Nintendo Adds Game Boy Games to the Nintendo Switch Online Service

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Nintendo announced during their February 2023 Nintendo Direct that their subscription service Nintendo Switch Online will now offer Game Boy and Game Boy Advance games.

Those with a regular subscription to Nintendo Switch Online will have access to nine Game Boy classics starting today while those that opted for the Expansion Pass of the service will have access to the Game Boy Advanced titles.

Here’s the current list of Game Boy titles that will be added to the service and the titles that are said to come out in the future.

Game Boy titles announced

  • Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare

  • Game & WWatch Gallery 3

  • Gargoyle’s Quest

  • Kirby’s Dream Land

  • Metroid II - Return of Samus

  • Super Mario land 2 - Golden Coins

  • Tetris

  • The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening DX

  • Wario Land 3

Game Boy Titles Coming Soon

  • Kirby’s Tilt ‘N Tumble 

  • Pokemon Trading Card Game

  • The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages

  • The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons

Game Boy Advance Titles now available 

  • Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Advance 3

  • WarioWare Inc Mega Microgames

  • Kuru Kuru Kurrin

  • Mario Kart Super Circuit

  • Mario and Luigi: Superstar Saga

  • The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap

Game Boy Advance Titles Coming Soon

  • Kirby & The Amazing Mirror

  • Metroid Fusion

  • Fire Emblem

  • F-Zero Maximum Velocity

  • Golden Sun

Since Nintendo Switch Online launched, the amount of classic games available to whoever is a subscriber to the service has grown as it now offers a wide variety of classic Nintendo titles from NES, SNES. Sega Genesis games, and now classic games from two handheld platforms mentioned above. The service even has the N64 shooter GoldenEye with online multiplayer.

The February 2023 Nintendo Direct, which debuted on February 8, also revealed new gameplay footage of Pikmin 4, a new trailer for Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, Professor Layton and the New World of Steam, Metroid Prime Remastered which is out today, and a lot more.

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