Tech Desk 
Sep 21, 2025
Nintendo has officially announced the addition of two third-party Game Boy Advance titles to the Switch Online retro library.
Beginning September 25, Expansion Pack subscribers can play Namco classics Klonoa: Empire of Dreams and puzzle title Mr. Driller 2.
Notably, this marks a shift as third-party GBA games join the lineup. Notably, Bandai Namco has been actively revisiting its retro catalogue, with remasters like Mr. Driller Drill Land and Klonoa Phantasy Reverie Series already on Switch.
Switch Online adds first third-party GBA titles
Taking to YouTube, Nintendo confirmed in a trailer that Klonoa: Empire of Dreams and Mr. Driller 2 were joining the Game Boy Advance – Nintendo Classics collection.
Both games will be available through the Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack subscription on Switch and Switch 2.
Notably, Klonoa: Empire of Dreams is a spin-off of Namco's early 2000s PlayStation 2.5D platformer series.
Meanwhile, Mr. Driller 2 is a port of a classic Namco arcade game in which players dig downward through blocks of different colours while keeping track of their air supply. Though a spiritual successor to Dig Dug, it never achieved the same level of fame.
Nintendo Direct, which unveiled surprising updates for Nintendo Classics: has announced that Virtual Boy titles are set to be added to the service. All 14 games in the Virtual Boy lineup will launch on February 17, 2026, and will require a specific accessory to play.
