Overview
- Super Mario Sunshine, which went live Thursday, August 13, 2026, is available to play on Switch 2 through the Nintendo Classics GameCube app.
- Nintendo published the game's original 58-track soundtrack on Nintendo Music the same day, and also added Sunshine-themed Mario Kart World 'Free Roam' tracks.
- Playing the GameCube library requires a Switch 2 console and a Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack subscription, the paid add-on that unlocks GameCube, N64 and GBA titles.
- The addition of Sunshine brings the GameCube catalog on Switch 2 to ten titles, with Nintendo previously confirming further additions such as Pokémon Colosseum without a release date.
- The move follows Nintendo's recent archival push, which this month included two previously unreleased Virtual Boy games and revives questions about permanence after Sunshine's limited 2020 HD appearance in Super Mario 3D All‑Stars was delisted.