Nintendo’s new Switch 2 gamepad updates the classic GameCube Controller with a wireless design, a GameChat button, and USB-C. However, it only works with GameCube titles available through the Switch Online Expansion Pack.

It proved a massive hit with Nintendo fans, and the GameCube controller subsequently became one of the most beloved pads of all time; a feat bolstered nicely by the fan-favourite wireless ‘WaveBird’ variant.

The Switch 2 GameCube controller is exclusive to Nintendo’s online storefront, and its availability keeps fluctuating to the point we can’t tell when or if it will be back in stock. You can find plenty of recreations that try to emulate the look and feel of the 24-year-old controller all the way down to the nubby,