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Nintendo Adds Balloon Kid and Yoshi to Switch Online's Game Boy Library

Nintendo rolled out the update via an official YouTube trailer, with Japan swapping in Balloon Fight GB alongside Yoshi.

Overview

  • The two titles are live now in the Game BoyNintendo Classics app for Nintendo Switch Online members.
  • Yoshi plays as an action puzzle where players stack falling enemies and match eggshells to hatch Yoshi and boost scores.
  • Balloon Kid sends Alice through eight stages to rescue her brother, featuring balloon-collecting, a Balloon Trip mode, and link-cable races.
  • Yoshi originated in 1991 and Balloon Kid dates to the early 1990s, underscoring Nintendo's continuing retro library updates.
  • Outlets including Gematsu, Nintendo Life, and 9to5Toys relayed Nintendo's official descriptions and embedded the new trailer from its social channels.