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Nintendo Seemingly Rules Out Virtual Console Revival, Says It "Remains Focused" On Offering Classics Via Switch Online

Summary by Nintendo Life
Pokémon GBA's Switch eShop release is a special occasion.Nintendo has already ruled out the Game Boy Advance titles Pokémon FireRed & LeafGreen coming to the Switch Online 'Nintendo Classics' service, so how about the possibility of more Game Boy purchases via the eShop, similar to the Virtual Console releases during the 3DS and Wii U generations.Well, in case you missed it, this special release for Pokémon's 30th anniversary, which is taking pl…
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Do you remember the Virtual Console on Wii U? Well, it doesn't come back as Alf, even though that was clear. And retro releases on eShop like Pokémon's Red Fire and Green Leaf? Not always.Although Virtual Boy's recent arrival at Nintendo Switch Online is celebrated by many, it is also a reminder that the virtual console's return is already impossible.Both situations can coexist, in case it wasn't clear, but now it is the company itself that talk…

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Nintendo Life broke the news in on Saturday, February 21, 2026.
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