The latest Nintendo Switch Online update introduced several improvements to the app’s Game Boy Advance catalog, including support for remapping buttons. This continues the tidy-up of the Nintendo Switch Online classic libraries that started in summer 2025.

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Game Boy Advance games have been available on Nintendo Switch Online since February 2023, with Nintendo gradually expanding its subscription catalog with new GBA titles in the years that followed.

NSO Adds Support for Remapping Controls in GBA Games

The update materialized on September 3, adding N64 classic Forsaken 64 to Nintendo Switch Online. While it did not include any GBA titles (in the West), the latest version of the NSO GBA app improved its existing offerings by adding support for remapping buttons.

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The app also underwent a minor rebranding; it no longer displays the ‘Switch Online’ logo when booting, instead replacing it with a ‘Nintendo Classics’ graphic, as reported by Nintendo Everything. This new screen matches the app’s official name, Game Boy Advance – Nintendo Classics.

GBA Games Now Support 1080p Resolution in Switch 2 Handheld Mode

The early September 2025 update also introduces 1080p resolution support in handheld mode, tailored for the Switch 2. This update should enhance the graphics on the Switch 2’s Full HD display and also applies to the original Switch, which features a 720p screen.

Moreover, both consoles now enjoy access to a secret boot screen triggered by pressing the left analog stick during the app’s launch. This displays the original GBA boot screen accompanied by the classic Super Mario Advance coin collection sound.

The new GBA app version is recognized as 3.0.0 and will automatically download whenever the console connects to the internet. In Japan, this update coincided with the addition of Magical Vacation to the NSO GBA lineup, a 2001 RPG from Brownie Brown (now 1-Up Studio), which enables both local and online play through Nintendo Switch Online.