The Legend Of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds Tagged As Nintendo Switch Online Playable

Nintendo Claims A Link Between Worlds Is On Nintendo Switch Online, But Don’t Get Your Hopes Up Published Nov 13, 2026, 9:22 AM EST George is the Lead News Editor for TheGamer, and has been working in the industry since 2021 after graduating from the University of South Wales with a bachelor's degree in Journalism. He has also previously written for RPG Site, WhatCulture, and PlayStation Lifestyle. George is an expert on platformers, action games, and fighters, but tends to play as many releases as possible. This hands-on experience lets him dive into gaming communities and follow the latest trends. Some of the games George has extensively covered first-hand include Dead Rising, Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero, Assassin's Creed Shadows, and Ninja Gaiden 4. Sign in to your TheGamer account The official Nintendo site has claimed that The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds is playable on Nintendo Switch Online, but you probably shouldn’t get too excited. 2026 has already been a big year for The Legend of Zelda thanks to the long-awaited and now highly-lauded remake of Ocarina of Time that only just released, but it’s not slowing down any time soon. We already know that the 40th anniversary celebrations are continuing into next year with the Zelda movie, and that’s surely not all that Nintendo has planned. Over the past few months, the whole of Zelda has been highlighted and celebrated in a number of ways, with Nintendo really showing a lot of love for its history. One such way is through a Zelda timeline (no, not that kind of timeline) that’s on the official Nintendo site, and fans have spotted a very strange detail in one of the games. It’s Almost Definitely A Mistake, Though As pointed out by Redditor low--voltage on the GamingLeaksAndRumours subreddit, the official Nintendo website’s timeline of Zelda releases has a very strange oddity. If you go to the section focused on A Link Between Worlds, it notably has a tag claiming that it’s included as part of Nintendo Switch Online. A Link Between Worlds is one of the most highly requested Zelda games to get ported away from its current 3DS exclusivity prison, so it would be a massive win to have it playable on Switch. Sadly, as much as I believe it’ll eventually get the port or remake treatment, this is surely a mistake on Nintendo’s part. For starters, Nintendo Switch Online has only got to adding GameCube games when the Switch 2 launched, so there’s still plenty of consoles to go before 3DS is considered. The tag also says Nintendo Switch Online, when it’d surely be the Expansion Pack variety that most of the more modern consoles have attached to them. It’s also not the only mistake on the timeline, as Oracle of Ages doesn’t have the tag at all. With that in mind, it’s very likely that Nintendo has just tagged the wrong game instead of accidentally revealing that A Link Between Worlds is coming to NSO, so fans of Link’s most underrated adventure are going to have to wait a little longer for it to be easily accessible. The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds Systems Released November 22, 2013 ESRB E For Everyone due to Fantasy Violence Developer(s) Nintendo EAD Publisher(s) Nintendo Genre(s) Action, Adventure