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Beth Nicholls

Gamers unlock access to thousands of free GameCube and Wii titles for Nintendo Switch

Two people playing on the Nintendo Switch using controllers based off the GameCube controllers.

It seems Nintendo fans have grown tired of waiting for the company to add original GameCube titles to the Nintendo Switch Online (NSO) catalogue, and have taken it upon themselves to emulate fan-favourite titles like Super Smash Bros. Melee natively on the console instead.

In what is being described as a new emulation breakthrough, thousands (yes, really) of OG Nintendo GameCube and Nintendo Wii titles can be accessed for "free" through a process that involves downloading custom firmware setups onto a Switch console and running Dolphin emulator core software. The latest update to this emulation process allegedly allows Wii and GameCube games to be played on the Switch system.

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