# Nintendo Switch Online retro game expansions

> Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/nintendo-switch-online-retro-game-expansions
> Updated: 2026-09-02T01:02:05.000Z. Sources: 14. Developments: 2.

Nintendo has expanded its retro gaming library through the Nintendo Switch Online service. In August, the company released two previously unreleased 1996 Virtual Boy titles, ‘Zero Racers’ and ‘D-Hopper’, for Nintendo Switch and Switch 2 subscribers of the Expansion Pack tier.

Following this, Nintendo added three NES classics—‘Ninja Gaiden 3: The Ancient Ship of Doom’, ‘Ikari Warriors’, and ‘R. C. Pro-Am 2’—to the service. These titles are available to all standard Nintendo Switch Online members via the NES app. However, regional variations exist; for example, in Japan, the library includes Namco’s ‘Dragon Buster’ instead of the Rare racing title.

## Timeline

### 2026-09-02: Nintendo adds three NES classics to Switch Online library

Nintendo has added three classic NES games—Ninja Gaiden III: The Ancient Ship of Doom, Ikari Warriors, and R. C. Pro-Am II—to the Nintendo Switch Online service.

14 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/nintendo-adds-three-nes-classics-to-switch-online

### 2026-08-04: Nintendo launches two 1996 Virtual Boy games on Switch via Online service

Nintendo released two cancelled 1996 Virtual Boy games, Zero Racers and D‑Hopper, on Switch via the Switch Online + Expansion Pack, free for subscribers.

6 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/nintendo-launches-two-1996-virtual-boy-games-on-switch-via-online-service

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