Super Mario Sunshine joins Nintendo Switch Online next week

Ever since Nintendo announced their Switch Online subscription service almost a decade ago, fans had been yearning for the console maker to bring forward its library of Nintendo GameCube offerings. Finally, with the Switch 2, Nintendo has been slowly but surely adding GameCube classics to its library. Marking one of the most requested offerings, Super Mario Sunshine is finally coming to NSO next week.

Making the official announcement, the console maker confirmed that Mario Sunshine will finally join NSO, taking to its socials to write: “Dark days loom over Isle Delfino! Clean up a polluted island with FLUDD at your side in Super Mario Sunshine, coming to Nintendo GameCube – Nintendo Classics on Nintendo Switch 2 for #NintendoSwitchOnline + Expansion Pack members on Aug 13!”

As of now, only 9 GameCube classics are available through Nintendo Switch Online, with the most notable being The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker; Luigi’s Mansion and F-Zero GX. Given this, the addition of Mario Sunshine is a big deal.

That said, it will be interesting to see how this ‘port’ is handled, especially as Mario Sunshine is technically already playable on Switch thanks to the limited-release Mario 3D All-Stars from back in 2020.

Alongside Sunshine, Nintendo is also set to include two more Virtual Boy games: ZERO RACERS and D-HOPPER – arriving tomorrow on the 4th of August alongside ‘screen-colour customisation’ for Virtual Boy games.

KitGuru says: What do you think of Nintendo Switch Online in 2026? Would you prefer they bring back the Virtual Console program? Let us know down below.

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