NINTENDO RELEASED VIRTUAL BOY IN JAPAN AND NORTH AMERICA IN 1995; VIRTUAL BOY WAS DISCONTINUED IN 1996 DUE TO ITS POOR SALES AND HEALTH ISSUES; VIRTUAL BOY NEVER CAME OUT IN THE UK, THE REST OF EUROPE (INCLUDING MY HOME COUNTRY IRELAND), AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND DUE TO ITS FAILURE IN THE JAPANESE, AMERICAN AND CANADIAN VIDEO GAME MARKETS