Nintendo has expanded the Nintendo Switch Online "Nintendo Classics" library with three additional Game Boy Advance titles: Monster Rancher Advance, Metal Slug Advance, and Kururin Paradise.
The additions bring a trio of portable-era franchises to the Switch platform, making these GBA entries available to Switch Online subscribers through Nintendo’s legacy games program.
Background and context
The Game Boy Advance (GBA), Nintendo’s handheld platform that launched in 2001, remains a popular source of retro content for modern platforms.
Nintendo’s Nintendo Switch Online service has steadily added classic libraries, and today's update continues that trend by adding these three GBA releases to the Nintendo Classics collection on Nintendo Switch.
What was announced
In an announcement today, Nintendo confirmed that Monster Rancher Advance, Metal Slug Advance and Kururin Paradise are now available in the Nintendo Classics lineup for Switch Online members.
Nintendo said it will provide further details on availability and any platform-specific features in follow-up communications.
Titles and series context
- Monster Rancher Advance: Part of Tecmo’s Monster Rancher franchise, this GBA entry brings monster-breeding and raising mechanics from the console series to a handheld format.
The Monster Rancher series has been a longstanding Tecmo property and remains notable for its creature-collection mechanics.
- Metal Slug Advance: A portable installment in SNK’s Metal Slug run-and-gun series, Metal Slug Advance adapts the franchise’s side-scrolling action for the Game Boy Advance hardware.
- Kururin Paradise: A Game Boy Advance entry in Nintendo’s Kururin puzzle-action series, Kururin Paradise continued the quirky, precision-focused gameplay the franchise is known for.
Availability and how to access
These Game Boy Advance titles have been added to the Nintendo Classics library within Nintendo Switch Online.
Subscribers should check the Switch Online menu on their Nintendo Switch to access the new additions.
Nintendo has indicated it will provide more information about any regional rollout or additional features in a subsequent update.
Why it matters
Adding these GBA releases reinforces Nintendo’s approach of curating legacy handheld and console catalogs for current hardware.
For fans of Tecmo’s Monster Rancher, SNK’s Metal Slug, or Nintendo’s Kururin series, the Switch Online additions restore portability and accessibility to titles that were originally released on the Game Boy Advance.
Nintendo’s official channels remain the primary source for further confirmation and details regarding save states, display options, or regional timing for these Nintendo Classics entries.
The additions bring a trio of portable-era franchises to the Switch platform, making these GBA entries available to Switch Online subscribers through Nintendo’s legacy games program.
Background and context
The Game Boy Advance (GBA), Nintendo’s handheld platform that launched in 2001, remains a popular source of retro content for modern platforms.
Nintendo’s Nintendo Switch Online service has steadily added classic libraries, and today's update continues that trend by adding these three GBA releases to the Nintendo Classics collection on Nintendo Switch.
What was announced
In an announcement today, Nintendo confirmed that Monster Rancher Advance, Metal Slug Advance and Kururin Paradise are now available in the Nintendo Classics lineup for Switch Online members.
Nintendo said it will provide further details on availability and any platform-specific features in follow-up communications.
Titles and series context
- Monster Rancher Advance: Part of Tecmo’s Monster Rancher franchise, this GBA entry brings monster-breeding and raising mechanics from the console series to a handheld format.
The Monster Rancher series has been a longstanding Tecmo property and remains notable for its creature-collection mechanics.
- Metal Slug Advance: A portable installment in SNK’s Metal Slug run-and-gun series, Metal Slug Advance adapts the franchise’s side-scrolling action for the Game Boy Advance hardware.
- Kururin Paradise: A Game Boy Advance entry in Nintendo’s Kururin puzzle-action series, Kururin Paradise continued the quirky, precision-focused gameplay the franchise is known for.
Availability and how to access
These Game Boy Advance titles have been added to the Nintendo Classics library within Nintendo Switch Online.
Subscribers should check the Switch Online menu on their Nintendo Switch to access the new additions.
Nintendo has indicated it will provide more information about any regional rollout or additional features in a subsequent update.
Why it matters
Adding these GBA releases reinforces Nintendo’s approach of curating legacy handheld and console catalogs for current hardware.
For fans of Tecmo’s Monster Rancher, SNK’s Metal Slug, or Nintendo’s Kururin series, the Switch Online additions restore portability and accessibility to titles that were originally released on the Game Boy Advance.
Nintendo’s official channels remain the primary source for further confirmation and details regarding save states, display options, or regional timing for these Nintendo Classics entries.
