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

War on Terrar over!
mix's Avatar
mix at 09/16/2008 15:53
I'll have one for free please.
NihonTiger90's Avatar
NihonTiger90 at 09/16/2008 16:04
Maybe I can sell them my used Virtual Boy. Yes, I have one of those red monsters.
ChillyBilly's Avatar
ChillyBilly at 09/16/2008 16:16
I'm with Kryp on this one. Come on Geekay Games, put em up for sale!!!
Cube's Avatar
Cube at 09/16/2008 16:20
The virtual boy the only nintendo console that sucks more than the n64.
Funkiller's Avatar
Funkiller at 09/16/2008 16:42
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
DR EGG at 09/16/2008 17:14
That's like 1/2 of the Virtual Boy units ever produced!
Pepillou2's Avatar
Pepillou2 at 09/16/2008 17:19
I want one! Just to play Wario.
Rabite's Avatar
Rabite at 09/16/2008 17:25
I'd almost consider buying one to smash it with a hammer.
RAB's Avatar
RAB at 09/16/2008 18:27
disgusting
Wexx's Avatar
Wexx at 09/16/2008 18:44
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
Velt at 09/16/2008 20:46
OMG that mario tennis game was great!
I have a Virtual Boy sitting there on the shelf.
Gameboi's Avatar
Gameboi at 09/16/2008 22:09
Kind of makes you giggle, and think about the rumored ET cartridges that were supposedly stashed in the desert.
DrRockso's Avatar
DrRockso at 09/16/2008 22:54
Plumber Bubba:Dubai?

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

Woooo, do it to it.

/Plumber Bubba
Monco Vega's Avatar
Monco Vega at 09/17/2008 01:59
What a magical find, I wish I could find treasure like that.... (I'm serious!)
jerrt's Avatar
jerrt at 09/17/2008 06:48
i'll take two. since they didn't know they were there, they won't miss them. [:
Fatman's Avatar
Fatman at 09/17/2008 13:51
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
TrailerParkJesus at 09/17/2008 18:19
Hmm, so that's where all of them went.
SZayat's Avatar
SZayat at 09/24/2008 01:46
I wanted one, back in the day.
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