Game Boy - Nintendo Switch Online

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Game Boy - Nintendo Switch Online
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Developer Nintendo
Publisher Nintendo
Platform(s) Nintendo Switch
Release date USA February 8, 2023[1]
Japan February 9, 2023[2]
Europe February 9, 2023[3]
Australia February 9, 2023[4]
South Korea February 9, 2023[5]
HK February 9, 2023[6]
Genre Other
Rating(s)
ESRB:T - Teen
PEGI:12 - Twelve years and older
CERO:B - Twelve years and older
ACB:M - Mature
USK:12 - Twelve years and older
ClassInd:12 Twelve years and older
SMECCV:B15 - Fifteen years and older
GRAC:12 - Twelve years and older
Mode(s) Single player
Local multiplayer
Online multiplayer
Format
Nintendo Switch:
Digital download
Input
Nintendo Switch:

Game Boy - Nintendo Switch Online is an application released for the Nintendo Switch alongside Game Boy Advance - Nintendo Switch Online on February 8, 2023 in the Americas and February 9, 2023 overseas, shortly following its announcement in the Nintendo Direct on February 8, 2023. It is exclusively available to Nintendo Switch Online members and features a library of Game Boy and Game Boy Color games, which can be played in the Game Boy, Game Boy Pocket, or Game Boy Color screen filters. Multiplayer-compatible games such as Tetris can be played with other Nintendo Switch devices locally or online.[7]

Special color palettes that would be used on the Game Boy Color by holding down specific buttons when starting the games, or Super Game Boy-specific color palettes, are however not available. There is no Transfer Pak connectivity with Nintendo 64 - Nintendo Switch Online.

Button mapping[edit]

Despite the fact that only one controller can be connected to the app at a time and multiplayer requires each player to own a console, the app allows players to use a single Joy-Con.

Original Dual Joy-Con / Pro Controller Horizontal Joy-Con
+Control Pad Directional Buttons / +Control Pad / Left Stick Control Stick
A Button A Button Single Joy-Con Right Button
B Button B Button / X Button Single Joy-Con Bottom Button / Single Joy-Con Top Button
Select Button Minus Button Plus Button or Minus Button + SL Button
Start Button Plus Button Plus Button or Minus Button + SR Button
Suspend Menu (Rewind, if held) ZL Button + ZR Button Minus Button+ZL Button / Plus Button+ZR Button
Cursor (Multiplayer only) Right Stick N/A

List of Super Mario games[edit]

Game In-app details Initial release date
North American box art for Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins
Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins

Temper-tantrum tyrant seizes Mario Land!

In his greatest Game Boy adventure, Mario faces off against his evil rival Wario, who has captured Mario Land and turned it into his private playground. To toss Wario off his ill-gotten throne, Mario must search new worlds for the six golden coins that unlock the gate to Mario's castle. A mob of monsters, old and new, seek to stop him. Along the way, through six zones, Mario can nab Super Mushrooms, Super Stars, and Fire Flowers for extra power—or a Magic Carrot to turn into a high-flying hare!

Available at launch
North American box art for Game & Watch Gallery 3
Game & Watch Gallery 3

Relive the classics in the third Game & Watch Gallery title!

This collection of action games, released in 1999, contains five titles from Game & Watch, which were portable LCD game devices released in the 1980s. Play Egg and catch your eggs before they hatch! Find the pesky pests who are after your plants in Greenhouse! Deliver packages over the backs of some helpful turtles in Turtle Bridge! Help Mario and Luigi keep the factory flowing in the Mario Bros. game and rescue Donkey Kong in the Donkey Kong Jr. game! Each game has two modes: Classic and Modern. In Classic you can enjoy the original Game & Watch gameplay, while Modern has been updated to use a more modern style. As you earn high scores and collect stars, the Music Room and Museum will also be added to the Gallery Corner, which includes even more games. Collect lots of stars, and you'll be a Game & Watch expert in no time flat!

North American box art for Wario Land 3
Wario Land 3

Wario is back and better than ever!

Trapped inside a magical music box, the invincible Wario is on a dangerous quest to help a mysterious figure recover its lost powers! Smash, bash, and crash your way through more than two dozen gigantic levels in search of hidden keys, treasures, and mystical music boxes. Become Electric Wario, Invisible Wario, Vampire Wario, and more! But be careful, Wario's wacky transformations may help or hinder you in your quest. Seek out the 100 Treasures to reveal secrets, open new levels and power up Wario with even more abilities. Test your wits on level after intricate level, and flex your muscles in action-packed boss fights!

North American box art for Dr. Mario on Game Boy
Dr. Mario

If you suffer from boredom, Dr. Mario has the cure.

Join Dr. Mario for intense puzzle challenges. Mario throws multi-shaded vitamin capsules into a bottle that contains an ugly variety of nasty viruses. You can move, shift or spin the capsules as they fall. Arrange them to align with other capsules on top of a virus. If you can get four or more of the same shade in a row—poof!—they disappear. Destroy all of the viruses in the bottle to progress to the next round, where things get even more difficult.

March 12, 2024[a 1]
North American box art for Mario Golf on Game Boy Color
Mario Golf

Hit the links and tee it up with Mario and his friends!

The stakes are high in the race to become the Grand Champion of golf. Four Club Champs stand in your way, and you'll have to defeat them all to get a shot at playing the most famous golfer in the land. Create up to three of your very own characters, and power them up as you play. To improve your game, pick up tips from the other golfers you meet. With four courses, 12 practice ranges, five play modes and a variety of minigames, having hours of fun is par for the course.

North American box art for Mario Tennis on Game Boy Color
Mario Tennis

Spin, lob, drop, smash… It's time for some Mario Tennis!

Take your game to the next level in Mario Tennis with a court full of fun-packed modes! Practice control on your swings and shots in Exhibition Mode. In Mario Tour, create your own tennis player on three different save slots. Begin your tennis career as a rookie at the Royal Tennis Academy, where coaches share their sage advice and the students are all about winning. Gain experience by training and playing matches, then divide those points across stats for spin, power, control and speed. As your performance improves, you will be able to face tougher adversaries—and maybe even get to encounter some familiar faces! Need a break? Then try your luck on some Mario Mini-games. It's time to pick up your racket and start playing!

North American box art for Super Mario Land
Super Mario Land

Relive the mayhem of Mario's first Game Boy adventure!

Obstacles and enemies of all sorts await you in this re-release of the 1989 Game Boy game. In the beautiful kingdoms of Sarasaland, a mysterious alien has appeared and hypnotized the inhabitants, while kidnapping Princess Daisy for himself! Travel through ancient ruins, tempestuous waters, and brand new challenges as Mario runs, jumps, and bounces his way to fortune and glory on his mission to save Princess Daisy and restore peace!

May 14, 2024
North American box art for Baseball
Baseball

Re-live the glory of this 1989 Game Boy classic!

As the pitching team, deliver a series of fastballs while adjusting curve and speed. But be careful of wearing out your pitcher! If the batter connects, your outfield or infield will back you up. Three outs by the opposing team, and it's your turn at offense! As the batting team, shift your batter on the home plate and time their swing at the incoming ball. Try to safely reach the next base, or score for a home run! Strategize your team's moves, and score for the winning team! It's time to play ball!

North American box art for Alleyway
Alleyway

Your spaceship is at the gate of the Alleyway!

As Mario, you will need to use your vessel to deflect the energy ball towards oncoming space grids. Hitting the grids will destroy them, and you'll need to keep returning shots until the entire field is cleared! As you progress through each level, you will confront new challenges of alternating stages, bonus rounds, and more. Speed and agile reflexes will quickly become your strongest allies as you reach to beat the top score! You're in command in the Alleyway!

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Although this was the release date advertised by Nintendo in all regions, as a result of the game's simultaneous worldwide release, it was actually released a day prior to the advertised date in the Americas due to differing time zones.

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Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ゲームボーイ Nintendo Switch Online[?]
Gēmu Bōi Nintendō Suitchi Onrain
Game Boy - Nintendo Switch Online

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