Another day, another leak about the Nintendo Switch 2. This time an FCC filing has seemingly revealed plans for a GameCube controller for the Switch 2.
Spotted by users on Famiboards, the FCC filing doesn't reveal a whole lot of details, but one image in particular has led gamers to believe a GameCube controller is on the way.
To a random viewer, the image doesn't appear to show much. However, some eagle-eyed folks spotted the position of a label that when overlaid with the back of a wired GameCube controller looks to be a close match. The label position would be on the back of the controller's C-Stick.
And here's the same image on top of the GameCube controller. It's also noted that like other NSO controllers, it has been reworked into a wireless Bluetooth controller.
All this to say, the filing has led to renewed hope that Nintendo could be gearing up to reveal the addition of GameCube games to Nintendo Switch Online. If you recall, Nintendo previously released the Nintendo 64 controller when adding N64 games to Nintendo Switch Online as well as the SNES controller when adding SNES games to the service. Fans are hoping that this FCC filing could mean the announcement of GameCube titles on NSO is imminent. With Nintendo set to host its Switch 2 Direct presentation next month, it's possible that an announcement could come within the next couple fo weeks.
Adding further fuel to the speculation, it appears that the controller uses the Switch 2 model number prefix, which is BEE. The original Nintendo Switch prefix is HAC. This has led some to believe that the GameCube titles could be exclusive to the Switch 2, although this doesn't necessarily mean that the controller will be completely incompatible with the original Switch. The two consoles will share an operating system, so it's possible the Switch 1 could register it as a controller for games which already support it via the USB adapter.
It's been suggested that this filing could be for a Switch 2 Pro controller, but as the poster points out, it lacks NFC functionality which is something that a Switch 2 Controller would almost certainly have.
This is the second Switch 2 feature revealed through FCC filings. Just last week, an FCC document revealed Switch 2 hardware details and upgrades. Nintendo will host its Switch 2 Direct on April 2nd, which means there are only a few weeks until we find out some more concrete details about the system. The Switch successor is slated to launch this year with analysts predicting a price upwards of $400.