Summary
- Nintendo Switch 2 is expanding the virtual console offerings that are available with Switch Online membership.
- Finally, this means that GameCube games are being made playable on modern hardware.
- A bunch of games were confirmed, with Wind Waker available on launch day.
Nintendo almost certainly has the richest library of games from any developer or publisher. Stretching back over 40 years now, the company's back catalog includes Mario, Zelda, Pokemon, and dozens more of gaming's biggest franchises.
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Despite having this rich history, Nintendo is often criticized for making it difficult to play its older games. Thankfully, the 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Nintendo Switch 2 is ab🌸out to rectify that, as during today's Nintendo Direct it confirmed that players will be able to play games from the GameCube on its new console.
You'll Soon Be Able To Play GameCube Games In Handheld Mode
For years now, it seems like rumors have been floating around that The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker and Twilight Princess would b♑e coming to the Nintendo Switch. The 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:same goes for Metroid Prime 2 and 3. But neither mater🦂ialized, with fans desperate to play those titles on modern consoles. It looks🍌 like their prayers have been answered, though.
The new update will include the following games at la🌱unch:
- The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
- Soulcalibur 2
- F-Zero GX
GameCube games that were originally multiplayer - in this instance, Soulcalibur and F-Zero - will continue to do so when they launch on Switch 2. This will be available both locally and online, as wౠe see four🅷 players competing in F-Zero GX.
We also get a𒈔 list of other GameCube games that will be added in tಌhe future:
- Super Mario Sunshine
- Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance
- Pokemon XD: Gale of Darkness
- Super Mario Strikers
- Chibi-Robo
- Luigi's Mansion
- Pokemon Colosseum
As ever, these games will be playable if you pay for online membership. We'll have to wait and see when the other games will be made available. Here's hoping that the Nintendo DS library is ♚up next at some point in the Switch 2's lifetime, even if there was no hint of it here.
- Brand
- Nintendo
- Original Release Date
- June🍬 5, 2025
- Storage
- 256GB internal / MicroSD 🐬 ꦇ
- Resolution
- ꦕ 1080p (handheld) / 🐷4K (docked)
- Original MSRP (USD)
- $449.99
- Operating System
- Proprietary 🏅
The Nintendo Switch 2 is the successor to Nintendo Switch, scheduled for release on June 5, 2025. Confirmed as backwards compatible, it will play both physical ꦯa🐻nd digital Nintendo Switch games.
