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Re:Nintendo announces the Switch 2 [video] by Nullabillity on Thursday January 16, 2025 @08:52PM (#42733218)
It sounds like you're confusing the Wii's backwards compatibility with the PS3's. The Wii didn't have a separate "GameCube chip", its core was effectively an overclocked GC.
Re:Nintendo announces the Switch 2 [video] by larusso on Friday January 17, 2025 @02:40AM (#42735019)
https://youtu.be/meZA9KHkFuY?si=5xrsSjNxKLxLnd6J

He explains it quite well. Sorry it’s German but I guess the information about the chips and reasons Nintendo choose them should be all over the net.