The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD Could Still Come to Switch 2, Nintendo Suggests

The original GameCube title will be available for the Switch 2 at launch in June via Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack.

When Nintendo Switch 2 launches this June, it will accompany the long-requested addition of GameCube games to Nintendo Switch Online’s growing library of legacy titles. Three titles will be available on day one to Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack subscribers on the console, including The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker- though for those concerned, the GameCube original making its way to the Switch 2 doesn’t mean its 2013 Wii U remaster couldn’t be ported to the console as well.

That’s as reportedly per Nate Bihldorff, who is senior vice president of product development at Nintendo of America. Speaking during a recent episode of Kinda Funny Games Daily, Kinda Funny’s daily news podcast, Tim Gettys stated that Bihldorff told him at a recent Switch 2 press event that The Wind Waker HD’s release for the Switch 2 is still very much “on the table.”

“I did ask if having The Wind Waker on Nintendo Switch Online precludes it from the Switch 2 getting the actual Wii U port at some point, and he was very quick to say ‘no, all options are on the table,’” Gettys said (via VGC).

In addition to The Wind Waker, Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack’s GameCube launch will also bring F-Zero GX and Soulcalibur 2. Several others will arrive down the line, including the likes of Pokemon Colosseum, Pokemon XD: Gale of Darkness, Luigi’s Mansion, and others.