Why New Nintendo Filings Are Getting GameCube Fans Excited for Switch 2

New Nintendo filings person got fans excited by the imaginable of a caller GameCube controller perchance to beryllium utilized to play GameCube classics via the Nintendo Switch Online subscription work connected Switch 2.

As reported by Nintendo Life, a caller FCC filing by Nintendo for a "game controller" matches up with the Switch 2, and the proposition is it’s a wireless Bluetooth controller.

The net (Famiboards) subsequently investigated and believes 1 of the images successful the filing shows a statement determination that matches the backmost of a GameCube controller wherever the statement is positioned down the C-Stick.

Barebones representation of the statement determination connected the enigma controller.

The statement determination overlayed connected the backmost of a GameCube controller. Image credit: Pokemaniac / Famiboards.

While this could extremity up being a Switch 2 Pro Controller, the existent speculation points to its usage with Nintendo’s Switch Online subscription service, which already uses wireless classical controllers for retro games.

Thoughts present crook to a GameCube room of games connected Nintendo Switch Online. Nintendo fans person agelong called for GameCube classics connected Switch, but Nintendo has truthful acold stuck to re-releasing NES, SNES, N64, Sega Genesis, and Game Boy games connected its subscription service. Could GameCube yet instrumentality successful a large mode via Nintendo Switch 2?

The Switch 2 was revealed earlier successful January with a little trailer that confirmed backwards compatibility features and the summation of a 2nd USB-C port. Most details, specified arsenic its different games and what the the mysterious caller Joy-Con fastener does, were near out, though the Joy-Con rodent mentation did summation traction.

Last month, a Nintendo patent suggested Switch 2’s Joy-Con controllers could beryllium attached upside down. It seems the Switch 2 operates with gyro mechanics successful a akin mode to however phones enactment without surface lock. Unlike the archetypal Nintendo Switch, which had rails for the Joy-Cons to connect and fastener into place, the caller controllers diagnostic magnets that presumably let them to beryllium attached connected either side.

While this won't marque overmuch of a quality connected the hardware front, it volition let players to fundamentally take wherever they'd similar definite buttons, the headphone port, and truthful on. If it makes it into the last product, the flipping quality whitethorn spark absorbing gameplay mechanics, too.

Analysts suggest the Switch 2 volition outgo $400, though immoderate foretell Nintendo could spell up to $500. June has been mentioned arsenic a imaginable merchandise month.

There’s inactive a large woody we don’t cognize astir the Switch 2, but Nintendo plans a Direct for April 2 during which it volition uncover much connected the console.

While we hold to find out, Metroid Prime Remastered offers a fantastic dose of GameCube goodness connected Nintendo Switch.

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