Nintendo Released New Footage Of ‘Wind Waker' Running On Switch 2
The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
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We're less than a month away from the release of the Nintendo Switch 2, so Nintendo is trickling out more details and footage of games in action. Today, over on the Nintendo Today! app, they shared a new look at The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker running on Switch 2 via the Nintendo Classics subscription.
You can see the footage here, which shows a few different scenes including combat, different environments, sailing, and more. It looks like a really smooth way to play the GameCube classic.
Notably, this is not the HD version of the game that released previously on the Wii U, but is instead an emulated version of the GameCube original. That means it won't have the spruced up visual sheen, HD graphics, widescreen format, or slew of quality of life improvements the remaster got. This is the original version of the game as it released for GameCube back in 2002.
Wind Waker is one of three GameCube games that will be available on Switch 2 at launch as part of the Nintendo Classics program included in the Nintendo Switch Online (with Expansion Pack) subscription. The other two games at launch are F-ZERO GX and Soulcalibur 2, but they've got several more coming soon like Luigi's Mansion, multiple Pokemon games, Fire Emblem, and more.
I have no idea what's slated next, but I imagine games like Animal Crossing, The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, and Super Smash Bros. Melee are probably surefire bets. Since I enjoy speculation and predicting things though, I made a list of 13 other GameCube games that would be perfect for the platform, if you want some ideas yourself. There are tons of great games on that platform that have never been ported elsewhere and they could help bolster the lineup of titles in a big way.
Hopefully we still get the HD version of Wind Waker on Switch 2 at some point, but for now the original GameCube version is a welcomed addition to an admittedly sparse launch lineup for Nintendo's new console.
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