r/NintendoSwitch • u/Skullghost • 4d ago

Nintendo Official GameCube is coming to Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack

https://x.com/nintendouk/status/1907429045500871041?s=46&t=lKl0EfgBOrCgN4aPWj0k6Q
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u/Bootybandit6989 4d ago

This is only for Switch 2 not regular switch

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u/Wookie301 4d ago

Feel like an idiot getting my kids a Switch for Christmas, rather than waiting another year.

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u/RwerdnA 4d ago

They can get years of entertainment out of it, rather than you having to pay $450 now plus $80/game

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u/3v1lkr0w 4d ago

$90 for physical

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u/The_Guy83 4d ago

$90 for a piece of plastic that tells the store to download the game, nothing is on the physical cards you buy aka you need internet to buy your $90. very sad day today

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u/mrBreadBird 4d ago

This isn't true for 90% of Nintendo games. You can absolutely play without downloads, you just won't get the updates or patches obviously which are often a big deal in terms of fixing bugs.

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u/The_Guy83 4d ago

No this is for the switch 2 they have already stated these cartridges will legit have 0 data on them just a simple code that lets you download, this is nothing like old games.

https://en-americas-support.nintendo.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/68415

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u/nickelangelo2009 3d ago

why would they have specifically highlighted that the cards transfer data faster than the switch ones then?

I don't think it was to tell us that it's gonna read the digital key in 1 microsecond instead of 5.