Rumors about a GameCube controller for Switch 2 flare up again, this time thanks to evidence from Nintendo itself

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• Nintendo could be developing a new GameCube controller for the Switch 2
• New evidence has appeared in the form of a new FCC filing with new details related to the GameCube
• The "game controller" will feature wireless Bluetooth

Fresh evidence that a new GameCube controller is in development for the Nintendo Switch 2 has been spotted online.

It comes from a recently published FCC filing by Nintendo (spotted by NintendoLife) which shows that a new "game controller" is in the works.

This piece of hardware has a model number prefix of "BEE" which matches the Switch 2 and will be a "wireless Bluetooth controller", meaning it won't require a cable slot in the console, unlike the original GameCube pad.

Thanks to some Nintendo fans on Famiboards, it ...