Nintendo Comments on Switch 2 Gamecube Controller compatibility with other games

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Nintendo Switch 2 Gamecube Controller can face compatibility problems with games outside Nintendo Gamecube – Nintendo Classics app.
The Gamecube control unit does not have all buttons and features that other supported control units on Switch 2 will have.
Switch 2 Gamecube control units are not compatible with the original Nintendo Switch console.

Nintendo has commented on Nintendo Switch 2 Gamecube Controller compatibility and reveals that the new controller may have “some problems” when playing games outside Nintendo Gamecube -Nintendo Classics app. The wireless gamecube control unit was revealed during the Nintendo Direct on April 2, which focused on Nintendo Switch 2, the console's features and several upcoming games.

Two levels of Nintendo Switch Online subscription service are available for $ 19.99 and $ 49.99, respectively. At the base level, subscribers receive online multiplayer support and classic titles from NES, SNES and Game Boy. The more expensive level, Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack, offers Base Nintendo Switch Online subscription, free DLC for various Nintendo Switch games as Splatoon 2 and Animal intersection: New horizonsAnd access to classic games from Nintendo 64, Game Boy Advance and Sega Genesis consoles. Expansion Pack subscribers will also have access to Nintendo Gamecube titles on Nintendo Switch 2 at launch, for example Soulcalibur 2The The Legend of Zelda: Wind Wakerand F-Zero GX.

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Nintendo Switch 2 Pro Controller has a great advantage compared to the original

Nintendo Switch 2 Pro Controller will have many similarities to the original Switch Pro Controller, but it has a great advantage.

Nintendo Switch 2 Gamecube Controller may have “some problems when playing other games”, according to a Nintendo representative who responded to an investigation from Nintendo Life. Gamecube Controller is designed for use with the Nintendo Classics app for Gamecube games, and it is an optional way to play these games together with the new Nintendo Switch 2 Pro Controller. Since the Gamecube control units do not have all the buttons and features available on other control units, there may be some compatibility problems with other games on Nintendo Switch 2. In addition, Nintendo confirmed that the new Gamecube control unit can only be used at Nintendo Switch 2, and it is not compatible with the original Nintendo.

Nintendo Switch 2 Gamecube checks can face compatibility problems in other games due to lack of buttons and features

It is worth noting that wired control units from the original Nintendo Gamecube console can be used on Nintendo Switch 2 with Gamecube Controller adapter. The original Joy-Con and Pro Controller is forward compatible on Nintendo Switch 2, but the control units may encounter similar compatibility problems as the Gamecube control unit.

Nintendo adds classic games to Nintendo Switch online every month, so this trend will continue before and after the launch of Nintendo Switch 2. After the new console is released on June 5, players expect more GameCube games to join the expansion package at a later date, including the new console Fire Emblem: Radiance PathThe Chibi-RoboThe Pokemon ColiseumThe Pokemon XD: Gale of Darknessand Super Mario Sunshine.