August 13, 2026
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Nintendo's premium retro catalog hits a double-digit milestone, accompanied by a wave of tropical nostalgia for the Nintendo Music app.
By Chuy, Senior Staff Writer
Updated Sep 17, 2026 · Reviewed by the Nexzy newsroom

Nintendo added Super Mario Sunshine to the Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack library on August 13, 2026, the company announced. It is the tenth GameCube title to make the leap to the subscription service, proving that even a water-fueled tropical vacation from 2002 eventually gets called back to work.
Nintendo confirmed the game's arrival alongside a simultaneous expansion of its mobile audio offerings. The release represents a steady, if highly deliberate, drip-feed of the GameCube era onto the Switch. To mark the occasion, Koji Kondo and Shinobu Tanaka’s 58-track Super Mario Sunshine soundtrack was also added to the Nintendo Music app, giving subscribers a way to carry Isle Delfino's steel drums in their pockets.
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With the GameCube library finally hitting double digits, the service continues its slow, nostalgic climb—one sunny cleanup job at a time.
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