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100 sealed Virtual Boy units were found in Dubai photo

Remember Nintendo's brain-melting, eye-crossing dud called Virtual Boy? I think if Nostradamus were still around, he would have used one of these terrible game systems constantly, until his brain went to mush. He would then use his halicunations to predict the future.

Current-day seers seeking out this method of prophecy would normally be out of luck, but a crate containing 100 factory-sealed Virtual Boy consoles has been discovered in a warehouse in Dubai. My own prophecies uncover eBay sales in the future.

The National says that this bunch of consoles was found "under some old cartons," among others that were marked for trash. 

“This product was just left years ago and nobody knew it was in stock,” said Vijay Chandrabota, the purchasing manager for Geekay Games in Dubai. “For me, it was dead stock. I didn’t even know that this Virtual Boy existed until we found it.”


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The-Excel's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/16/2008 15:03
The-Excel
Place yo bets on winning prices. I call $375.
megatron0016's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/16/2008 15:04
megatron0016
ya for finding lost overpriced underwhelming crap in corner somewhere
linuxguy's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/16/2008 15:06
linuxguy
BURN THEM!BURN THEM WITH FIRE!!!
grafkhun's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/16/2008 15:06
grafkhun
hooray for optomologists! now they'll get more patients thanks to VB's eye strain-o-vision.
Kryptinite's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/16/2008 15:23
Kryptinite
I don't care what you haters say, this is awesome!
Funkiller's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/16/2008 15:43
Funkiller
We finally found Saddam's WMDs!

War on Terrar over!
mix's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/16/2008 15:53
mix
I'll have one for free please.
NihonTiger90's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/16/2008 16:04
NihonTiger90
Maybe I can sell them my used Virtual Boy. Yes, I have one of those red monsters.
ChillyBilly's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/16/2008 16:16
ChillyBilly
I'm with Kryp on this one. Come on Geekay Games, put em up for sale!!!
Cube's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/16/2008 16:20
Cube
The virtual boy the only nintendo console that sucks more than the n64.
Funkiller's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/16/2008 16:42
Funkiller
I like how shitty games like Catz and Hamsterz (seriously?...) show up in the eBay search for Virtual Boy.

I can sleep better at night now knowing that the Virtual Boy hasn't skyrocketed in price AFTER I sold mine.
DR EGG's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/16/2008 17:14
DR EGG
That's like 1/2 of the Virtual Boy units ever produced!
Pepillou2's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/16/2008 17:19
Pepillou2
I want one! Just to play Wario.
Rabite's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/16/2008 17:25
Rabite
I'd almost consider buying one to smash it with a hammer.
RAB's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/16/2008 18:27
RAB
disgusting
Wexx's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/16/2008 18:44
Wexx
I just want one to have one. There weren't even any good games for it, it just looks funny :D

*sigh* Why did my parents sell mine? :(
Velt's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/16/2008 20:46
Velt
OMG that mario tennis game was great!
I have a Virtual Boy sitting there on the shelf.
Gameboi's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/16/2008 22:09
Gameboi
Kind of makes you giggle, and think about the rumored ET cartridges that were supposedly stashed in the desert.
DrRockso's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/16/2008 22:54
DrRockso
Plumber Bubba:Dubai?

Dubai yerself a ticket back, ya towel totin camel kicker!

Woooo, do it to it.

/Plumber Bubba
Monco Vega's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/17/2008 01:59
Monco Vega
What a magical find, I wish I could find treasure like that.... (I'm serious!)
jerrt's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/17/2008 06:48
jerrt
i'll take two. since they didn't know they were there, they won't miss them. [:
Fatman's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/17/2008 13:51
Fatman
ha, I had won one of these crap during a trade show here when it was launched. They actually also had a nintendo fan club of the sort back then =\

heck I remember a store was having a clearance sale and I noticed a old floppy disk drive for the commodore 64. I still regret not buying that cause well my tape drive wasnt working too good back in 2000.....
TrailerParkJesus's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/17/2008 18:19
TrailerParkJesus
Hmm, so that's where all of them went.
SZayat's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/24/2008 01:46
SZayat
I wanted one, back in the day.
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