Nintendo could be working on a new wave of GameCube controllers.
That’s what a Resetera user says RandomRandom67who in a recent post shared details about the shipment of components they believe are for the Nintendo Switch 2 and a new product that could be a GameCube controller (via NintendoLife).
Data miner Luigi Blood was the first to identify the supposed new GameCube controller earlier this year, but RandomlyRandom67 indicates that the hardware is now in active production.
The user points out that there are several components similar to those in current GameCube controllers, including LED light covers and trigger covers.
But it’s the TRW1230 shipments with rumble motors that are the most notable, apparently connected to an unreleased Nintendo controller called the HGU0480 project.
The TRW1230 vibration motor is the same part used in current GameCube controllers and the Nintendo Switch Online N64 controller.
Last week, Nintendo announced that it will conduct a playtest for a mysterious new Nintendo Switch Online feature on October 24.
While unconfirmed at this time, it’s entirely possible that reports of a new GameCube controller could be linked to a new GameCube library for Switch Online, further expanding the subscription service.
Currently, Switch Online offers subscribers the ability to play from a catalog of games from the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES), Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES), Game Boy, Game Boy Color, and Game Boy Advance, so it would make sense if GameCube next in line.
Even if the supposed new GameCube controllers aren’t intended for a new Switch Online library, they might be in production for the Switch 2.
Nintendo hasn’t unveiled its next portable console yet, but a release date announcement is confirmed before the end of 2024, with a launch expected to take place in 2025.
