For a few years now, Nintendo has been adding a handful of games on occasion to its NES and SNES library for Nintendo Switch Online subscribers. Those tired of just those two platforms might be interested to know that there's potentially a new-old catalog of games headed to the Switch, if rumors are to be believed. An episode of a Nate the Hate podcast speculated that Game Boy games were to be imminently offered as part of Switch Online, with two other news outlets--Eurogamer and NintendoLife--corroborating the report with inside sources. Eurogamer even claims that more than just Game Boy and Game Boy Color games are being considered for eventual release, while NintendoLife contradicted it, saying that they did not hear any mention of anything beyond just GB/C.

For now, it remains unconfirmed, though this month marks the third anniversary of Nintendo Switch Online as a service, which would make it an opportune time to have such a reveal. Previously, a UI datamine implied that more than just NES games would be added, with SNES being the only new platform to be offered since then. Do you expect to see Game Boy games arrive on the Switch? Or perhaps more than just that, eventually?

Nintendo Life has also confirmed with its own sources that Game Boy and Game Boy Color titles are likely coming to the Switch Online service "really soon".

The same insider is far less optimistic about Game Boy Advance titles arriving on the paid online service in the near future - noting how several companies are currently working on re-releases, including Nintendo, who has the Advance Wars remaster coming out this December. We've also not heard anything about Game Boy Advance titles being included in this update.

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[JuanMena]

How you just add all retro consoles

Define Retro. The Wii came out in 2006 and the WiiU has its games ported over to the Switch.

 

[Deleted member 546149]

Define Retro. The Wii came out in 2006 and the WiiU has its games ported over to the Switch.

I define any Nintendo system below Wii U/ 3DS era retro

 

[Jacobh]

The amount of complaining people do about a service that costs less than $20 a year for access to 100+ games (in addition to other online capabilities) always surprises me.

 

[godreborn]

this would be pretty neat. I only bought nso for cloud saving, but I have beaten a couple or so games on the snes (breath of fire and super mario world). I haven't beaten any games on the nes. I also did buy two of the snes and 2 of the nes controllers. kinda don't like the fact that you have to attach the nes ones to the console as there's no charging port. I bought a charger that resembles the side rails of the switch, that I've attached my nes controllers to. and, both sets of controllers can be used to play nes/snes emulators on the pc.

 

[dekuleon]

N64 when?
Wii and Wii U were much better than Switch on this aspect.

 

[chrisrlink]

i can see them re-releaseing gen 1and 2 again skipping the whole pokemon bank to home thing then shutting down the 3ds servers (but then we have gen 6 and 7 still)

 

[Plazorn]

Last time there were rumors it turned out to be disappointing, (Switch Pro turned out just to be the OLED) so don’t get your hopes up, I am looking forward to what Nintendo will do this time.

 

[Purple_Shyguy]

The amount of complaining people do about a service that costs less than $20 a year for access to 100+ games (in addition to other online capabilities) always surprises me.

It's that the service could have been SOOOOO much more. There's next to nothing on it.

It could have GBA, N64, gameboy, virtual boy (yes really), Sega/neo Geo games even. There should be 50+ games of each platform

 

[raxadian]

Cool for those who pay the service I guess?

 

[slaphappygamer]

I can’t wait to see what emulator they will use. This will be groundbreaking!

 

[SaberLilly]

and if this is real im willing to bet the launch library is NOTHING we want to play.

 

[Goku1992A]

Ehhh their SNES lineup isn't even complete and they don't even release SNES games on the switch timely... it's a good start but ehh emulators are better

But if they would put them on I'll take it

 

[DuoForce]

How and WHY is Earthbound still not on Switch online? Both the first and second EB were on Wii U VC

 

[Deleted member 532471]

When we think gb/c games we think of the good ones, but one look at what the 3ds vc had to offer for that and my hype is dead.

If they're bringing gb they could at the very least have the decency to add the super game boy features, Kirby dream Land 2 sucks in bw.

 

[Tiger21820]

Let me just say that...

No IR or Link support = WHY BOTHER!

NINTENDO!! FIX THE MISTAKES YOU MADE WITH THE VIRTUAL CONSOLE RELEASES!!! ADD LINK SUPPORT FOR ALL OF THE GAMES!!!!

 

[lordelan]

Now, I hope we'll get to play Oracle of Ages/Seasons on the Switch soon but I'm not holding my breath.

You are the admin of gbatemp. I'm suprised to find out you're not using Atmosphère + RetroArch on your Switch to achieve just that.

 

[Ampersound]

Hope you enjoy your 5 Gameboy Color games.
Don't worry, there will be 10 more over the duration of the next few years.
Maybe Nintendo will start to think about Game Boy Advance after that.

 

[Vila_]

ok I guess? idc

 

[Guggimon]

GBC and GBA should have been there from the start, even before NES and SNES, since the Switch is a handheld after all - I mean the Switch Lite is handheld only for example.

I'd love to see N64, Gamecube, Wii, and NDS on there, but I imagine that might be a lot more complicated, for different reasons (processing power, I/O, etc.)

Now, I hope we'll get to play Oracle of Ages/Seasons on the Switch soon but I'm not holding my breath.

I totally agree, The NES & SNES NSO Games are crap, not all but half of them are. Nintendo should do more with NSO instead of this,
Just add GBA, GCN and N64 and you don't hear me again. NINTENDO!!!!!

 

[Jayro]

good lord what the hell is Nintendo doing? where the hell is everything else? N64, Gamecube, Wii, DS, GBA... why weren't Gameboy games there from the start?

what is Nintendo doing????????

I wanna know why there isn't some kind of StreetPass type of thing for the Switch, to further encourage people to travel with them. There's also no built-in mini games either. I just wish some 3DS features had been carried over to the Switch. We didn't even get cameras or a mic this time.