The Expansion Pack tier of Nintendo Switch Online is currently the only means players have to experience the Game Boy Advance, Sega Genesis, and Nintendo 64 classic game collections on the console. It follows, then, that Nintendo’s surprise announcement could be something related to the classic game collections for those consoles. Still, it could also indicate something that players have been requesting for a long time in the form of eitherGameCubeor Nintendo DS titles finally making their way to the Switch.
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GameCube Games Could Finally Come to the Switch
The rumors of GameCube titles coming to the Nintendo Switch have been in circulation for as long as the console has been on the market, but the certainty of the Switch’s successor coming sometime in 2025 makes now a better time than ever for that dream to become a reality. Coupled with the fact that recent rumors suggesting Nintendo is doing something with theGameCube controller, titles from the console’s library making their way to the Switch seems like it might be the most likely anniversary surprise for the Expansion Pack tier. Nintendo has paired Switch-compatible controller replicas with additions to the classic game library before, so it’s not a stretch to assume it would do the same with the GameCube and its iconic gamepad.
Regarding which games from the GameCube library players could expect to see first, it’s important to look back at the history of console launches on the Nintendo Switch Online service. The initial launch of the Expansion Pack tier on July 18, 2025, included 9 titles for theNintendo 64and 15 titles for the Sega Genesis, indicating that a GameCube launch could contain anywhere from 5 to 10 titles, given that it’s a first-party console. In terms of what titles are most likely, players could potentially see the following first-party games arrive on the Switch’s classic game library:
The Switch Could Finally Be Getting Nintendo DS Titles
Similarly, players could finally see the arrival of a different Nintendo console’s titles on the Switch in the form ofNintendo DS emulation. With the recent arrival of theCastlevania Dominus Collectionon Switch, it’s obvious that the DS' dual screens can be emulated properly on the console, and the DS has one of the most expansive libraries of any piece of Nintendo hardware. It would be a perfect match to see several of that system’s iconic titles make their way over to the Nintendo Switch ahead of the launch of the Switch’s successor, potentially indicating that players could see 3DS emulation on the Switch 2 in the future.
