Nintendo Switch Online adds four classic Game Boy titles

Nintendo has added four classic handheld titles to its Nintendo Switch Online subscription service, expanding the retro libraries available to subscribers. The update, which became available on Wednesday, July 8, includes three games for the original Game Boy and one for the Game Boy Advance.

The most prominent addition is Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3, a 1994 platformer where players control Mario's rival, Wario, on a treasure-hunting quest across Kitchen Island. The game is noted for establishing the Wario Land series and has been highly requested by fans. It joins other Wario titles already available on the service.

The other two Game Boy titles are Fortified Zone, a 1991 top-down action shooter where players switch between two characters to infiltrate a military fortress, and The Sword of Hope II, a 1996 role-playing game that uses point-and-click style commands to solve puzzles. The first Sword of Hope game was added to the service in May 2025.

The sole Game Boy Advance addition is Dr. Mario & Puzzle League, a 2005 compilation that packages two distinct puzzle games into one title. This title requires the more expensive Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack subscription...