The wireless GameCube controller was revealed during the April 2 Nintendo Direct, which focused on Nintendo Switch 2, the console's features, and several upcoming games.

The Nintendo Switch 2 GameCube controller released the same day as the Nintendo Switch 2 console (June 5, 2025), and is available to buy now for $64.99 / £58.99 / AU$89.95.

The Nintendo Switch 2 GameCube game library - formally known as ‘Nintendo GameCube - Nintendo Classics’, because Nintendo is so good at naming things - arrived on June 5 alongside the launch of the ...

The nature of the Switch 2 GameCube controller and its versatility make me hope we could eventually see more NSO peripherals.

A Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack membership will be required in order to play Nintendo GameCube games. A life-long and avid gamer, William D'Angelo was first introduced to VGChartz in 2007.

Switch 2 gamers who come home bone tired after a long day of drudgery will collapse on the couch and want to take their mind ...

Second, if Nintendo is going to bring back GameCube games on the Switch 2, providing a compatible controller would improve the experience so that players can experience the nostalgia with original ...

Nintendo has commented On Nintendo Switch 2 GameCube controller compatibility, revealing that the new controller may have "some issues" while playing games outside the Nintendo GameCube - Nintendo ...

Nintendo GameCube Controller for Switch 2 If all this talk of the new C button on the Switch 2 Joy-Cons has made you nostalgic for the C-stick from the GameCube, Nintendo's got you covered.

Another possibility of Nintendo releasing a Bluetooth GameCube controller would be for another Super Smash Bros. title, which is the third most popular Nintendo Switch game.

However, GameCube will be added exclusively for the Nintendo Switch 2 platform. Like past releases, Nintendo is also set to release its retro take on the platform controller.