Nintendo has added three more Game Boy Advance games to Nintendo Switch Online: Metal Slug Advance, Monster Rancher Advance and Kururin Paradise. They are available now in the Game Boy Advance – Nintendo Classics app on Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2. Nintendo Everything reported the update on October 13, 2026, and VGC on October 14.
The three games
- Metal Slug Advance: a handheld spin-off of SNK’s Metal Slug run-and-gun series.
- Monster Rancher Advance: a creature-raising game in which players type in words to generate monsters.
- Kururin Paradise: the sequel to Kuru Kuru Kururin. It was only released in Japan, so this is its first official release in North America and Europe.
Which membership you need
The Game Boy Advance library is not part of the standard Nintendo Switch Online plan. According to VGC, these are the prices for an individual 12-month membership:
- Nintendo Switch Online: 19.99 dollars, 17.99 pounds or 19.99 euros. It includes NES, Super NES, Game Boy and Game Boy Color games.
- Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack: 49.99 dollars, 34.99 pounds or 39.99 euros. It adds Game Boy Advance, Nintendo 64 and Mega Drive games on both consoles, plus GameCube games on Switch 2.
Which GBA games are still missing
With this batch, the Game Boy Advance catalogue available in the West reaches 32 games, VGC says. The service in Japan still has four games that have not been released elsewhere: Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade, Mother 3, Magical Vacation and Tomato Adventure. All four are text-heavy role-playing games that never received an official English version, and the reports on this update do not mention any plans to release them in other regions.
This article was written with AI assistance from the sources linked above.
