Mega Man 1 on Game Boy is known as Mega Man: Dr. Wily’s Revenge, and sees the Blue Bomber attempting to stop the mad scientist before he can forge the “Mega Man Killer.” Mega Man 2 dabbles in time travel, introducing a new opponent named Quint. Mega Man 3 ventures to the “hottest place on Earth” and introduces Punk, a new antagonist.

Mega Man 4 sees Dr Wily controlling all the robots and wreaking havoc, with only Mega Man, Rush and a new ally, Beat, available to stop him. Finally, Mega Man 5 features a new antagonist, Terra, and the Mega Arm alongside new enemies. Except for Mega Man 2, developed by Thinking Rabbit, Minakuchi Engineering of Mega Man X3 fame has worked on all the titles.

Though the first two titles received mixed reviews, Mega Man 3 has received praise, while Mega Man 4 and 5 rates above average. Check out the trailer below to see them all in action.

These include Dr. Mario on the Game Boy and Mario Golf and Mario Tennis for the Game Boy Color. Dr. Mario launched in 1990 and is a puzzle game akin to Tetris, where players must align different colored pills to destroy viruses. Mario Golf launched in 1999, and unlike its Nintendo 64 cousin, it offers a story mode and role-playing game elements.

Perhaps unsurprisingly, those features would find their way into the Game Boy Color version of Mario Tennis. It launched in 2001 and saw the player training at the Royal Tennis Academy, becoming champion and eventually going on to face Mario (though there are separate paths for singles and doubles).

As per the company’s recent quarterly fiscal report, the Nintendo Switch has sold 33.34 million units in Japan to date, which means it is now the region’s highest-selling console of all time. It has leapfrogged the Nintendo DS (32.99 million units sold) and the Game Boy / Game Boy Color (32.47 million units sold).

Of course, in terms of worldwide sales, things take a different shape. As mentioned, the Switch has sold 139.36 million units worldwide, which puts it third in the all-time rankings, behind the PlayStation 2, which has sold over 155 million units, and the Nintendo DS, which has sold over 154 million units.

Leaks have claimed that Nintendo’s next console is set to launch in the second half of this year, but if the Switch continues to sell past its successor’s launch – even if it does so at a diminished rate – it has a good chance of climbing further still in the worldwide all-time rankings.

Blaster Master: Enemy Below should be familiar to side-scrolling action fans and sees Jason using SOPHIA, a tank that can jump, to navigate various environments. Kirby Tilt ‘n’ Tumble is a spin-off of the Kirby franchise, and sees players moving the puffball by tilting the console in different directions. Of course, the Switch and its controllers support motion controls for this.

Harvest Moon kickstarted the farming sim genre as we know it, directly inspiring titles like Stardew Valley. As a farmer, you grow crops, manage your house, expand the farm and make friends in the community. Finally, there’s Mystery Tower, known as Tower of Babel, a puzzle platformer from Namco exclusive to the Family Computer in Japan till now. Check out all four titles in the trailer below.

The list consists of classics like Kirby’s Dream Land, The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening DX, Metroid 2: Return of Samus, Mario and Luigi: Superstar Saga and The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap. However, there will be more titles added in the future. These include The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons, The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages, Pokemon Trading Card Game and Kirby Tilt ‘n’ Tumble.

On the Game Boy Advance side, Metroid Fusion, Kirby and the Amazing Mirror, F-Zero Maximum Velocity and Golden Sun are coming. The frequency of new titles remains to be seen, so stay tuned in the coming months. Nintendo Switch Online costs $20 per year, while Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack retails for $50 per year.

Game Boy titles include Tetris, Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins, The Legend of Zelda Link’s Awakening DX, Gargoyle’s Quest, Game and Watch Gallery 3, Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare, Metroid 2: Return of Samus, Kirby’s Dream Land and Wario Land 3.

On the Game Boy Advance side is Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 with 38 extra levels available from the Nintendo e-Reader accessory. There’s also WarioWare Inc, Mario Kart: Super Circuit, Mario and Luigi Superstar Saga, and The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap. Local and online play are both supported for games with multiplayer.

More games will be added to both libraries later, so stay tuned. Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack is available for $49.99 per year.

It seems, however, that Game Boy and Game Boy Colors might still eventually be added. Eurogamer’s Tom Phillips recently took to Twitter and suggested that Game Boy games are still part of Nintendo’s plans for Nintendo Switch Online, with Nintendo choosing to focus on N64 and Genesis right now because that would attract more players. Insider Nate Drake (via Nintendo Life) also stated something similar in a recent podcast (which you can watch below), and added that Game Boy and Game Boy games might be added to Nintendo Switch Online’s current, regular-priced tier, rather than the costlier one that will include N64 and Genesis games.

Especially when it comes to Nintendo, it’s hard to be too sure about anything, and leaks and rumours have been proven wrong in the past. Whether or not Nintendo does eventually plan on bringing Game Boy games to Nintendo Switch Online remains to be seen, but it definitely would bolster the service’s value- so here’s hoping.

(I should say, I don't know if Game Boy/Color will be on the higher pricing tier)

— Tom Phillips (@tomphillipsEG) September 23, 2021

Following in the footsteps of that recent report, Eurogamer has corroborated that information (which was originally shared by known insider NateDrake and then corroborated by Nintendo Life), saying that Game Boy and Game Boy Color games are indeed headed to Nintendo Switch Online. Eurogamer also mentions that other retro consoles are also on the cards for similar treatment, though doesn’t elaborate on what that could end up meaning.

When Nintendo might announce this expansion of the service (if it is accurate, of course) remains to be seen. Recent rumours have suggested that another Nintendo Direct is planned for some time this month, so maybe we’ll hear more about it something then. Either way, we’ll keep you updated on any new info that comes our way, so stay tuned.

According to a new rumour, that could happen soon. Known insider NateDrake recently uploaded a podcast episode in which he, alongside co-host MVG, said that Game Boy and Game Boy Color games could soon be added to the Nintendo Switch Online library. The origin of this rumour is a datamine of the Switch’s NES files from a couple of years ago, which revealed multiple emulators in the app, one of which is believed to be for the Game Boy.

Additionally, Nintendo Life also states that according to their sources, Game Boy and Game Boy Color titles will be added to the service’s catalog “really soon.” There’s no word on whether Game Boy Advance games are also going to be added, but right now, it’s looking unlikely.

This is, of course, still unconfirmed, so take it with a grain of salt. That said, what with Nintendo looking to increase Nintendo Switch Online’s appeal, a move like this would make a lot of sense, and please a lot of people. We’ll let you know should we learn anything else, so stay tuned.

Given their massive pedigree and their enduring quality, ranking every single major gaming platform that they have ever produced seems like an insane task- but we’re nothing if not a little bit insane, so that’s what we’ll be doing here. Join us (or prepare to skewer us on your pitchforks) as we rank every single Nintendo handheld and home console from worst to best.

#13. VIRTUAL BOY

While ranking pretty much every other system Nintendo has made was far from easy, there was never any doubt in our minds that the Virtual Boy belongs at the very bottom of this list. There’s some reserved praise to be given here for its outside-the-box ideas and its usage of stereoscopic 3D back when games hardly even did polygonal 3D- but beyond that, the Virtual Boy has few redeeming qualities. Over the course of its life (and it was a very short life), the system got less than two dozen games in total- a shockingly low number, and not one of them was worth writing home about. The asinine design of the hardware only drives home the fact that the Virtual Boy is best left to the recesses of our memories.

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