Nintendo Switch Online Shadowdrops Two Classics Game Boy

February 3rd Nintendo Switch online shadow has dropped two more titles for the Game Boy app: Nintendo Classics, as Yoshi and Balloon baby were made available to subscribers. Nintendo Switch Online's latest Game Boy update is the first for the app in 2026, with the previous drop coming in the fall of 2025.

As a benefit of the Nintendo Switch Online subscription service, users can play through a growing catalog of games through a series of Nintendo Classics apps. Although some apps like the Game Boy Advance and Nintendo 64 are locked behind the expansion pack upgrade, access to the Game Boy: Nintendo Classics app simply requires a basic $20/year Switch Online subscription. The previous update for Nintendo Switch Online took place in early January and saw its arrival Fire Emblem: Path of Shining to the GameCube app for Switch 2.

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Nintendo Switch users can now play Yoshi and Balloon Kid online

Months after Kid Icarus: Of Myths and Monsters and Bionic Commando appeared on the Game Boy app, Nintendo surprised fans by adding two first-party titles for subscribers to play. Balloon baby and Yoshi were originally released in 1990 and 1991. Yoshi is an action puzzle game in which Mario controls vertical stacks of trays. Waves from Mario monsters from the series like Goombas and Piranha Plants drop from the top of the screen and Mario must match two or more of them in each stack to clear them. Eggshells will periodically drop from the top, which can be used to sandwich some monster tiles. If too many monsters fall on the stack and cross the black line at the top of the screen, it's game over. Yoshi it has single and two player game modes for users.

for comparison, Balloon baby is a 2D side-scrolling platformer. As a sequel to the classic NES platformer Balloon fight, Balloon babyThe main game mode is inspired Balloon fight's Balloon Trip mode where the screen scrolls to the left. The player character, Alice, must avoid obstacles on her way to the end of each level. In addition to floating and flying on two balloons, Alice can jump and stomp on enemies from above, allowing her to defeat some of the game's enemies. Balloon baby it also has a two-player mode where each player's goal is to collect more balloons than their opponent while going through different stages. However to play Yoshi and balloon baby, Switch Online users must first connect to the internet and update the Game Boy: Nintendo Classics app to the latest version. With arrival Yoshi and Balloon babyThe Game Boy: Nintendo Classics repertoire now includes 43 games.

Games available on Game Boy: Nintendo Classics (February 3, 2026)

Aisle
Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare
Balloon baby
Baseball
Bionic Commando
Blaster Master: Enemy Below
BurgerTime Deluxe
Castlevania Legends
Donkey Kong
Donkey Kong Land
Donkey Kong Land 2
Donkey Kong Land 3
Dr. Mario
Game gallery and watch 3
Gargoyle's Quest
Gradius: Interstellar Attack
Kid Icarus: Of Myths and Monsters
Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble
Kirby's Dreamland
Kirby's Dreamland 2
Kirby's Star Stackers
The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX
The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages
The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons
Mario Golf
Mario Tennis
Mario's Picross
Mega Man 2
Mega Man 3
Mega Man 4
Mega Man 5
Mega Man: The Revenge of Dr. Wily
Metroid 2: Return of Samus
Pokemon trading card game
The Quest for Camelot
Super Mario Land
Super Mario Land 2: 6 Gold Coins
Children of survival
Sword of Hope
Tetris
Tetris DX
Wario Land 3
Yoshi

February is going to be a busy month for fans of older Nintendo products

Nintendo Switch Online subscribers still have a lot to look forward to throughout February. The Virtual Boy: Nintendo Classics app will launch on February 17, and players will be able to preview seven games such as Virtual Boy Wario Land. The other two Virtual Boy titles, D-Hopper and Zero Racerwill arrive at later dates. However, Virtual Boy requires both an active Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack subscription and an external Virtual Boy attachment that plugs into the Switch 2 console. Despite being Nintendo's lowest-rated system of all time, Virtual Boy carved out a niche for itself as Nintendo's first attempt at a VR headset.

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Although Yoshi and Balloon baby are Nintendo's first-party titles, the app still lacks some of the best-selling Game Boy titles. with Pokemon franchise that celebrates its 30th anniversary this year, fans still hope that the older main series Pokemon games like Pokemon red and blue will eventually make their way into the Nintendo Classics line-up. Currently, Pokemon trading card game is available on Game Boy and both Pokemon XD: Gale of Darkness and Pokemon Colosseum are confirmed to launch on the GameCube at some point in the future.