When Nintendo announced that it was adding GameCube games to its (inexplicably Switch 2-only) Nintendo Switch Online offering, people were understandably excited about the likes of Super Mario Sunshine and The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker joining the service. And I was one of them (even if I’d personally lose little sleep if Super Mario Sunshine was fired directly …
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GameCube classic Chibi-Robo! Heads to Nintendo Classics on Switch 2 on 21st August
The Switch 2 hasn’t been flush with new releases, I think it’s fair to say, but Nintendo has offered up a nice lot of games in its Nintendo Classics games portal. The next GameCube game to arrive has been revealed, and it’s the wonderful Chibi-Robo! Classic GameCube games are an exclusive feature of the Nintendo Switch 2 and are only …
Read More »Nintendo Expands Switch 2’s GameCube Library Next Week
Watch on YouTube Subscribe to Nintendo Life on YouTube830k Nintendo has today announced it will be bringing Chibi-Robo to the Switch 2’s GameCube library next week on 21st August, 2025. The little robot who wants to bring happiness to all! Chibi-Robo is a four-inch-tall robot who’s arrived at the Sanderson house with the goal of helping the family get the …
Read More »Video: Digital Foundry Tests Switch 2’s GameCube Emulation
Watch on YouTube Subscribe to Nintendo Life on YouTube827k GameCube has joined the Switch 2’s library of classic games, and it was recently updated with Mario Smash Football. While the service’s experience has been fun so far, there have also been some reports of underlying issues with the emulation. Now, Digital Foundry has tested GameCube emulation and backward compatibility – …
Read More »Switch 2 GameCube support: latency, performance boosts and resolution tested
One of Nintendo Switch 2‘s big perks is its official GameCube classics support, available to those with a Nintendo Online Expansion sub. The selection is Switch 2 exclusive, and while the current range of GameCube titles is still in its infancy with just four on offer so far, they are at least all great picks. However in testing the likes …
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