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StarTopic Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack |ST| New 2024 Poll Up

How will Nintendo handle the NSO with the launch of the Switch 2

  • Everything on the service becomes playable on launch day of the new system.

    Votes: 139 76.4%
  • A slow roll out with a promise to move everything over within 12 months from launch day

    Votes: 24 13.2%
  • LOL Nintendo is going to start all over with just NES games in late 2025

    Votes: 17 9.3%
  • Nothing will transfer over because the Switch 2 won't be backwards compatible with the Switch 1

    Votes: 2 1.1%

  • Total voters
    182
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  • The new controllers are up!


     
    Timeline of the first 12 months of the NSO Expansion Pack.
  • Having finally made the jump to Famiboards after being a lurker back on Era and a semi-active contributor on Install Base, I figured it'd only be appropriate that I bring across my NSO timeline graphic from the equivalent to this thread on Install Base; which is also now updated to August 2022 December 2022 to boot! Here are said graphics, along with the full write up explaining everything:

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    Every dash along the three timelines is one day, the dash itself represents the day and the first day of every month has a bigger one than the others. The beginning of the timelines is September 2018 (the month that NSO launched), and almost all NSO content is included.

    While shown on the graphic, I would like to quickly run through the categorization system I used:
    • NSO Famicom, FDS and NES titles - The first row, and games are outlined in Yellow/Gold. Games generally use western (NTSC-U or PAL) boxarts when shown as releases in the western NSO services, and use Japanese boxarts when only added to the JP & HK service. Exceptions are: titles that were never originally localised for a region but got released in that regions NSO anyways (Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels, Vs. Excitebike, Ninja JaJaMaru-kun, Daiva Story 6: Imperial of Nirsartia, Joy Mech Fight, Downtown Nekketsu March: Super-Awesome Field Day!, Mysterious Murasame Castle); and custom made localised boxart for NSO (Earthbound Beginnings, Mystery Tower). An additional wrinkle is the addition of SP versions for games - these are shown separately and just use the games logo to save space.

    • NSO Super Famicom and SNES titles - The second row, and games are outlined in Light Purple. Games use NTSC-U boxart in most instances, however they use NTSC-J boxart for titles only added to JP NSO and titles that didn't originally get localisation (Puyo Puyo 2, Panel de Pon*, Mario's Super Picross, Psycho Dream, Magical Drop II**, Kirby no Kirakira Kizzu), PAL boxart for a select few titles (Kirby's Dream Course, Pop'n Twinbee, Smash Tennis, Jelly Boy, Harvest Moon), and the custom NSO/SNES Classic boxart for the previously unreleased Star Fox 2. The note about SP versions also applies here, and is treated the same as with NES / Famicom.

    • NSO+EP Nintendo 64 titles - The third row from 2021 onwards, and games are outlined in Red. Generally uses the NTSC-U/C boxart for games, except in some instances where I think the PAL boxart looks nicer (Majora's Mask, Pokémon Snap, Pokémon Puzzle League and Pokémon Stadium 2), JP versions of titles (Goldeneye 007, Custom Robo, Custom Robo V2, Star Kids) and in the case of Sin & Punishment, the custom made localised boxart for NSO is used. This app is also the only one to have a Cero Z / 18+ version - and additions to this specific app are outlined in Black.

    • NSO+EP Sega Genesis/Mega Drive titles - The fourth row from 2021 onwards, and games are outlined in Blue. Uses NTSC-U/C boxart for all games released in that region, NTSC-J for titles exclusive to the JP/HK NSO service (Puyo Puyo), and PAL for any other title (Super Fantasy Zone, Mega Man: The Wily Wars and Zero Wing).

    • NSO Game Boy and Game Boy Color titles - The fifth row from 2023 onwards, and games are outlined in Green. Uses a mix of NTSC-U/C and PAL boxart for all western titles (the two aren't easy to distinguish for OG Game Boy), and NTSC-J boxart for titles exclusive to the JP/HK NSO service (Yakuman).

    • NSO+EP Game Boy Advance titles - The sixth row from 2023 onwards, and games are outlined in Dark Purple. Uses NTSC-U/C boxart for all games released in that region, PAL for Kuru Kuru Kuruin, and NTSC-J for Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade.

    • NSO+EP DLC - The fifth row from 2021 until Feb 2023, the seventh row afterwards; all content is outlined in Brown. This is the section for add-ons/DLC for other NSW software that is included in the Expansion Pack: Animal Crossing Happy Home Paradise, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe - Booster Course Pass (each wave is listed at the point where it released) and, most recently added, Splatoon 2: Octo Expansion.
    Other base NSO content is also included, which collectively make up the bottom-most row (row 3 pre-2021, row 6 in 2021/2022 and row 8 in 2023 onwards):
    • Tetris 99 + DLC + Maximus Cups - Due to Tetris 99 originally being an NSO-only title until its physical release, and all online content still being locked behind NSO, I've included extra content for this game as well - outlined in Light Blue/Cyan. Most Maximus Cups add a theme to the game, and thus count as additional content. Re-run Maximus Cups are, however, not shown.

    • Super Mario Bros. 35 - One of only two pieces of NSO content to eventually be removed from the service, the release and subsequent removal of this title are shown outlined in Orange.

    • PAC-MAN 99 + DLC - Similarly, PAC-MAN 99 is NSO-exclusive - and thus it and its various DLC packs are also NSO-exclusive; these are shown in Dark Grey. The removal for this title is also in the same colour.

    • F-Zero 99 - The most recent addition to NSO's Battle Royale extravaganza, once again this is exclusive to the service and is outlined in Light Pink. All content updates/releases are also shown.

    • Some content is not included: the voucher program, the NSO smartphone app, the online features of every online enabled Switch game, the extra Gem Apples in Super Kirby Clash and the various promotional items for Smash Ultimate. These are excluded due to either being non-applicable (in the case of the voucher program and mobile app) or hard to track down when each wave of "content" was released (in the case of Smash and Kirby).
    Sometimes titles have been added to only certain regions - and the other regions may have come later (or not at all yet). In these instances, an extra section is added to the side of the box for the title displaying indicators of which regions the title came to at that time:
    • The Western NSO app is represented by the flags of: the United States and Canada (together representing the NTSC-U/C region); the United Kingdom, European Union and a combined Australia/New Zealand flag (together representing PAL).

    • Through a quirk of licensing issues, the Korean NSO app (which software wise is the same as the Western app) has a different line-up of titles (Magical Drop II, F-Zero X, WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$ and Kirby no Kirakira Kizzu are all absent in the Korean region). Thus the Korean app is represented by the flag of the Republic of Korea (which depending on the original console is either classed as PAL-B or NTSC-K).

    • The Japanese NSO app is used in both Japan and Hong Kong, and thus the flags of Japan and Hong Kong demarcate this region.

    • These three groupings are based on the Wikipedia page for the NSO apps, which I corroborated with the various NSO websites for the various regions involved. The rest of AMEA and the rest of the Americas likely do also fall into one of these categories but there's only so much space for flags to demarcate regions.
    * - Panel de Pon was in fact localised as Tetris Attack, but due to rights issues and The Tetris Company no longer approving of the name Tetris being associated with the title, Panel de Pon was brought to western NSO instead of the localised version.
    ** - Magical Drop II actually is a localised port, but it wasn't released until the game was added to NSO, so it still uses the JP boxart.


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    Hopefully these graphics are helpful and illustrative - if the size of the images are too small, open the image you want to look at in a new tab to get the full size (you may have to do this twice, because imgur can be a bit iffy sometimes). The Wikipedia page for Nintendo Switch Online games is a helpful resource to refer to if you aren't able to identify what a certain game is just by its boxart.

    As always, any suggestions on how to potentially improve it are always welcome! I'm considering also making an expanded year-by-year version that splits NSO Famicom/NES (which includes FDS games as well) and NSO Super Famicom/SNES into their own rows and stretches all the way back to the original NSO launch back in September '18. (already done now). And I'll update the image in this post when new content gets added.
     
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    All First Party Nintendo games missing from the NSO
  • As a reminder I made a spreadsheet with every missing games that are mostly first party focused with some third party ones here and there to an extent.

    It's by no means exhaustive for third party games but at least for the first party ones I've done my best to list as many as possible.
    If you were ever wondering if Nintendo is running out of games on NES and SNES, you are mistaken.

    EDIT:
    Here's also a full spreadsheet of games currently available on the service, taking into account their IDs and other details:
     
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    Graphs of First party games missing from the NSO
  • It's once again time to update my graphic:
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    As we only have two announced games to look forward to for NSO (F-Zero: Maximum Velocity, and For the Frog the Bell Tolls in Japan), I figured now would be a good time to have up-to-date graphics showcasing the remaining potential first party libraries for every Nintendo console on NSO (similar to LuigiBlood's spreadsheet, but in visual form - and not including games that never came out):

    Warning - Walls of Text approaching:
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    Titles that were on VC:
    • Gomoku Narabe Renju (1983, Famicom) - was on Wii and Wii U VCs in Japan
    • Donkey Kong Jr. Math (1983, Famicom/NES) - was on Wii VC (WW, except Korea) and Wii U VC (WW)
    • Golf (1984, Famicom/NES/FDS) - was on Wii VC (WW, except Korea) and Wii U VC (WW), was also built into the Switch OS until firmware version 4.0.0, full remakes of all courses exist on Switch in Nintendo Switch Sports and 51 Worldwide Classics.
    • Urban Champion (1984, Famicom/NES) - was on both Wii and Wii U VCs, not on 3DS VC due to 3D Classics: Urban Champion being there instead, arcade version on Switch via Arcade Archives
    • Mach Rider (1985, Famicom/NES) - was on Wii VC (WW, except Korea), 3DS VC (WW, except Taiwan/HK) and Wii U VC (WW)
    • Famicom Fairytales: Shin Onigashima - Both Disks (1987, FDS) - was on all three VCs in Japan
    • Famicom Detective Club: The Missing Heir - Both Disks (1988, FDS) - was on all three VCs in Japan, full remake on Switch in 2021
    • Famicom Detective Club Part II: The Girl Who Stands Behind - Both Disks (1989, FDS) - was on all three VCs in Japan, full remake on Switch in 2021
    • NES Play Action Football (1990, NA NES) - was on Wii VC in NA
    • Fire Emblem Gaiden (1992, Famicom) - was on all three VCs in Japan, full remake (Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia) on 3DS in 2017
    • Zoda's Revenge: StarTropics II (1994, NA NES) - was on both Wii and Wii U VC in the west
    • Donkey Kong: Original Edition (2012, 3DS VC) - version of Donkey Kong that is closer to the arcade version made for 3DS VC (WW, except for Korea and TW/HK), erroneously shown on graphic as not being on VC
    Titles that haven't been on VC:
    • Mahjong (1983, Famicom/FDS) - arcade version on Switch via Arcade Archives
    • 4 Player Strike Mahjong (1984, Famicom)
    • F-1 Race (1984, Famicom) - potential rights issue over F1 name
    • Golf: Japan Course (1987, FDS)
    • Golf: US Course (1987, FDS)
    • Famicom Grand Prix: F1 Race (1987, FDS) - potential rights issue over F1 name
    • Famicom Grand Prix II: 3D Hot Rally (1988, FDS)
    • Vs. Ice Climber (1988, FDS) - based on the arcade version, which is on Switch via Arcade Archives
    • Kaettekita Mario Bros. (1988, FDS)
    • Famicom Fairytales: Yuyuki - Both Disks (1989, FDS)
    • Knight Move (1990, FDS)
    • Backgammon (1990, FDS)
    • New 4 Player Strike Mahjong: Yakuman Tengoku (1991, FDS)
    • Time Twist: On the Outskirts of History... - Both Disks (1991, FDS) - this games questionable content might be reason why this won't rerelease
    • Mario Bros. - Classic Series (1993, PAL NES)
    Requires emulating a peripheral:
    • Wild Gunman (1984, Famicom/NES) - requires NES Zapper emulation, was on Wii U VC
    • Duck Hunt (1984, Famicom/NES) - requires NES Zapper emulation, was on Wii U VC
    • Hogan's Alley (1984, Famicom/NES) - requires NES Zapper emulation, was on Wii U VC
    • Family BASIC (1984, Famicom) - requires Famicom Keyboard emulation, is just a programming language/command line interface
    • Family BASIC V3 (1985, Famicom) - requires Famicom Keyboard emulation, is just a programming language/command line interface
    • Stack Up (1985, Famicom/NES) - requires R.O.B. emulation
    • Gyromite (1985, Famicom/NES) - requires R.O.B. emulation
    • Gumshoe (1985, NES) - requires NES Zapper emulation
    • To The Earth (1989, NES) - requires NES Zapper emulation
    • Short Order / Eggsplode! (1989, NA NES) - requires NES Power Pad emulation
    Requires licensing:
    • Popeye (1983, Famicom/NES) - Popeye copyright owned by King Features, enters the public domain in 2025, but King Features will still hold trademarks
    • Popeye's English Fun (1983, Famicom) - Popeye copyright owned by King Features, enters the public domain in 2025, but King Features will still hold trademarks
    • All Night Nippon Super Mario Bros. (1986, FDS) - Official romhack of Super Mario Bros. and The Lost Levels featuring the name of the Japanese late-night radio show All Night Nippon, and the likenesses of several of its cast members - rights owned by Fuji Television.
    • Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!! (1987, Famicom/FDS) - The original NES version of Punch-Out!!, featuring the name and likeness of boxer Mike Tyson
    • Nakayama Miho no Tokimeki High School (1987, FDS) - Features the name and likeness of pop idol Miho Nakayama, also would require recreating/replicating the real-life toll-free phone number conversations that the game reveals to help progress the story.
    • Yume Kojo: Doki Doki Panic (1987, FDS) - Original version of Super Mario USA, features the name and mascots of the Yume Kojo '87 festival.
    • Tetris (1989, Famicom/NES) - The Tetris Company
    • Barker Bill's Trick Shooting (1990, NES) - Uses the IP of the first network television cartoon series, Barker Bill's Cartoon Show, of which the rights are owned by Paramount - also requires NES Zapper emulation
    • Yoshi's Cookie (1992, Famicom/NES) - was on Wii VC but was delisted due to legal complications over ownership with Bullet-Proof Software.
    • Mario is Missing! (1993) - edutainment game by Mindscape, rights likely belong to The Learning Company (TLC) now
    • Tetris 2 (1993, Famicom/NES) - The Tetris Company
    • Mario's Time Machine (1994) - edutainment game by Mindscape, rights likely belong to TLC now

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    Titles that were on VC:
    • Vegas Stakes (1993) - was on Wii and Wii U VCs in the west, might have an issue due to ESRB rules around depictions of gambling in video games
    • Marvelous: Another Treasure Island (1996) - was on Wii U VC in Japan, also has multiple Satellaview versions not listed below
    • Heisei Shin Onigashima - Both Disks (1997 on Nintendo Power, 1998 on standard SFC cartridge) - was on both Wii and Wii U VCs in Japan, based on Satellaview exclusive BS Shin Onigashima from 1996
    • Sutte Hakkun (1997 on Satellaview, 1998 on Nintendo Power, 1999 on standard SFC cartridge) - was on both Wii and Wii U VCs in Japan, also has multiple Satellaview versions not listed below
    • Wrecking Crew '98 (1998) - was on Wii U VC in Japan
    • Famicom Detective Club Part II: The Girl Who Stands Behind (1998) - was on all three VCs in Japan, has a remake on Switch
    • Super Famicom Wars (1998) - was on all three VCs in Japan
    • Famicom Bunko: Hajimari no Mori (1999) - was on Wii and Wii U VCs in Japan
    • Fire Emblem: Thracia 776 (2000) - was on all three VCs in Japan
    • Metal Slader Glory: Director's Cut (2000) - was on Wii U VC in Japan
    Titles that haven't been on VC:
    • Super Play Action Football (1992)
    • Ken Griffey Jr.'s Major League Baseball (1994)
    • Tin Star (1994) - also supports SNES Mouse and Super Scope controls
    • Super Mario All Stars + Super Mario World (1994) - features slight differences from standard SMAS and SMW
    • Wario's Woods (1994) - NES version already on NSO
    • Ken Griffey Jr.'s Winning Run (1996)
    • Winter Gold (1996)
    • Shigesato Itoi's No.1 Bass Fishing (1997) - also has a Satellaview version not shown below
    • Zoo-tto Mahjong! (1998)
    • Power Sokoban (1999)
    • Picross NP Vol. 1 though Vol. 8 (1999 and 2000) - 8 Picross games condensed into one spot to save space (none received official box art due to only being released via the Nintendo Power cartridge)
    Requires emulating a peripheral:
    • Super Scope 6 (1992) - requires Super Scope emulation
    • Mario Paint (1992) - requires SNES Mouse emulation
    • Battle Clash / Space Bazooka (1992) - requires Super Scope emulation
    • Yoshi's Safari (1993) - requires Super Scope emulation
    • Mario & Wario (1993) - requires SNES Mouse emulation, also has multiple Satellaview versions not shown below
    • Metal Combat: Falcon's Revenge (1993) - requires Super Scope emulation
    Requires licensing:
    • SimCity (1991) - Joint project by Maxis and Nintendo, with Nintendo owning some rights; Maxis was acquired and dissolved into Electronic Arts, was on Wii VC before being delisted, also has a Satellaview version
    • Mario is Missing! (1993) - edutainment game by Mindscape, rights likely belong to The Learning Company (TLC) now
    • Mario's Time Machine (1993) - edutainment game by Mindscape, rights likely belong to TLC now
    • Mario's Early Years: Fun with Numbers (1994) - edutainment game by Mindscape, rights likely belong to TLC now
    • Mario's Early Years: Fun with Letters (1994) - edutainment game by Mindscape, rights likely belong to TLC now
    • Mario's Early Years: Preschool Fun (1994) - edutainment game by Mindscape, rights likely belong to TLC now
    • Uniracers / Unirally (1994) - subject to litigation by Pixar in the 90's over the use of a computer generated Unicycle, was pulled from shelves due to Pixar winning the lawsuit, would likely still require Disney approval to this day
    • Tetris 2 (1994) - The Tetris Company
    • Tetris & Dr. Mario (1994) - The Tetris Company, the Dr. Mario port later got Satellaview and Nintendo Power releases
    • UNDAKE 30 Same Game - Mario Version (1995) - Konami (via acquisition of Hudson Soft)
    • Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars (1996) - Squaresoft, later Square-Enix, remade on Switch
    • Tetris Attack (1996) - the Tetris Company doesn't like the name being associated with this game, we got the original Panel de Pon on NSO instead, Panel de Pon also has multiple Satellaview versions not shown below
    Satellaview (would likely require either ROM editing to rectify missing SoundLink data or emulating SoundLink - plus re-licensing music):
    • BS The Legend of Zelda (1995) - Remake of Zelda 1, also has a second versions called BS The Legend of Zelda - MAP 2; these are sometimes colloquially referred to as Third Quest and Fourth Quest respectively
    • Satella-Q (1995-1999)
    • Special Tee Shot / BS Special Tee Shot (1996) - The original version of Kirby's Dream Course, had a Satellaview release under its original title
    • Kirby's Toy Box (1996)
    • Konae-chan no DokiDoki Penguin Kazoku (1996)
    • BS F-ZERO Grand Prix (1996) - Satellaview version of F-ZERO with 4 extra tracks
    • BS Detective Club: Memories Lost to the Snow (1997)
    • BS The Legend of Zelda: Ancient Stone Tablets (1997)
    • Excitebike Bun-Bun Mario Battle Stadium (1997)
    • R no Shosai (1997)
    • BS F-ZERO Grand Prix 2 (1997)
    • BS Fire Emblem: Archanea Saga (1997) - Extra maps set in the world of Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem's second act, later remade alongside said second act on NDS as Fire Emblem: New Mystery of the Emblem ~Heroes of Light and Shadow~
    • Satellawalker (1997)
    • Satellawalker 2 (1998)

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    Titles that were on VC:
    • Cruis'n USA (1996) - was on Wii VC in the west
    • Super Smash Bros. (1999) - was on Wii VC
    • Donkey Kong 64 (1999) - was on Wii U VC
    Titles that haven't been on VC:
    • Kobe Bryant in NBA Courtside (1998)
    • Major League Baseball featuring Ken Griffey Jr. (1998)
    • Cruis'n World (1998)
    • Pocket Monsters Stadium (1998) - Worse version of the later Pokémon Stadium
    • Ken Grifffey Jr's Slugfest (1999)
    • NBA Courtside 2 featuring Kobe Bryant (1999)
    • Shigesato Itoi's No. 1 Bass Fishing: Definitive Edition (2000) - also supported the Tsuri Con Fishing Controller
    • Cruis'n Exotica (2000) - not published by Nintendo, but owned by them
    • Dōbutsu no Mori / Animal Forest (2001) - later ported to GCN as Animal Crossing
    • The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Master Quest (2002, GCN) - The remains of the fabled Ura Zelda, ported to GCN via emulation as part of a double pack with base Ocarina of Time; and sometimes bundled with Wind Waker.
    • Panel de Pon 64 (2003, GCN) - Unreleased on N64, was converted into Pokémon Puzzle League for the west, later released as part of Nintendo Puzzle Collection on GCN (alongside the also unreleased JP version of Dr. Mario 64, and a new remake of Yoshi's Cookie)
    Requires licensing:
    • Tetrisphere (1997) - The Tetris Company
    • The New Tetris (1999) - The Tetris Company
    Requires emulating a peripheral:
    • Hey You, Pikachu! (1998) - requires N64 Microphone emulation
    • Mario no Photopi (1998) - requires SmartMedia card emulation
    64DD titles:
    • Randnet (2000) - The Online service for 64DD
    • Mario Artist: Paint Studio (1999)
    • Doshin the Giant (1999) - ported to GCN, including EU release
    • Mario Artist: Talent Studio (2000)
    • F-ZERO X: Expansion Kit (2000)
    • Doshin the Giant: Tinkling Toddler Liberation Front! Assemble! (2000) - Expansion disk for Doshin the Giant
    • Mario Artist: Communication Kit (2000)
    • Mario Artist: Polygon Studio (2000)

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    Titles that were on VC (all on 3DS VC):
    • Alleyway (1989, GB)
    • Baseball (1989, GB) - NES version on NSO, Vs. Baseball on Arcade Archives
    • Super Mario Land (1989, GB)
    • Tennis (1989, GB) - NES version on NSO, Vs. Tennis on Arcade Archives
    • Golf (1989, GB) - NES version used to be in firmware of Switch OS, Vs. Golf on Arcade Archives
    • Dr. Mario (1990, GB) - NES version on NSO
    • Radar Mission (1990, GB)
    • Balloon Kid (1990, GB) - West only
    • Kid Icarus: Of Myths and Monsters (1991, GB)
    • Kirby's Pinball Land (1993, GB)
    • Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 (1994, GB)
    • Donkey Kong (1994, GB) - NES version on NSO, arcade version on Arcade Archives
    • Mario's Picross (1995, GB)
    • Donkey Kong Land (1995, GB)
    • Kirby's Block Ball (1995, GB)
    • Pocket Monsters Red (1996, GB) - JP only
    • Pocket Monsters Green (1996, GB) - JP only
    • Mole Mania (1996, GB)
    • Yoshi no Panepon (1996, GB) - JP only
    • Donkey Kong Land 2 (1996, GB)
    • Pocket Monsters Blue (1996, GB) - JP only
    • Picross 2 (1996, GB) - JP only
    • Kirby's Star Stacker (1997, GB)
    • Game & Watch Gallery (1997, GB)
    • Game Boy Gallery 2 (1997, GB) - JP only, later released as Game & Watch Gallery 2 on GBC
    • Donkey Kong Land III (1997, GB) - West only
    • Pokémon Red Version (1998, GB) - West only
    • Pokémon Blue Version (1998, GB) - West only
    • Pokémon Yellow Version (1998, GB)
    • Wario Land II (1998, GBC)
    • Game & Watch Gallery 2 (1998, GBC) - West only
    • Super Mario Bros. Deluxe (1999, GBC)
    • Mario Golf (1999, GBC)
    • Pokémon Gold Version (1999, GBC)
    • Pokémon Silver Version (1999, GBC)
    • Donkey Kong GB: Dinky Kong & Dixie Kong (2000, GBC) - JP only, GBC JP only version of Donkey Kong Land III
    • Trade & Battle: Card Hero (2000, GBC) - JP only
    • Pokémon Puzzle Challenge (2000, GBC) - West only
    • Mario Tennis (2000, GBC)
    • Pokémon Crystal Version (2000, GBC)
    Titles that haven't been on VC:
    • SolarStriker (1990, GB)
    • F-1 Race (1990, GB) - potential issues over the F-1 name
    • Play Action Football (1990, GB)
    • Game Boy Wars (1991, GB)
    • Yoshi / Mario & Yoshi (1991, GB)
    • X / Lunar Chase (1992, GB) - Lunar Chase is the name of the unreleased, but completed western version of this game
    • Wave Race (1992, GB)
    • Magnetic Soccer (1992, GB)
    • Top Rank Tennis (1993, GB)
    • The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (1993, GB) - DX version on NSO already
    • Game Boy Gallery (1995, PAL GB) - The original Game & Watch collection on GB, before Game & Watch Gallery
    • Game Boy Wars TURBO (1997, GB)
    • Ken Griffey Jr. presents Major League Baseball (1997, GB)
    • Wario Land II (1998, GB) - GBC version has been on VC
    • Game Boy Wars 2 (1998, GBC)
    • Pokémon Pinball (1999, GBC)
    • Ken Griffey Jr.'s Slugfest (1999, GBC)
    • NBA 3 on 3 featuring Kobe Bryant (1999, GBC)
    • Warlocked (2000, NA GBC)
    • Donkey Kong Country (2000, GBC) - SNES version on NSO
    • Kakurenbo Battle: Monster Tactics (2000, GBC)
    • Pocket Soccer (2001, PAL GBC)
    • Pokémon Card GB2: Here Comes Team Great Rocket! (2001, GBC) - incorrectly shown in the "Requires licensing" section
    • Game Boy Wars 3 (2001, GBC)
    Requires emulating a peripheral:
    • Game Boy Camera (1998, GB) - requires Camera emulation (duh...)
    • Mobile Trainer (2001, GBC) - requires Mobile Adapter GB emulation
    • Mobile Golf (2001, GBC) - requires Mobile Adapter GB emulation
    Requires licensing:
    • Yoshi's Cookie (1992, GB) - Legal limbo with BPS and another rightsholder, NES version got pulled from VC
    • Tetris 2 (1993, GB) - The Tetris Company
    • Wario Blast: Featuring Bomberman! (1994, GB) - Bomberman owned by Konami
    • Tetris Attack (1996, GB) - The Tetris Company doesn't like this game's name, we might get Yoshi no Panepon instead due to this
    • James Bond 007 (1998, GB) - It's complicated... But they managed to get it to work for Goldeneye 007 at least...
    • Tetris DX (1998, GBC) - The Tetris Compant, non-DX version already on NSO
    • Disney's Beauty and the Beast: A Board Game Adventure (1999, GBC) - Disney
    • Tottoko Hamtaro: Operation Friend (2000, GBC) - Shogakukan Inc.
    • Disney's The Little Mermaid II: Pinball Frenzy (2000, GBC) - Disney
    • Walt Disney's Alice in Wonderland (2000, GBC) - Disney
    • Kaijin Zona (2000, GBC) - based on a TV Tokyo show, featuring the names and likenesses of the real life actors
    • Hamtaro: Ham-Hams Unite! (2001, GBC) - Shogakukan Inc.

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    Titles that were on VC (all on Wii U VC):
    • L'Aigle de Guerre / Napoleon (2001) - JP only
    • Wario Land 4 (2001) - also given out as a 3DS Ambassador title
    • Advance Wars (2001) - West only, full remake on Switch in 2023
    • Magical Vacation (2001) - JP only
    • Tomato Adventure (2002) - JP only
    • Densetsu no Starfy (2002) - JP only
    • Game & Watch Gallery 4 (2002)
    • Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land (2002)
    • Kuruin Paradise (2002) - JP only
    • Advance Wars 2: Black Hole Rising (2003) - West only, full remake on Switch in 2023
    • Pokémon Pinball: Ruby and Sapphire (2003)
    • Densetsu no Starfy 2 (2003) - JP only
    • F-ZERO GP Legend (2003)
    • Metroid Zero Mission (2004)
    • Mario Golf: Advance Tour (2004)
    • Mario vs. Donkey Kong (2004) - Full remake on Switch in 2024, also given out as a 3DS Ambassador title
    • Densetsu no Starfy 3 (2004) - JP only
    • Mario Pinball Land / Super Mario Ball (2004)
    • Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones (2004) - also given out as a 3DS Ambassador title
    • F-ZERO Climax (2004) - JP only
    • Game Boy Wars Advance 1+2 (2004) - JP only
    • Mario Party Advance (2005)
    • Sennen Kazoku (2005) - JP only
    • DK: King of Swing (2005)
    • Mario Tennis: Power Tour / Mario Power Tennis (2005)
    • Drill Dozer (2005)
    • Polarium Advance (2005)
    • Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team (2005) - Full remake on Switch in 2020
    • Mother 3 (2006) - JP only
    Titles that haven't been on VC:
    • Dokodemo Taikyoku: Yakuman Advance (2001)
    • Koro Koro Puzzle Happy Panechu! (2002)
    • Sakura Momoko no Ukiuki Carnival (2002)
    • Custom Robo GX (2002)
    • Pokémon Ruby Version (2002)
    • Pokémon Sapphire Version (2002)
    • The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past and Four Swords (2002)
    • Donkey Kong Country (2003) - SNES version on NSO
    • Mother 1+2 (2003)
    • Pokémon FireRed Version (2004)
    • Pokémon LeafGreen Version (2004)
    • Pokémon GBA Video: For Ho-Oh the Bells Toll! (2004)
    • Pokémon GBA Video: Johto Photo Finish (2004)
    • Donkey Kong Country 2 (2004) - SNES version on NSO
    • Pokémon Emerald Version (2004)
    • Pokémon GBA Video: Pokémon-I Choose You! (2004)
    • Pokémon GBA Video: Beach Blank-Out Blastoise (2004)
    • Dr. Mario and Puzzle League (2005)
    • Donkey Kong Country 3 (2005) - SNES version on NSO
    • Calciobit (2006)
    • bit.Generations: Boundish (2006)
    • bit.Generations: Dialhex (2006)
    • bit.Generations: Dotstream (2006)
    • bit.Generations: Coloris (2006)
    • bit.Generations: Digidrive (2006)
    • bit.Generations: Orbital (2006)
    • bit.Generations: Soundvoyager (2006)
    • Rhythm Tengoku (2006)
    Requires emulating a peripheral:
    • WarioWare: Twisted! (2004) - requires accelerometer emulation
    • Yoshi: Topsy-Turvy / Yoshi's Universal Gravitation (2004) - requires accelerometer emulation
    • Play-Yan (2005) - requires MP3 and SD card support
    • Nintendo MP3 Player (2005) - requires MP3 and SD card support
    Requires licensing:
    • Domo-Kun no Fushigi Terebi (2002) - Japan Broadcasting Corporation / NHK
    • Hamtaro: Ham-Ham Heartbreak (2002) - Shogakukan Inc.
    • Hamtaro: Rainbow Rescue (2003) - Shogakukan Inc.
    • Hamtaro: Ham-Ham Games (2004) - Shogakukan Inc.
    • Eyeshield 21: Devilbats Devildays (2006) - Shueisha
    Classic NES Series (all released in 2004) - this would be double emulation if brought across:
    • Classic NES Series: Super Mario Bros
    • Classic NES Series: Donkey Kong
    • Classic NES Series: Ice Climber
    • Classic NES Series: Excitebike
    • Classic NES Series: The Legend of Zelda
    • Classic NES Series: Dr. Mario
    • Famicom Mini: Mario Bros.
    • Famicom Mini: Clu Clu Land
    • Famicom Mini: Balloon Fight
    • Famicom Mini: Wrecking Crew
    • Classic NES Series: Zelda II: The Adventure of Link
    • Classic NES Series: Metroid
    • Famicom Mini: Super Mario Bros. 2
    • Famicom Mini: The Mysterious Murasame Castle
    • Famicom Mini: Kid Icarus
    • Famicom Mini: Shin Onigashima - Both Disks
    • Famicom Mini: Famicom Detective Club: The Missing Heir - Both Disks
    • Famicom Mini: Famicom Detective Club Part II: The Girl Who Stands Behind - Both Disks
    e-Reader:
    • Baseball-e (2002) - NES Baseball
    • Donkey Kong Jr.-e (2002) - NES DK Jr.
    • Donkey Kong 3-e (2003) - NES DK3
    • Golf-e (2003) - NES Golf
    • Pinball-e (2002) - NES Pinball
    • Tennis-e (2002) - NES Tennis
    • Urban Champion-e (2002) - NES Urban Champion
    • Mario Party-e (2003) - requires a physical board to play, could be made to work with a digital copy of the board
    • Air Hockey-e (2002)
    • Game & Watch Collection: Manhole-e (2002) - G&W Manhole
    • FoxBox Kirby Slide Puzzle (2003)
    • Pikmin 2-e (2004)
     


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