- US retailer Walmart may have spilled the beans on two upcoming GameCube titles for Nintendo Switch Online
- Metroid Prime 2: Echoes and Pikmin 2 were seen in a promotional image
- Nintendo has yet to provide official details, so take this with a grain of salt for now
It appears that US big box retailer Walmart may have leaked a few previously unannounced GameCube titles for Nintendo Switch Online. And if it’s true, I’d be happy as they are definitely among the best games on the system.
Spot of VGC, an image advertising the Nintendo Switch Online service, appeared on the retailer’s website. The image shows a variety of box art for games, all available through the subscription service and its many retro libraries.
However, there are two outliers in it Metroid Prime 2: Echoes and Pikmin 2, none of which are available via the GameCube Classics library, nor has it been announced for the service.
Without a word from Nintendo itself, we currently can’t tell if this promotional image is real or just a mockup made on Walmart’s part. The image bears ESRB iconography and legal text in the lower right, which may lend it some credibility.
I’ve recently argued how I think NSO’s current GameCube lineup doesn’t show the console at its best, and these two games are exactly what the library could use more of. Pikmin 2 is a wonderful evolution of the innovative original, and Metroid Prime 2: Echoes is, well, it’s in contention for the best game in the series if you ask me.
The GameCube Classics library has not been entirely without its surprises. Wario world was an election and was not part of the initial message list. Here’s hoping we get more of this in the future, including these two banger titles that may (or may not) be coming soon.
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