During its Switch 2 Direct, Nintendo has announced that the benefits of a Nintendo Switch Online subscription will carry over to those that pick up a Switch 2. As part of this announcement, the company has also announced that GameCube titles will be coming to the collection of classic games available through the Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack subscription.
GameCube games through the subscription will be available exclusively to Nintendo Switch 2 players, likely due to the more demanding hardware required to emulate titles from the 2001 console. Headlining this new collection at launch will be quite a few of the console’s biggest games.
The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, Soul Calibur 2 (including Link as a playable character), and F-Zero GX will be kicking things off for GameCube titles on the Switch 2. The games will also allow for multiplayer for up to four players, and players can also customise keybindings to their liking. These games will be available to Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack subscribers on the Switch 2’s launch day.
More titles are set to be added to the collection, including heavy hitters like Super Mario Sunshine, Luigi’s Mansion, and Pokemon XD: Gale of Darkness. There will also be lesser-known titles like Chibi-Robo: Plug Into Adventure and Super Mario Strikers added to the service.
Along with this, Nintendo has also announced a new GameCube controller for the Switch 2 that will be hitting store shelves alongside the console on June 5.
