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Nintendo's Switch 2 has a secret GameCube startup sound


The launch of Nintendo's Switch 2 has finally brought GameCube games to Nintendo Switch Online subscribers, but there's also a secret startup sound.

The launch of Nintendo's Switch 2 has finally brought GameCube games to Nintendo Switch Online subscribers, but there's also a secret startup sound. If you hold the Switch 2's left stick in any direction as the collection loads, you'll be treated to the iconic GameCube startup screen with its plinky-plonky sound effects and rolling cube. Personally, after splashing around in Mario Kart World over the weekend, I am hopeful Nintendo will whip out Wave Race: Blue Storm from its vault.

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