Nintendo GameCube Classic Library on Switch 2 to Include 3 Games at Launch - News
by William D'Angelo , posted on 04 April 2025 / 6,015 Views
Nintendo this week announced Nintendo GameCube – Nintendo Classics will be available exclusively on the Nintendo Switch 2 on launch day, June 5.
The service at launch will include just three games with more titles to be added "a bit later," according to Nintendo during Nintendo Treehouse: Live (via VideoGamesChronicle).
The games available on day one includes The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, SoulCalibur 2, and F-Zero GX.
Other games that were showcased in the reveal trailer includes Super Mario Sunshine, Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance, Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness, Super Mario Strikers, Chibi-Robo, Luigi’s Mansion, and Pokémon Colosseum. It isn't known when these games will be added.
A Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack membership will be required in order to play Nintendo GameCube games.
A GameCube wireless controller will also be available for the Nintendo Switch 2 on launch day.
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Eternal darkness and star fox adventures please.
Come on Skies of Arcadia, Eternal Darkness, Viewtiful Joe, and Tales of Symphonia (since the gamcube version is actually 60fps unlike the newer hd port)
eternal darkness is an amazing game. id like a follow up or a remake
I'd probably play ToS again on NSO. Every version since the original was based on the PS2 version, which was at 30 FPS, and even the PC version wasn't able to implement 60 FPS because of the way it's designed.
If Nintendo was able to work their magic to get Goldeneye on N64 for NSO, then maaaaaaaybe they could work that magic again to get both Rogue Squadron games on GC for NSO!
Sudden realisation that Wind Waker HD never came to the Switch. Weird.
Honestly, I could see this being the reason they do
NX2 gets GC support... NX1 gets a $60 remaster lol
Yeah it's clear we won't be getting HD WW now. It was pretty much my most hoped for old game for Nintendo to port over. But with it on NSO there's no point now, even though it would be nice to play it with HD and quality of life improvements.
Melee and Double Dash are massive omissions right now, unless Nintendo is saving them for paid HD releases.
I think the Mario Party games will come eventually.
That's a strong lineup; I just wish 5-10 games were available at the start and not 3.
TTYD and Metroid Prime aren't happening, Nintendo is selling them on Switch. Same with even the minimalist Pikmin 1+2 HD.
To be fair, we don't even have Smash 64 on NSO yet, so not seeing Melee right out the gate was no surprise to me. I'm not sure why Nintendo is so hesitant to put Smash on their VC/NSO services. On Wii VC, it took them almost 3 years to add Smash 64 and Wii U VC didn't even receive it.
Double Dash and Mario Party are no surprises is because of MK World & Jamboree. We also didn't get any Mario Party N64 games confirmed out of the gate, but all 3 were eventually added (which is big because Wii & Wii U only got MP2), and NS1 did get Superstars.
I disagree and can see TTYD, Prime 1, Pikmin 1 and Pikmin 2 happening eventually. It can't be that hard to add them to the service, so it would just be supplemental. I almost feel like these initial batches are meant to satisfy us for each respective series (and also maybe a warning shot to the Amazon & eBay resellers lol).
WW is the best Zelda
I was hoping Fire Emblem: PoR would be one of the first titles.
I hope the lag-input is good, otherwise, you can kiss F-Zero goodbye lol
