Ever since Nintendo announced their Switch Online subscription service almost a decade ago, fans had been yearning for the console maker to bring forward its library of Nintendo GameCube offerings. Finally, with the Switch 2, Nintendo has been slowly but surely adding GameCube classics to its library. Marking one of the most requested offerings, Super Mario Sunshine is finally coming to NSO next week.

Making the official announcement, the console maker confirmed that Mario Sunshine will finally join NSO, taking to its socials to write: “Dark days loom over Isle Delfino! Clean up a polluted island with FLUDD at your side in Super Mario Sunshine, coming to Nintendo GameCube – Nintendo Classics on Nintendo Switch 2 for #NintendoSwitchOnline + Expansion Pack members on Aug 13!”

As of now, only 9 GameCube classics are available through Nintendo Switch Online, with the most notable being The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker; Luigi’s Mansion and F-Zero GX. Given this, the addition of Mario Sunshine is a big deal.

That said, it will be interesting to see how this ‘port’ is handled, especially as Mario Sunshine is technically already playable on Switch thanks to the limited-release Mario 3D All-Stars from back in 2020.

Alongside Sunshine, Nintendo is also set to include two more Virtual Boy games: ZERO RACERS and D-HOPPER – arriving tomorrow on the 4th of August alongside ‘screen-colour customisation’ for Virtual Boy games.

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It has been almost a year since Pokémon Colosseum, and its sequel were announced for the new GameCube expansion for Switch Online on Switch 2 consoles. Today during a Pokémon anniversary showcase, Nintendo finally announced when at least one of these games will become playable. 

Funnily enough, it is the second game, Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness, that will be joining the GameCube Switch Online library first. The game is a sequel to Pokémon Colosseum, a fan-favourite home-console game amongst long-time fans of the series. Gale of Darkness will be playable on Switch 2 consoles starting in March.

Gale of Darkness and Pokémon Colosseum were two of the first games announced for the new GameCube emulator for Switch Online subscribers. As the GameCube expansion is only accessible on Switch 2, that would also make both games Switch 2 exclusives, unless you happen to have the original hardware and copies of the game lying around.

While Gale of Darkness is arriving in March, there is still no confirmed date for Colosseum.

KitGuru Says: This has been a big day for Pokemon fans, with Fire Red and Leaf Green returning, alongside the first trailer for the next-generation mainline game, Pokémon Wind & Waves.