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===Comparisons===
;[[Dolphin]] <small class="plainlinks" style="font-weight:normal;">([https://dolphin-emu.org/compat/ compatibility])</small>: The emulator of choice for the GameCube and the first and only Wii emulator for the Wii. It's updated on a near-daily basis and has very good emulation of almost every game, though some games have known bugs on their issue trackers. It is the first emulator to [https://dolphin-emu.org/blog/2016/09/06/booting-the-final-gc-game/ boot the full game catalog of a sixth-generation home console] (Before any emulator for the same generation rivals like the Dreamcast, PlayStation 2, and Xbox) and did so on September 2016. The developers maintain a wiki containing known bugs, tips, user-provided tests, and much more for every game. System requirements are high, more so for Wii games than GameCube. As of Dec 2022, Dolphin's compatibility is at 97% of the games being playable or perfect.
;[[Ishiiruka-Dolphin]]: A fork of Dolphin optimized towards performance at the cost of accuracy and stability in the process.
;[[Dolphin (Nintendo)]]: Nintendo made an emulator for Windows that was also called Dolphin. This official program does not run commercial games and has no connection to the open-source project.
;Hagi: An [[Official emulators|official]] GameCube/Wii emulator developed from scratch by Nintendo European Research& Development (NERD). Used Hagi has been used primarily for GameCube re-releases [[Emulators on Switch|on the Switch]], including the such as ''Super Mario Sunshine'' re-release that was part of , ''Super Mario 3D All-StarsGalaxy'', ''Pikmin'', and ''Pikmin 2''.
;[[Nintendont]]: While not technically an emulator, Nintendont is a [[compatibility layer]] that allows you to play GameCube games on the Wii and even the Wii U. It's compatible with nearly all GameCube titles (and Triforce games, too) and supports extra features such as memory card emulation along with support for additional controller input options such as the USB GameCube controller adapter, Classic Controller Pro, Wii U Pro Controller, and even the Wii U GamePad.
