Nintendo will expand the GameCube library on the Switch 2 with the addition of Super Mario Strikers, also known as Mario Smash Football, on July 3, 2025. This marks the first new GameCube title since the library’s launch on the Switch 2.
The game requires an active Switch Online + Expansion Pack membership and a Switch 2 console for access. Nintendo describes it as:
“Mario and friends clash in this extreme soccer game originally released for the Nintendo GameCube™ system in 2005. Matches unfold with white-hot speed, intensity, and familiar items, like shells and mushrooms, to give you a boost in crushing your opponent. But the real key to winning is the Super Strike, a powerful shot that can net you two points at once! Jump right in with simple controls, hone your techniques, and hit the pitch with Mario and his friends! Available exclusively on Nintendo Switch 2 for Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack members!”
Super Mario Strikers will join existing titles like The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, Soul Calibur II, and F-Zero GX on the GameCube library. Upcoming additions include Super Mario Sunshine, Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance, and Pokémon Colosseum.
In addition to the GameCube lineup, the Nintendo 64 library on the Switch 2 has also received enhancements to improve the gaming experience.