{"id":5481,"date":"2026-07-11T10:27:39","date_gmt":"2026-07-11T02:27:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wario-land-nintendo-switch-online-july-2026-game-boy\/"},"modified":"2026-07-11T10:27:39","modified_gmt":"2026-07-11T02:27:39","slug":"wario-land-nintendo-switch-online-july-2026-game-boy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wario-land-nintendo-switch-online-july-2026-game-boy\/","title":{"rendered":"Wario Land Joins Nintendo Switch Online \u2014 Game Boy Classics Live Now"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Nintendo Switch Online&#8217;s Game Boy library just got bigger. <strong>Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3<\/strong> \u2014 the 1994 platformer that sold more than five million copies and launched its own franchise \u2014 is now playable on Nintendo Switch and Switch 2 as part of the July 2026 classics update, live right now for all standard Nintendo Switch Online subscribers in Singapore.<\/p>\n<h2>All Four Games in the Nintendo Switch Online July 2026 Update<\/h2>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/nso-wario-land-gameplay.jpg?w=474&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 gameplay on Nintendo Switch Online Game Boy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><figcaption>Image courtesy of Nintendo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Three Game Boy titles went live on <strong>8 July 2026<\/strong> for all standard Nintendo Switch Online members:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3<\/strong> (1994) \u2014 the headliner. Wario bulldozes enemies, shapeshifts with power-ups (Bull, Dragon, Jet and more), and hoovers up treasure across five worlds. This is the game that turned a Mario villain into a franchise star in his own right.<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Sword of Hope II<\/strong> (1992, Kemco) \u2014 a JRPG-adjacent adventure with branching dialogue and dungeon crawling. A cult pick for fans of early handheld RPGs.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Fortified Zone<\/strong> (1991, Jaleco) \u2014 a Metal Gear-flavoured twin-character action game where you switch between a soldier and a spy to infiltrate enemy bases.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>All three are accessible through the <strong>Game Boy \u2014 Nintendo Classics<\/strong> app on Switch and Switch 2. Singapore&#8217;s Nintendo Switch Online subscription costs S$26.98 a year for an individual plan, and this update applies at no extra cost.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/blog\/category\/game-news\/\">More gaming news on GameTrader.SG<\/a><\/p>\n<figure class=\"gt-video\">\n<div style=\"position:relative;padding-bottom:56.25%;height:0;overflow:hidden;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HNTrztihvKc\" title=\"Nintendo Classics \u2013 July 2026 Game Updates\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;border:0;\" allow=\"accelerometer;clipboard-write;encrypted-media;gyroscope;picture-in-picture;web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><figcaption>Nintendo Classics \u2013 July 2026 Game Updates \u2014 via Nintendo of America on YouTube<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>GBA Expansion Pack Addition: Dr. Mario &amp; Puzzle League<\/h2>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/nso-dr-mario-puzzle-league.jpg?w=474&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Dr. Mario and Puzzle League on Nintendo Switch Online Game Boy Advance Expansion Pack\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><figcaption>Image courtesy of Nintendo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack<\/strong> members get a Game Boy Advance addition too: <strong>Dr. Mario &amp; Puzzle League<\/strong> (2005). This two-in-one cartridge packages the classic virus-clearing Dr. Mario together with Panel de Pon \u2014 known in this region as Puzzle League \u2014 each with multiple modes and two-player support now running over online play. It&#8217;s one of the denser value-for-money puzzle compilations Nintendo made in the GBA era.<\/p>\n<h2>Japan&#8217;s Bonus: Tomato Adventure from the Mario &amp; Luigi Creators<\/h2>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/nso-tomato-adventure-gba-japan.jpg?w=474&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Tomato Adventure GBA Japan-exclusive Nintendo Switch Online\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><figcaption>Image courtesy of Nintendo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Japan&#8217;s Expansion Pack subscribers receive one extra title not available to other regions: <strong>Tomato Adventure<\/strong> (2002, GBA). It&#8217;s an action-RPG set in the tomato-obsessed Ketchup Kingdom, starring a boy named Demil fighting his way through bosses called Super Kids using a command-based battle system. The reason it matters: Tomato Adventure was developed by <strong>AlphaDream<\/strong> \u2014 the same studio that later created the Mario &amp; Luigi series. It never made it outside Japan in 2002, and it remains Japan-only on Switch Online.<\/p>\n<p>Singapore fans who want to experience it will need a Japanese Nintendo Account to download the Japanese <strong>Game Boy Advance \u2014 Nintendo Classics<\/strong> app and access the title there. Region-locked, but worth knowing about for retro completists.<\/p>\n<p><!--GT-SCOUT source=\"Web (English)\" theme=\"Video games\" flags=\"none\"--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 and three more Game Boy classics are now live on Nintendo Switch Online in Singapore. Expansion Pack members also get Dr. Mario &#038; Puzzle League \u2014 and Japan scores a rare AlphaDream bonus.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":5474,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":[]},"categories":[11,6],"tags":[55,78],"class_list":["post-5481","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-game-news","category-retro-gaming","tag-nintendo","tag-nintendo-switch-online"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/nso-classics-july-2026-banner.png?fit=1280%2C720&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p13AlF-1qp","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":3309,"url":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/donkey-kong-64-nintendo-switch-online-singapore\/","url_meta":{"origin":5481,"position":0},"title":"Donkey Kong 64 Is on Nintendo Switch Online \u2014 Play It Now","date":"June 4, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Donkey Kong 64 hits Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack today. 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