Nintendo is bringing Super Mario and Zelda into virtual reality

In a surprise announcement, Nintendo is bringing The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and Super Mario Odyssey — two of its biggest games on the Nintendo Switch — into virtual reality.

Both games will be getting updates on April 25 that will make them playable in VR. Nintendo says that the virtual reality update for “Super Mario Odyssey” will offer three new “mini-missions”.

Players will need the $80 Nintendo Labo VR Kit to experience these games in virtual reality. The VR kit comes with an alien shooter game and hits the shelves on April 12. Nintendo’s latest move suggests an attempt to mass market an affordable VR headset.

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