A mistake or a hint at a 3DS library?
An interesting detail was spotted on the official Nintendo website dedicated to The Legend of Zelda franchise. In the description of the game The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds, which was originally released exclusively on Nintendo 3DS, the label "Playable with Nintendo Switch Online" appeared.
This discovery quickly sparked rumors among fans that the NSO service might soon be expanded with a Nintendo 3DS game library or that the project is being prepared for a re-release.
Why you shouldn't jump to conclusions
On the series timeline page, similar badges mark all titles available to service subscribers: from the original NES game to classics from Game Boy and SNES. However, the case with A Link Between Worlds raises doubts:
- Currently, there is no emulator or section for 3DS games on the Nintendo Switch Online service at all.
- The game has remained tied exclusively to the 3DS console since its release in 2013.
- Most likely, this is a simple technical mistake by Nintendo's webmasters during a page update.
Despite this, fans have not lost hope of playing one of Link's best handheld adventures on modern Nintendo consoles once again.
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