Random: Check Out These Mock-Ups Of GameCube For Nintendo Switch Online

That would be a dream come true.

Can we just let the dust settle for once before we move on to the next thing? What's with everyone wanting something that doesn't exist than enjoy what actually does.

The Star Fox erasure is notable.

That game lineup looks amazing but I think Nintendo still thinks each of those are worth $59.99 USD individually.

If Nintendo were to announce Gamecube games tomorrow, there would be articles about Wii games on NSO tomorrow as well. You people are in love with speculation. How do you get through the day with your minds in constant speculation mode?

One of my favorite systems but no Chibi-Robo, Fire Emblem, or Eternal Darkness? Blasphemy!

If they had added gamecube , Wii or dreamcast to online I might've considered subscribing

These apps consolidate all of the ROMs into a single unit of software, and such an app could potentially gobble up tens of gigs of one's storage, so unless Nintendo issue a barebones app with users able to choose what games they want downloaded, I can't see this happening.

It would be far more likely for Nintendo to issue retail compilations given the size/scope of many of these games, similar to Super Mario 3D All Stars, with emulations of games spanning generations... and I would freaking love that.

After seeing sega games being offered, I have hope for Dreamcast. But who knows, this may be them getting ready for a Nintendo streaming service. Could be great or a mess. But like the article it’s pure speculation 😁

These mockups looks sick, man I will wait for as long as it takes for gamecube to come.

Regarding the space issue, don't see why they couldn't let you download the games you want on to the service, rather than downloading them all at once.

There is always hope, but there is no chance.

Yo thats so cool, check out these mock up prices! 😃

19.99$
29.99$
49.99$
59.99$

That doesn’t cover half of the good games the gamecube has

These articles have to be a p*sstake now, these mock-ups are objectively horrible looking. The GameCube logo has way less artefacts than the NSO branding below it, the controller has really obvious blending issues with the background as well. The boxes are unevenly spaced. There are jaggies on the Wavebird’s handles. Come on.

I don't think this will happen at all

They put GameCube games on there and I'd gladly pay for the expansion pass for the online service.

Never happening. They can sell these for full price.

@Miraj2081 Seems that the person who made this mockup personally didn't like either of those games...

Regardless of how anybody feels about both of them, it would be a crime to not include them in the Gamecube library.

Kirby's Air Ride with online would be wild. City Trial mode here I come.

@thegametb
Yeah as soon as we get n64 and genesis announced people are already asking for gamecube. Can no one be content with what they have?

No, i don't want.
I want real Gamecube games in mini disc with its box, cover and manual booklet inside played on my Wii.

I love the Gamecube, but I have played the games so much that F-Zero GX is the only game I care about replaying at this point. I never get tired of it. I would happily pay $60 for an HD Switch port.

@NinjaWaddleDee Somebody else posed an interesting question about this that I read.

If N64 games are small enough to fit on an app because they are a couple of megabytes. Then how are Gamecube games going to fit because they are at least 2 Gigabytes each and take up more space?

They would have to sell them separately because they would take up too much space. They can't charge a subscription service fee for those types of games since they can still be considered "modern" to a degree.

@thegametb I wish we got a WiiU mock up

I would love them to do this someday…

The fact that they’ve never rereleased the majority of the systems library is depressing to those who missed out on it the first time round

Okay so my take on some of these games is that some aren't worth putting on NSO because better versions of these games already exist in some way that kind of invalidates the reason to put some of them on here.

Like the Metroid Prime games and their clunky Gamecube controls. There was a rumored Prime Trilogy port that was supposed to release but probably got delayed because Prime 4 is in development hell at the moment. If that Prime Trilogy port is real, then there's no reason to have the original two Prime games on this.

The Zelda games, they had enhanced remasters on the Wii U that Nintendo still hasn't brought over to Switch yet, so why include the original versions since they could bring better versions of those games to Switch instead and sell them separately.

Not porting over those remasters would be a missed opportunity for Nintendo since a lot of effort went into making them in the first place and the sales of Skyward HD prove that people would be willing to buy them again.

Not that I don't want GameCube games, but weren't you guys just complaining about N64 games being added the other day? You do know that GameCube games would probably be an upgraded tier too if they were added, right?

Bringing N64 games to the NSO library was a decent idea aside from shooting down ideas for remasters and remakes (I'm looking at you, Ocarina of Time 3D). Bringing GameCube games won't, period.

The first problem is Melee. You can count on the idea of Nintendo becoming a lot stricter if Smash 64 comes to NSO, and by extension, that would happen if Melee was one of the games on a theoretical GameCube library.

The second problem is quite obvious. Remasters are much more desired than underwhelming emulation, not to mention the continued debate about how one would own a game permanently.

I'd be happy with this, but there would probably be at least two 3rd party games here based on precedent, with my guesses being Gotcha Force as the one random Capcom game that ever ends up being on the service, and Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes as the game thrown in just for reactions.

They lost me on Mario Party 4. Why not 5? That one is the closest we got to the N64 goodness of those MPs.

Nintendo doesn't love us enough to do this.

It's definitely technically possible, we literally got Sunshine already so there's that. The space concerns are legitimate but even there they could just make them stand alone releases. Also ~1.5GB is hardly as much space as it used to be, remember the Wii U had Wii games on it's VC service

The real limit is desire from Nintendo to do it. I mean technically GC is newer to the Switch than N64 was to the Wii. So it's almost time enough for it to be revisited like this. But like N64 on the Wii, they could easily charge for GC on Switch. Because GC is basically just a Wii with a different controller

Maybe a few years from now it comes to NSO. Assuming NSO still exists in its current form

Does nobody care about Rogue Squadron!!!

I wonder when Nintendo will come with PS5 on NSO.

@skywake Yeah, but it would have to work differently. For instance if you have around 50 games it would have to download around 75GB of data. Because in it's current form the games are fully downloaded.

They could make it work more like the old VC and allow you to download them from within the app. But that would block you from just starting a game.

@thegametb Amen

@Guitario nearly all of that is on the Switch already

The controller looks strange... Why this bulky in the bottom middle?

The lack of Chibi Robo disturbs me.

@Jbarnes101 I'm still convinced a Fire Emblem Radiant Collection is just around the corner.

@TKundNobody that's where the magic is and where the batteries went, it worked off radio waves if I remember correctly and therefore could work through walls etc

@andyg1412 thanks for clarification. But would this be needed in a new GC wireless controller? I can't remember having this an on a GC wireless controller (3rd party) back in the day.

@TKundNobody probably not. They would just make a wireless GC pad I guess, no need for Wavebird nowadays with Bluetooth.

@SeantheDon29 good call, would love to finally play CR

I would prefer GameCube virtual console. I'd rather dig out my Wii and play that, than rent via subscription. This goes for GameCube games, N64, Snes etc.

I’d rather see Dreamcast games added.

Are we certain that the Switch could even run GameCube titles?

Can we get ps4 games next

Id rather see a stand alone physical "classics" range for gamecube games £20-25 quid a pop. Would certainly net more than putting them behind a subscription pay wall. Also gives people the opportunity to be selective in what they buy. Id pay £30 a year max for a sub but if i had the opportunity to buy individual games id prob spend a fortune depending of the catalogue released.

I don't get why Nintendo doesn't do anything with the gamecube. It had an awesome collection of games that sadly not many people nowadays are aware because of its low sales back in the days. It would be such a nice new experience for so many players.

A mock-up that conveniently puts all of Nintendo's biggest releases for the platform on the inial list of titles.

RATHER unlikely. ^^

This mock up has a disturbing lack of Eternal Darkness. Therefore, it is a failure

Seriously, all I want to do is play Eternal Darkness again, whether it is on Switch, PS5 is XBox, just please somebody do a damn port!

If the slow release of snes and nes games on NSO is an indicator, I think we need to wait 3 generations before GameCube appears on a Nintendo platform, for rent or sale. You'd be better off getting an old GameCube or Wii, no point waiting.

@faint haha 😄

Too good to be true.

I'd say having consoles from the XX century + GBA is enough on Switch (we could get more stuff from Sega, like Saturn or Dreamcast). For the next gen though, I see having GC games, Wii, and even DS and 3DS. Who knows.

@thegametb Because even with N64 and Genesis on the service, it still sucks, plus, with N64 and Genesis costing extra, this service technically didn't improve anything.

I told people that the problem with these retro games is that they come too slow, and they aren't choosing the games we want, picking games no one cared even back in the 1980s and 1990s, having N64 on the service would improve it, but not fix the core issues, first we need NES and SNES games coming faster, then we talk about N64, but by charging extra, nothing was really improved.

"One can dream" is the accurate thing to say here. Because I think that's all it is.

I told you people before N64 was revealed, first we need to fix the core issues with Nintendo Switch Online, NES and SNES games coming faster, and also this service having the NES and SNES games we want, and we also need to clear the barriers that prevent classic games from coming back, like games based on a license like Batman or TMNT being on a legal limbo, only then, we talk about N64 or Game Boy.

Now that the service finally has N64 and Mega Drive, but they are charging extra for them, first we need to end this, making these games come on the standard subscription, or at least fixing the problems with the standard plan, again, NES and SNES games coming faster and better, then we think about GameCube or Wii.

Nintendo should at least allow NES and Game Boy games for free, even for those who don't have a subscription.

Not even in a fan mock up do we get Wave Race. 🤦🏻‍♂️

With Nintendo been Nintendo if they added Wii and Gamecube I could see them adding yet another pricing tier to the online service

@Skunkfish as Super Mario Sunshine is on the Switch I'd say yes

@victordamazio Honestly, it should have been included with your current subscription, because it's still very much bare bone service. Considering how Bluetooth appeared with all these caveats, there's probably many reasons why some things won't ever come over until a proper Switch 2 or an iteration that has a beefier motherboard that can handle on-going things like chat without murdering your battery.

Things they could add without taxing the system would be groups/folders and a way to check for game updates. Years later, I've trained myself to waste time scanning individual games for updates before going on a trip or a few times a month, because I really dislike when you have some time to play a game and first thing is sit through an update.

I think you guys are missing something here cough cough*dreamcast*cough cough

They would sell so many subs if they did this

@EveryGameBeLike cough*you misspelled Saturn *cough

@Xiovanni Yeah, no offense to Custom Robo... but Star Fox Adventures at the least is a more notable game. Assault is also good, but not as well-known. I think there's a definite bias to their choices.

@russell-marlow Not having Star Fox Adventures at least is a notable absent entry. Not saying that Custom Robo, Kirby's Air Ride or Doshin the Giant don't deserve recognition, but none of those three are likely to be Day One games. Adventures was a very well-known Gamecube game, even if some disliked the circumstances of its creation.

This is a dream that needs to be reality. Unfortunately Nintendo acts like a Snorlax.

@thegametb You don't get to tell ppl what they can and can't do. Go somewhere else with all that mess, captain no fun.

Someone is trippin if they think Fire Emblem would be left out. Widely considered one of the best entries in the series, copies found online are few and far between and the ones you can find are crazy expensive. Path of Radiance would surely be on there

@andyg1412 Yeah, but it wasn't like they just chucked Super Mario Sunshine (and Galaxy) on a cart and they ran. Even if those ports have emulation at their core, it's a bit different to having a generic emulator that can run all Gamecube titles. And would Nintendo go to the effort of optimising every title for the emulator?

I don't see them doing that since the price for online would jump extremely high. They still haven't announced how much plans are going to go up for N64 game and Sega Genesis games coming in October.

Even if Nintendo were to release a Gamecube app for the switch online (even with the extra cost on top) they would need you to allow to download each title yourself as the games on a single disc can go up to as high as 1.5gb (can be more if they were on 2 discs). So if they released 5 games at launch that can be as high as 7.5gb on the games alone.

If Nintendo do release Gamecube titles on the Switch, I suspect they will be selling them individually rather than as part of a service...

@Miraj2081 Star Fox Assault has to be included because it had the best multiplayer the series has ever gotten. Still hasn't been topped to this day.

@Skunkfish There's no way they can cram that many games into a single Gamecube app, so they should finally start selling them individually and let us keep those games indefinitely.

@russell-marlow I still fondly remember my dorm mates and I playing the multiplayer for hours on end. It was a lot of fun. It's mind-boggling the franchise never really embraced multiplayer as a consistent feature.

There's a few standout games in the mock up Unfortunately we won't get to see the gamecube games anytime soon hopefully in the near future.

what will the quality of the n64 & saga games be in? Will they be lazy ports or slightly upgraded ports?

It will be nice for this generation of gamers to be able to experience the first nintendo 3D games but some of them didn't age well.

Nintendo will need to have quite a few games to make the tier sub worth it so I'm sure gamecube games will be in the pipeline at some point. Hopefully after the switch oled they will make a beefed up switch with a console Dock hybrid would be easy for them to fuse a console onto the dock run 2 subs one for just multi player and the other for access to the nes,snes,n64,gamecube,wii & wii u library that would be worth investing in. Just a dream

@Miraj2081 Nintendo/Miyamoto treat the Star Fox series as a toy they think the series needs "gimmicks" in order to be fresh and interesting instead of actual "gameplay" enhancements like multiplayer.

Yeesh, nearly an entire year later and I just now notice that you guys used me for a news post.
You might want to update it, though. I changed my username a while ago.