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Nintendo Expands Switch 2’s GameCube Library With Another Game In August
Nintendo will add Super Mario Sunshine to the Nintendo GameCube – Nintendo Classics catalogue on Switch 2 on 13 August 2026. The release broadens the GameCube selection available through Nintendo Switch Online and gives subscribers another way to play the 2002 platformer after the Switch’s Super Mario 3D All-Stars collection was delisted.
Players will need an active Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack subscription to access the game. Super Mario Sunshine follows Mario as he cleans pollution from Isle Delfino using the FLUDD water-pack device, and Nintendo’s announcement came alongside confirmation that two previously cancelled games will join its Virtual Boy library next week.
In short
- Super Mario Sunshine joins Switch 2’s GameCube library on 13 August.
- Access requires Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack.
- The game was previously included in the delisted 3D All-Stars collection.
Explained simply
Nintendo Switch 2 is the latest gaming console from Nintendo. The company offers Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack, a subscription service that gives players access to a library of classic games on their console, including titles originally made for the GameCube, a Nintendo system from the early 2000s.
Super Mario Sunshine is a platformer game where players control Mario as he cleans a tropical island using a water-pack device called FLUDD. The game was originally released in 2002 for the GameCube console.
This release is significant because Super Mario Sunshine was previously only available as part of a limited collection called Super Mario 3D All-Stars, which Nintendo removed from sale in 2021. By making the game available through the subscription service, Nintendo is providing a way for players to access a game that has been unavailable for purchase since that collection was delisted.
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