Video: Digital Foundry Dives Into GameCube Emulation For The Switch 2

With a bunch of Nvidia Shield TV talk, too.For many of us, GameCube games on Nintendo Switch Online kind of felt like the holy grail. Granted, it very much depends on your age and which systems you happened to grow up with, but with the GameCube playing host to some of Nintendo's finest games of all time, its inclusion on the Switch 2 is a pretty big deal.The folks over at Digital Foundry have done a deep dive on the emulation used for GameCube on Switch 2, looking at how the games – Zelda: Wind Waker, SoulCalibur II, and F-Zero GX – all hold up next to their original releases, and why Nintendo perhaps didn't opt to bring GameCube to the original Switch.Read the full article on nintendolife.com

Apr 9, 2025 - 16:33

Video: Digital Foundry Dives Into GameCube Emulation For The Switch 2

With a bunch of Nvidia Shield TV talk, too.

For many of us, GameCube games on Nintendo Switch Online kind of felt like the holy grail. Granted, it very much depends on your age and which systems you happened to grow up with, but with the GameCube playing host to some of Nintendo's finest games of all time, its inclusion on the Switch 2 is a pretty big deal.

The folks over at Digital Foundry have done a deep dive on the emulation used for GameCube on Switch 2, looking at how the games – Zelda: Wind Waker, SoulCalibur II, and F-Zero GX – all hold up next to their original releases, and why Nintendo perhaps didn't opt to bring GameCube to the original Switch.

Read the full article on nintendolife.com