Switch 2 gets GameCube classics at launch, Wind Waker and Soul Calibur II confirmed

GameCube games are coming to the Switch 2 at launch, Nintendo has confirmed.

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It's official: GameCube games will soon arrive to the Nintendo Switch Online's classics library. The GameCube classics are exclusive to the Switch 2 and will be part of the Switch Online + Expansion Pack subscription, which currently retails for $49.99 per year. It's unclear whether or not Nintendo will raise the service's price to reflect the new GameCube library, especially since Nintendo has raised the price of Switch 2 games to $80.

Switch 2 will get three GameCube games on launch day: The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, Soul Calibur II, and F-Zero GX, the last of which supports four-player local or online multiplayer. Games will have higher resolution, smoother gameplay, and the added bonus of save states.

Nintendo will also sell a GameCube controller replica, complete with a Switch 2 C-button built right in. But you'll have to be a Switch Online subscriber in order to buy it, similar to other classic platforms.

More games will be added and Nintendo has already confirmed the following GameCube titles are coming later on:

• Super Mario Sunshine
• Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance
• Pokemon XD: Gale of Darkness
• Super Mario Strikers
• Chibi Robot
• Luigi's Mansion
• Pokemon Colosseum

The Nintendo Switch 2 launches on June 5, 2025 for $450.

Check below for more information on the GameCube classics library straight from Nintendo:

The Nintendo Switch Online library of classic games-now renamed as Nintendo Classics**-is expanding to include a collection of titles from Nintendo GameCube™!

Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack members will soon be able to play The Legend of Zelda™: The Wind Waker, F-ZERO™ GX, and SOULCALIBUR II on Nintendo Switch 2, with more games coming in the future. Some games include fun in-game options, like a retro screen filter and widescreen gameplay.

Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack will be getting a new service exclusive to Nintendo Switch 2 users: Nintendo GameCube - Nintendo Classics.

Additional titles will be added to the service later.

Enjoy clearer image quality, with higher screen resolution than the original GameCube releases. Up to 4 players can play together in supported titles, either locally or online with friends.