{"id":135588,"date":"2026-01-09T01:25:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-09T01:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/#article-196022"},"modified":"2026-01-09T01:25:00","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T01:25:00","slug":"nintendo-expands-switch-2s-gamecube-library-with-another-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2026\/01\/09\/nintendo-expands-switch-2s-gamecube-library-with-another-game\/","title":{"rendered":"Nintendo Expands Switch 2&#8217;s GameCube Library With Another Game"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/b4712281c422b\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/b4712281c422b\/small.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/b4712281c422b\/large.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<aside class=\"object object-youtube\">\n<figure class=\"youtube\" data-videoid=\"ygx6y2FzNgk\" data-start=\"0\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ygx6y2FzNgk?rel=0&amp;hd=1&amp;showinfo=0&amp;modestbranding=0&amp;autohide=1\">\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<\/aside>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/gamecube\/fire_emblem_path_of_radiance\">Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance<\/a> was originally teased for the Switch Online + Expansion Pack&#8217;s GameCube library last year, and it&#8217;s now been added to the service in the first update of 2026.<\/p>\n<p>This tactical role-playing game was originally released on the GameCube in 2005. We&#8217;ll have a new review up soon on Nintendo Life, so look forward to that! For now, here&#8217;s some backstory:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;<em>All of Tellius is torn in a bloody war that has set the human empires against the nations of the shape-shifting laguz. A small band of mercenaries, led by the earnest but inexperienced Ike, possesses the means to end this war, but a hard path lies before them. Players must master strategy, steel and sorcery to restore order to the seven kingdoms.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><\/blockquote>\n<aside class=\"gallery\"><figcaption class=\"caption\"><em class=\"credit\"><span class><\/span> Images: Nintendo<\/em><\/figcaption><\/aside>\n<p>To play this game via the Nintendo Classics &#8211; GameCube library, you&#8217;ll need to have access to a Switch 2 and an active Switch Online + Expansion Pack membership.<\/p>\n<p>As a bonus, Nintendo has also released the game&#8217;s soundtrack on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/mobile\/nintendo_music\">Nintendo Music<\/a>. We&#8217;ve <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2026\/01\/nintendo-music-adds-a-fire-emblem-soundtrack-in-first-update-of-2026\">shared the full list of songs<\/a> in a separate post.<\/p>\n<p>This latest release for the GameCube library follows the addition of Wario&#8217;s World in December. Some other titles planned for the service include <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/gamecube\/pokemon_colosseum\">Pok\u00e9mon Colosseum<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/gamecube\/super_mario_sunshine\">Super Mario Sunshine<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><!-- cache: html:nintendolife.com\/ssl\/nintendo-switch-2\/related-articles:92427,173865 @ 1767951154 --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"block object-related\"> <\/aside>\n<p>Will you be revisiting this game on the Switch 2? <em>Let us know in the comments.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[embedded content] Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance was originally teased for the Switch Online + Expansion Pack&#8217;s GameCube library last year, and it&#8217;s now been added to the service in the first update of 2026. This tactical role-playing game was originally released on the GameCube in 2005. 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