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Nintendo Classics Update Adds Four Games, Remapping, and Game Boy Boot Easter Egg

The refresh doubles down on nostalgia while improving usability for subscribers.

Overview

  • Nintendo added Battletoads and Ninja Gaiden II to the NES library, plus Bionic Commando and Kid Icarus: Of Myths and Monsters to the Game Boy app.
  • The NES and Game Boy apps are now branded Nintendo Classics, updating to Versions 8.0.0 and 3.0.0, respectively.
  • Both apps now support controller button remapping through the in-game overlay menu.
  • The Game Boy app includes a boot-screen Easter egg that appears when you hold the left stick at launch, with the screen reflecting the selected Game Boy, Pocket, or Color filter.
  • The Game Boy app’s boot sound now uses a Super Mario Land coin block effect, and the new content is live for base-tier Switch Online members on Switch and Switch 2, with a demo video shared by Vooks.net.