{"id":6862,"date":"2026-07-31T10:24:25","date_gmt":"2026-07-31T02:24:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/super-mario-sunshine-switch-2-gamecube-nintendo-classics-august-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-07-31T10:24:25","modified_gmt":"2026-07-31T02:24:25","slug":"super-mario-sunshine-switch-2-gamecube-nintendo-classics-august-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/super-mario-sunshine-switch-2-gamecube-nintendo-classics-august-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Super Mario Sunshine Heads to Switch 2 Nintendo Classics on August 13"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>FLUDD is back. Nintendo has confirmed that <strong>Super Mario Sunshine<\/strong> is joining Nintendo GameCube \u2013 Nintendo Classics on <strong>August 13, 2026<\/strong> \u2014 giving Switch 2 owners their first official way to play the beloved 2002 platformer on modern Nintendo hardware in years.<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/mario-sunshine-gamecube-classics-announcement.jpg?w=474&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Super Mario Sunshine coming to Nintendo Classics GameCube Switch 2\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><figcaption>Image courtesy of Nintendo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>What Is Nintendo GameCube \u2013 Nintendo Classics?<\/h2>\n<p>Nintendo GameCube \u2013 Nintendo Classics is the GameCube tier of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendo.com\/sg\/nintendo-switch-online\/expansion-pack\/index.html\">Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack<\/a> subscription, and it&#8217;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 \u2014 all with added features like online multiplayer and rewind.<\/p>\n<p>In Singapore, a Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack membership runs <strong>S$69.90 per year<\/strong> for an individual plan, or <strong>S$119.90 per year<\/strong> for a Family Membership covering up to eight Nintendo Accounts \u2014 that works out to roughly S$10 per person annually when shared.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"gt-video\">\n<div style=\"position:relative;padding-bottom:56.25%;height:0;overflow:hidden;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0MvkSVs8f_w\" title=\"Nintendo GameCube - Nintendo Classics \u2013 Nintendo Direct | Nintendo Switch 2\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;border:0;\" allow=\"accelerometer;clipboard-write;encrypted-media;gyroscope;picture-in-picture;web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><figcaption>Nintendo GameCube &#8211; Nintendo Classics \u2013 Nintendo Direct | Nintendo Switch 2 \u2014 via Nintendo of America on YouTube<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Super Mario Sunshine on Switch 2 \u2014 Why It Matters<\/h2>\n<p>Super Mario Sunshine last appeared on Nintendo hardware via <em>Super Mario 3D All-Stars<\/em> on the original Switch \u2014 a limited-release package that Nintendo <a href=\"https:\/\/nintendoeverything.com\/nintendo-switch-online-release-date-announced-for-super-mario-sunshine\/\">delisted in March 2021<\/a>. Anyone who missed that window has had no legitimate way to play it on a Nintendo system since. August 13 finally closes that gap.<\/p>\n<p>The game puts Mario on the tropical island of Isle Delfino, armed with FLUDD \u2014 a jetpack-like water-spraying device \u2014 to clean up graffiti and fight Shadow Mario across sun-drenched stages. It&#8217;s one of the most visually distinct 3D Mario games ever made, and it&#8217;s been conspicuously absent from Nintendo&#8217;s modern catalogue for a long time.<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/mario-sunshine-switch2-nso.jpg?w=474&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Super Mario Sunshine gameplay on Nintendo Switch 2 via Nintendo Switch Online\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><figcaption>Image courtesy of Nintendo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>More Nintendo Classics Additions Coming in August<\/h2>\n<p>Nintendo is rolling out two rounds of Nintendo Classics updates this month. First up on <strong>August 4<\/strong> are two cancelled Virtual Boy titles \u2014 Zero Racers and D-Hopper \u2014 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 <strong>August 13<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/gamecube-classics-switch2-summer-lineup.jpg?w=474&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"GameCube Nintendo Classics Switch 2 summer 2026 lineup including Super Mario Sunshine\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><figcaption>Image courtesy of Nintendo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>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 \u2014 and with over 270 games and the GameCube library continuing to grow, it&#8217;s becoming a harder value case to argue against. Check out more upcoming <a href=\"\/blog\/category\/game-news\/\">Nintendo Switch 2 game news<\/a> as it drops.<\/p>\n<p><!--GT-SCOUT source=\"Web (English)\" theme=\"Video games\" flags=\"none\"--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Super Mario Sunshine joins Nintendo GameCube \u2013 Nintendo Classics on Switch 2 on August 13. Here&#8217;s what Singapore Nintendo Switch Online subscribers need to know.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":6857,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":[]},"categories":[11],"tags":[1014,55,45,78,1013],"class_list":["post-6862","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-game-news","tag-gamecube","tag-nintendo","tag-nintendo-switch-2","tag-nintendo-switch-online","tag-super-mario"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/mario-sunshine-gamecube-classics-announcement.jpg?fit=1920%2C1440&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p13AlF-1MG","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":3309,"url":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/donkey-kong-64-nintendo-switch-online-singapore\/","url_meta":{"origin":6862,"position":0},"title":"Donkey Kong 64 Is on Nintendo Switch Online \u2014 Play It Now","date":"June 4, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Donkey Kong 64 hits Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack today. 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