Kirby's Dream Land 2 Joins 3 Other Classic Games Coming to Nintendo Switch Online

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The NES, Super NES, and Game Boy libraries are expanding.

Adele Ankers-Range

Updated:

Mar 16, 2023 2:46 pm

Posted:

Mar 16, 2023 12:17 pm

Kirby's Dream Land 2 has joined the Nintendo Switch Online collection along with BurgerTime Deluxe, Side Pocket, and Xevious.

Nintendo shared its March 2023 NES, Super NES, and Game Boy Updates for its Nintendo Switch Online subscription service in a YouTube video that turned the spotlight on the new additions, which are available on both the Basic NSO and Expansion Pack tiers.

Gameboy and Gameboy Advance Games Slideshow

Players will be able to explore the Rainbow Islands in Kirby's Dream Land 2 and feast on arcade action in BurgerTime Deluxe, both of which are joining the Game Boy library, while also putting their skills to the test in Side Pocket, now in the SNES collection, and Xevious, in the NES library.

Game Boy and Game Boy Advance games were added to the Nintendo Switch Online subscription service in February, with classic Game Boy games available to those with the Basic NSO subscription, and Game Boy Advance games going to Expansion Pack subscribers.

Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack Catalog

Here's a list of the games and DLC included with the Nintendo Switch Online subscription service. Updated 03/16/23. Log in to track what games you want to play, you've played, finished, or abandoned.

The Expansion Pack for Nintendo Switch Online caused some controversy when it launched last October with players initially unhappy with the performance of the service, however, the games did play at 60Hz in all territories and more improvements have been made since.

Adele Ankers-Range is a freelance entertainment writer for IGN. Follow her on Twitter.

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