Switch 2 GameCube Emulation Breakdown + Nintendo's Forgotten GC/Wii Emu For Tegra X1!

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Published on April 9, 2025 1:58:47 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MiW6xfJn2O8

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It's finally coming - GameCube games will soon be playable via emulation on Nintendo Switch 2 when it launches, complete with a resolution boost, snappier loading times and online multiplayer. Except, we've seen this before, in the form of Nintendo's official emulated efforts on the Nvidia Shield TV - where more taxing Wii games were released on the Chinese Nvidia store. Tom recaps what might have been, and whether this could have been possible on the original Switch model years ago.

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00:00 Introduction
01:28 What are we getting on Switch 2?
02:55 Nvidia Shield TV Wii Emulation explained
05:42 Nvidia Shield TV Frame-Rate Tests
07:14 Switch 2 vs GameCube Comparisons/Frame-Rate Tests
10:40 Verdict