Nintendo site lists 3DS Zelda as Switch Online playable, with no announcement

A 3DS game on a service that does not carry 3DS games

Nintendo's official website in the United States has listed The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds as playable on Nintendo Switch Online, according to reports from Nintenderos and TheGamer published on 13 November 2026. The game was released in 2013 for the Nintendo 3DS, a console whose catalogue is not part of the subscription.

Both outlets say the listing is most likely an error. Nintendo has not announced any addition of Nintendo 3DS titles to Switch Online, and no release date or lineup for such a move has been given.

What the page shows and what is missing

The listing appeared on Nintendo's US site, where the game carried a label indicating compatibility with the service. Nintenderos reported the find after a user post on social media drew attention to the page.

Switch Online currently covers games from earlier Nintendo consoles. The 3DS library has stayed outside it, which is why a single compatibility label has been read as a possible sign of a wider change rather than a routine update.

No confirmation from Nintendo

Nintendo has not commented on the listing. Neither report found an announcement, a trailer or a support page that would confirm 3DS games are coming to the service.

The page could still change. Until Nintendo says otherwise, the status of A Link Between Worlds on Switch Online remains a label on a website, and the question of whether 3DS games will ever join the subscription is open.

Updated 13 November 2026

The listing appeared on a "Zelda Game History" page, according to Multiplayer.it, which also reported that the same compatibility label disappeared from Oracle of Ages, suggesting a label swap.