Nintendo's update that enabled GameCube controller support on Switch appears to have been a happy accident, rather than a clue to anything more.

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The recent 4.0.0 update enabled the Wii U GameCube adapter, and full controller support , which led some to believe a GameCube Virtual console library or new Smash Bros. announcement could be on the way.However, speaking to Kotaku , Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime explained that:“In our latest system software update, it enables third-party peripherals to work on Nintendo Switch There's no direct use for the controllers, but if you fancy playing games without the ZL button, it's as easy as plugging in the adapter, then the controller, then telling the Switch to pair with it.

Joe Skrebels is IGN's UK News Editor, and he's do a no-shield run of Zelda with a GC controller if he wasn't such a coward. Follow him on Twitter