戏在首发同时发布<ref name="LAT">Curtiss, Aaron. "Valley Weekend; VIDEO GAMES; Virtual Boy a Blend of Familiar and Strange; although Hardware for the Latest Nintendo Offering is Odd and Cumbersome, the Play Action is Big and Loud." Los Angeles Times (pre-1997 Fulltext): 14. Los Angeles Times. August 31, 1995. Web. May 24, 2012.</ref>。Vitrual Boy并没有在[[PAL制式]]地区发售。在北美，Vitrual Boy与[[马里奥网球]]捆绑销售<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/dionisio/2833237521/sizes/o/in/photostream/ |title=All sizes &#124; Virtual Boy 'Third Dimension' Ad (1995) &#124; Flickr - Photo Sharing! |publisher=Flickr |date= |accessdate=2013-11-18 |archive-date=2015-09-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150904094440/https://www.flickr.com/photos/dionisio/2833237521/sizes/o/in/photostream/ |dead-url=no }}</ref>。任天堂最初预计销售量将达到300万台主机和1400万个游戏。<ref name="press1" />该游戏机的推出时间比索尼，松下和世嘉等其他32位主机晚，但价格相较较低<ref name="Guardian Super Mario" />。