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Announced during the April 2nd, 2025 Nintendo Direct, the Nintendo Switch 2 will have exclusive access to the Gamecube library of games through the Nintendo Switch Online Expansion Pass subscription....
From IGN
Pretty much every Wii U exclusive is available on the Nintendo Switch, with the few holdouts being tied to the hardware, such as Star Fox Zero.
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I can load up my Xbox achievements and see what I was playing in 2018.
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Wednesday's Nintendo Direct event revealed more details about the highly anticipated Nintendo Switch 2 gaming console. One is that people with the Switch successor and the Nintendo Switch Online Plus Expansion Pack will exclusively get access to a library of GameCube games.
Switch 2 game, Donkey Kong Bananza, is about to breath new life into one of Nintendo's oldest IPs. Here's what to play before it comes out.
As detailed on the official Nintendo Switch 2 website, Nintendo will release updates for select Switch 1 games to "improve playability" on Switch 2. According to the company, the exact specifics of the updates will vary by title, but they "may improve performance or add support for features such as GameShare in select games."
Today, Nintendo revealed all about the Switch 2. The new console is set to launch in June and will cost $450. And it will, as previously announced, support most OG Switch games. However, two new compatibility lists from Nintendo seem to indicate that over 100 Switch games will have various issues or just flat-out not work on the upcoming Switch 2.
Nintendo Switch 2 is a beefier version of the first console, but its backward compatibility has a few unexpected caveats.
Nintendo has published a list of Switch games that have compatibility issues on the Switch 2, that should give consumers pause.