Bundled in the fire hose of news regarding the Switch 2 Direct is one update sure to please Nintendo Switch Online subscribers: GameCube games are finally arriving on the service. A number of GameCube games will launch on the subscription service,

Nintendo Switch 2 will have access to GameCube games exclusively via the Nintendo Switch Online service, including The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker.

Revealed today during Nintendo's one-hour Switch 2 live stream, the long-requested addition of GameCube games to its roster of Nintendo Online services is becoming a reality. GameCube games will be available on Nintendo's new console as part of Nintendo Switch Online services.

Nintendo has officially confirmed that the Switch 2 will launch with GameCube games on its fork of the Switch Online subscription service.

Nintendo has announced that the Nintendo Switch 2 GameCube controller will only be offered to those who pre-order the console via the My Nintendo Store. A message on the MyNintendo UK store reads that only players who are invited to pre-order the console will be able to purchase the GameCube controller.

GameCube games are finally coming to Nintendo Switch Online subscription, with the first set launching on the Switch 2 this June.

Nintendo Switch Online is getting a Switch 2-exclusive upgrade. On June 5, the same day the new console goes on sale, the service's Expansion Pack service will begin including GameCube games. At launch,