Switch Online adds four GBA, Game Boy titles

Nintendo added four more retro games to Nintendo Switch Online on Tuesday, widening the service’s Game Boy and Game Boy Advance catalogs for subscribers. The update includes three Game Boy releases — *Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3*, *Donkey Kong Land* and *The Sword of Hope II* — plus *Survival Kids* for the Game Boy Advance tier, according to Nintendo Life and Nintendo’s current Nintendo Classics listings. The additions matter because Nintendo splits access across membership tiers. Nintendo says standard Nintendo Switch Online members can use the Game Boy app, while Game Boy Advance games are reserved for Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack subscribers. Nintendo’s official membership pages and software listings continue to describe that structure on July 9. ### Which four games were added this time? (nintendolife.com) Nintendo Life reported on July 8 that Nintendo had expanded the Switch Online Game Boy and Game Boy Advance libraries by four titles. Its list named *Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3*, *Donkey Kong Land*, *The Sword of Hope II* and *Survival Kids*. Nintendo’s current Game Boy catalog page now includes *Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3*, *Donkey Kong Land* and *The Sword of Hope II* among the available titles. (nintendo.com) Nintendo’s Game Boy Advance catalog page lists *Survival Kids* as part of that library. ### Where do those games sit inside the subscription? Nintendo says any paid Nintendo Switch Online membership includes access to the Game Boy library. (nintendolife.com) The company’s Game Boy page lists titles such as *Tetris*, *Super Mario Land 2 - 6 Golden Coins* and *Wario Land 3* alongside the newly listed additions. The Expansion Pack tier covers Game Boy Advance access. Nintendo’s Expansion Pack page says that membership includes Game Boy Advance, Nintendo 64 and Sega Genesis libraries, and the dedicated Game Boy Advance software page lists *Survival Kids* among its playable games. (nintendo.com) ### Why is Wario Land the headline addition? *Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3* is the best-known title in the new batch, and Nintendo Life highlighted it in its coverage of the update. (nintendo.com) Nintendo’s Game Boy catalog now places that game alongside other Wario and Mario-era handheld titles already on the service. Nintendo has also been adding other Wario entries to the service over time. (nintendo.com) Nintendo’s U.S. news page said in February 2025 that *Wario Land 4* had been added to the Game Boy Advance library for Expansion Pack members. ### How large is the classic library now? Nintendo’s online classic-games directory says the broader Nintendo Switch Online retro catalog spans more than 150 games across NES, Super NES, Game Boy and other legacy platforms. (nintendolife.com) The company presents the Game Boy and Game Boy Advance apps as part of that larger Nintendo Classics offering. The company’s regional Nintendo Classics pages also show Game Boy, Game Boy Advance, Nintendo 64, GameCube and Virtual Boy as active parts of the lineup on Switch and Switch 2 hardware. (nintendo.com) ### Where can subscribers check the updated lineup? Nintendo’s U.S. classic-games catalog page lists the full Nintendo Switch Online retro lineup and marks Game Boy and Game Boy Advance as separate software libraries. (nintendo.com) Nintendo also keeps standalone pages for each app showing included titles and membership requirements. As of July 9, those pages show *Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3*, *Donkey Kong Land* and *The Sword of Hope II* in the Game Boy set, and *Survival Kids* in the Game Boy Advance set. (nintendo.com) Subscribers can access the libraries through the Nintendo Classics apps on Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2. (nintendo.com 1) (nintendo.com 2)