During today’s Nintendo Switch 2 Direct, one of the things highlighted was that they will continue the current Nintendo Switch system of letting you play select older games via emulation on the console.
One really good piece of news regarding that, though, is that for Online + Expansion Pack users, they’re adding games from the Nintendo GameCube to the lineup and the launch roster of titles includes one legendary fighting game.
Not only did they show that Nintendo GameCube games will be playable, but they confirmed that they’ll come with online support for up to four players in games that are compatible with them.
There will also be a new GameCube controller with a headphone jack and a voice chat button, a feature for the Nintendo Switch 2 which was heavily highlighted during the presentation.
As for the lineup of games, on Nintendo Switch 2’s launch on June 5th of this year, there will be three specific titles available for play.
The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker and F-Zero GX, which are two true Nintendo classics, but for fighting game enthusiasts, the sole third-party represented game is actually Bandai Namco’s Soul Calibur 2.
Back in the day when Soul Calibur 2 released, it was available of the Nintendo GameCube, Sony PlayStation 2 and Microsoft Xbox and each of the consoles got one exclusive character each with Nintendo’s edition featuring Link from the Legend of Zelda series, which brought a lot of hype to the game at the time.
This will mark the first time that the GameCube edition specifically sees a re-release since its initial outing back in 2002, so if you’ve been excited to play some good old 3D fighting game Link, this will be your chance.
Other games listed to be released for the service at later dates included Super Mario Sunshine, Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance, Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness, Super Mario Strikers, Chibi-Robo! Plug Into Adventure!, Luigi’s Mansion and Pokémon Colosseum.
Surprisingly, there was no mention of the long-awaited re-release of Super Smash Bros. Melee, but hopefully this will arrive eventually so that maybe we can move on from having to use CRT screens at tournaments.
You can check out the trailer for the Nintendo GameCube service on Nintendo Switch 2 below.
Source: Event Hubs
