FLUDD is back. Nintendo has confirmed that Super Mario Sunshine is joining Nintendo GameCube – Nintendo Classics on August 13, 2026 — giving Switch 2 owners their first official way to play the beloved 2002 platformer on modern Nintendo hardware in years.
What Is Nintendo GameCube – Nintendo Classics?
Nintendo GameCube – Nintendo Classics is the GameCube tier of the Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack subscription, and it’s exclusive to Nintendo Switch 2. The library now spans over 270 titles across GameCube, N64, GBA, SNES, Game Boy, NES, Virtual Boy, and select Sega Genesis classics — all with added features like online multiplayer and rewind.
In Singapore, a Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack membership runs S$69.90 per year for an individual plan, or S$119.90 per year for a Family Membership covering up to eight Nintendo Accounts — that works out to roughly S$10 per person annually when shared.
Super Mario Sunshine on Switch 2 — Why It Matters
Super Mario Sunshine last appeared on Nintendo hardware via Super Mario 3D All-Stars on the original Switch — a limited-release package that Nintendo delisted in March 2021. Anyone who missed that window has had no legitimate way to play it on a Nintendo system since. August 13 finally closes that gap.
The game puts Mario on the tropical island of Isle Delfino, armed with FLUDD — a jetpack-like water-spraying device — to clean up graffiti and fight Shadow Mario across sun-drenched stages. It’s one of the most visually distinct 3D Mario games ever made, and it’s been conspicuously absent from Nintendo’s modern catalogue for a long time.
More Nintendo Classics Additions Coming in August
Nintendo is rolling out two rounds of Nintendo Classics updates this month. First up on August 4 are two cancelled Virtual Boy titles — Zero Racers and D-Hopper — which have never been commercially available and are essentially lost games now getting a rare public release. Then Mario Sunshine lands the following week on August 13.
For Switch 2 owners already subscribed to the Expansion Pack tier, these additions cost nothing extra. For those still on the base Nintendo Switch Online plan, the Expansion Pack upgrade is the next step — and with over 270 games and the GameCube library continuing to grow, it’s becoming a harder value case to argue against. Check out more upcoming Nintendo Switch 2 game news as it drops.