Overview
- The Nintendo Switch Online Expansion Pack added Monster Rancher Advance, Metal Slug Advance and Kururin Paradise to the Game Boy Advance – Nintendo Classics app, with the update released Wednesday, October 14, 2026.
- Kururin Paradise, developed by Eighting and previously released only in Japan, is now officially available in North America and Europe, giving Western players legal access to the title after 24 years.
- All three games are playable on both Switch and Switch 2 through the dedicated GBA app and require an active Expansion Pack subscription to access.
- Nintendo published a trailer alongside coverage of the October 2026 update to showcase the new additions and their gameplay.
- The additions raise the Western GBA library to 32 titles and underline Nintendo’s ongoing strategy of expanding retro content via a paid tier while selectively unlocking region-locked games for preservation and player access.