Rather mysteriously, a trademark application for Virtual Boy surfaced on the European Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market database yesterday.

It is listed as "9, 28" under its "Nice Classification", which we can only assume is very nice indeed.

This interest from Nintendo could very well be the company considering Virtual Boy titles for the 3DS Virtual Console, or perhaps even as additions to the long-forgotten Nintendo 3D Classics series.

The Virtual Boy was the ill-fated "portable" console from Nintendo Mother Brain, and father of the Game Boy, Gunpei Yokoi.

The system fizzled out after users complained about dizziness, nausea, and headaches after using the system for short sessions.

Stand-out titles for the Virtual Boy include Wario Land, Mario's Tennis, and Red Alarm.

Game Boy Advance and Nintendo DS puzzler Polarium was also treated to some trademarkery, but the safest bet for the moment is to assume this will be the GBA title heading to the Wii U Virtual Console.

Much grats, Nintendo Everything.