Nintendo AWAKENS the classic handhelds onto Switch today
The Nintendo Switch Online finally adds the classic handhelds that fans have been anxiously awaiting. Game Boy and Game Boy Advance are headed to the online service today, Nintendo announced, and it will come split between its two tiers.
The Game Boy collection arrives on the lower NSO tier, and features up to two players online. Players can utilize Game Boy, Game Boy Pocket, and Game Boy Color screen filters The current games included are:
- Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare
- Game & Watch™ Gallery 3
- GARGOYLE’S QUEST
- Kirby’s Dream Land™
- Metroid™ II – Return of Samus™
- Super Mario Land™ 2 – 6 Golden Coins™
- Tetris
- The Legend of Zelda™: Link’s Awakening DX™
- Wario Land™ 3
Coming soon:
- Kirby’s Tilt ‘N Tumble™—Coming soon!
- Pokémon™ Trading Card Game™—Coming soon!
- The Legend of Zelda™: Oracle of Ages™—Coming soon!
- The Legend of Zelda™: Oracle of Seasons™—Coming soon!
The Game Boy Advance catalog lands on the Expansion Pack tier and brings up to four players online and local. The available games are:
- Kuru Kuru Kururin™
- Mario & Luigi™: Superstar Saga
- Mario Kart™: Super Circuit™
- Super Mario™ Advance 4: Super Mario Bros.™ 3
- The Legend of Zelda™: The Minish Cap
- WarioWare™, Inc.: Mega Microgame$
Coming soon:
- Kirby™ & The Amazing Mirror—Coming soon!
- Metroid™ Fusion—Coming soon!
- Fire Emblem™—Coming soon!
- F-Zero™ Maximum Velocity—Coming soon!
- Golden Sun™—Coming soon!
No new games for the N64, SEGA Genesis, NES or Super NES were announced.
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