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10 Major GameCube Games Are Still Missing From Switch Online
Nintendo’s Switch Online service offers GameCube games to subscribers who have the Expansion Pack add-on.
It launched its GameCube library with three titles and has added eight more, but the selection remains small compared with the console’s catalogue.
A new list names 10 notable games that are still missing, including Animal Crossing, Metroid Prime and Eternal Darkness: Sanity’s Requiem.
These games span different styles, from village life and exploration to action and horror.
Their absence means players cannot currently access them through the service.
The list suggests they could join the lineup, but Nintendo has not announced that they will.
Nintendo’s Switch Online service still lacks many notable games from the GameCube catalogue, according to Polygon.
Polygon names 10 essential GameCube games that are missing from the service.
The GameCube library launched on Switch Online with F-Zero GX, The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, and Soulcalibur 2.
As of Polygon’s article, eight more games had joined the initial three.
Access to GameCube games requires the Switch Online Expansion Pack add-on.
- Who
- Nintendo Switch Online subscribers, including those with the Expansion Pack add-on.
- What
- Polygon lists 10 notable GameCube games that are still missing from Switch Online.
- When
- Polygon published its article on October 10, 2026. GameCube games had been available on the service for more than a year.
- Where
- Nintendo’s Switch Online service.
- Why
- Not stated.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
The service launched with three games: F-Zero GX, The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, and Soulcalibur 2.
But despite the GameCube’s robust catalogue of terrific games, the Switch Online offerings remain slim.
GameCube games became available on Nintendo’s Switch Online service.
The service’s GameCube library included F-Zero GX, The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, and Soulcalibur 2.
Eight more games had joined the initial three, according to Polygon.
- Games in Polygon’s list
- 10
- Initial GameCube lineup
- F-Zero GX; The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker; Soulcalibur 2
- Additional games
- Eight had joined the initial three by the article’s publication
- Expansion Pack
- Required to access GameCube games
- Article publication date
- October 10, 2026
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