Surprise! GameCube Controller for Nintendo Switch 2 Has Gyro Controls, and Fans Are Having Fun Working Out What It's Compatible With

The authoritative GameCube controller for Nintendo Switch 2 includes gyro controls, fans person discovered — a diagnostic that Nintendo itself kept quiescent astir earlier launch.

Now, the hunt is connected to find however tilt controls enactment successful assorted Switch 2 games — arsenic fans effort their shiny caller purple controllers with a scope of different titles.

Initially, Nintendo had stated that its GameCube controller would lone beryllium compatible with the Nintendo GameCube — Nintendo Classics postulation that is present disposable to Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack subscribers.

But the institution aboriginal clarified that portion the controller was designed for usage lone with GameCube games, it could beryllium utilized for different Switch 2 titles — albeit connected a case-by-case basis.

"Since it doesn't person each the buttons and features recovered successful different controllers that tin beryllium utilized with the Nintendo Switch 2 system, determination whitethorn beryllium immoderate issues erstwhile playing different games," the institution antecedently said successful a connection to Nintendo Life.

So, fans were already readying to spot however the GameCube controller worked elsewhere connected Switch 2 — but the inclusion of gyro controls has travel arsenic a caller surprise.

In 1 societal media station that's since gone viral, 1 instrumentality shows disconnected their GameCube controller's gyro controls moving the camera successful Splatoon — to the bemusement of their cat.

【朗報】Switch2 と同時発売のSwitch用ゲームキューブコントローラー、まさかのジャイロ搭載により「ゲームキューブコントローラーでスプラをやる」という新しい選択肢が生まれる pic.twitter.com/MzTFCCZujj

— さしぶー (@sashibu2) June 5, 2025

In different post, we tin spot the GameCube controller being utilized successful The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, allowing Link to purpose his bow.

The GameCube Controller for Nintendo Switch 2 has Gyro controllers 😭😭😭 pic.twitter.com/E4iZOeZXuc

— LittleMacMain (@LittleMacMainKO) June 5, 2025

And successful a 3rd post, different instrumentality has discovered the gyro controls enactment arsenic the Wii Remote pointer successful Super Mario Galaxy, played via Nintendo's time-limited Super Mario 3D All-Stars package.

playing mario postulation connected the gamecube pic.twitter.com/6DfQLkeyZs

— AK (@Akfamilyhome) June 5, 2025

On YouTube, GVG has a heavy dive into however the GameCube controller tin play the Switch's Metroid Prime 1 remaster, with a fig of antithetic options available. This is particularly chill arsenic you are, of course, playing a remaster of a GameCube crippled utilizing a remake of a GameCube controller, 4 console generations later.

Why Nintendo didn't much wide advertise its inclusion of gyro controls successful the GameCube controller is anyone's conjecture — though the sheer fig of compatibility options for each crippled playable connected Switch 2 would person been a headache to support way of.

(And let's not forget, the Switch 2 inactive has compatibility issues with immoderate Switch 1 games — adjacent including large hitters similar Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.)

As fans observe however gyro controls enactment successful a wider fig of games, for present it's harmless to accidental that there's plentifulness you could beryllium utilizing your caller GameCube Switch 2 controller with, beyond conscionable a fewer aged retro classics.

Right now, the Switch Online's Nintendo GameCube - Nintendo Classics postulation is looking beauteous thin, with conscionable the archetypal mentation of The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, positive F-Zero GX and SoulCalibur 2 available.

Still, Nintendo has confirmed a fig of different GameCube classics volition travel (including Super Mario Sunshine, Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance, Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness, Mario Smash Football, Luigi's Mansion and Chibi-Robo!), though there's nary connection yet connected erstwhile they mightiness materialise.

With gyro controls available, though, surely Super Monkey Ball should beryllium next?

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