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Nintendo’s GameCube controller for the Switch 2 will cost $64.99, according to the controller’s listing on the business’s site. The controller launches on June 5th, the very same day as the Switch 2, however Nintendo will be making it offered to buy ahead of that date.
The controller will be readily available to purchase from May 8th to May 12th to individuals who get direct invites from Nintendo to purchase a Switch 2, according to a footnote on the controller’s listing. Beginning May 13th, Nintendo will provide it to individuals who spend for a Nintendo Switch Online membership. Nintendo will restrict purchases to one per Nintendo Account.
The controller looks really comparable to the initial GameCube one, however the Switch 2 variation is cordless and has some extra buttons to match what’s on other Switch 2 controllers. It will not deal with all routine Switch 2 video games, though; in a declaration to PolygonNintendo stated that given that the controller “does not have all the buttons and functions discovered in other controllers that can be utilized with the Nintendo Switch 2 system, there might be some problems when playing other video games.”
For the Switch 2, Nintendo will deal GameCube video games as part of a Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack membership. On the Switch 2’s launch date, the GameCube lineup will consist of The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker F-Zero GXand Soulcalibur II
Update, April 24th: Added that Nintendo will restrict to one controller per Nintendo Account.
