Patent application was rejected. Nintendo wants to return to the VR market with "VirtualBoy"?

2025-06-07 00:22:46|Myriagame |source：minecraft skins

Nintendo recently submitted a trademark application for "VIRTUAL BOY" in the United States, and the registration category clearly includes "head-mounted devices" - this action reminds people of its bumpy history of VR exploration.The application document is based on Japanese registration on November 14, 2024, but was rejected by the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) on May 30, 2025 on the grounds of "trademark approximation".

For players who have experienced 1995 (or those who choose to forget that memory), Virtual Boy is Nintendo's disastrous VR attempt.This device, known as the revolutionary 3D gaming console, uses a red monochrome display and is viewed through binoculars. In the end, only 770,000 units were sold due to headaches, dizziness and eye fatigue. It was delisted in 1996, and even forced Nintendo to add health warnings to its products.

The reason for the USPTO's rejection was that 2N2VR LLC Company registered the "THE VIRTUAL BOYS" trademark as early as 2019 for "online game live broadcast services".Although Nintendo is applying for hardware equipment, examiners believe consumers may confuse the sources of the two

In 2017, former president Tatsuji Koji said that "he is studying VR, but the problem of long-term gaming must be solved." He is obviously worried about Virtual Boy's failure.The Labo VR set launched in 2019 only uses cardboard to achieve simple VR, and finally quietly delisted.

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