The next Nintendo console, dubbed "Switch 2" will feature backwards compatibility with Switch games confirms Nintendo's president.

A big question around the Switch 2 has just been answered. While everyone (in the U.S. at least) is glued to their TV watching the 2024 election returns, Nintendo officially confirmed that its next gaming console will be backwards compatible with the Switch.

Nintendo Switch owners need not worry about the next console, as it will be backwards compatible with the current console

Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa confirms a huge Switch 2 feature that will keep your game library fresh for many years to come.

It is now official that the Nintendo Switch 2 will be backward compatible with all existing (and future) Switch games. It'll also work with Nintendo Switch Online, so if you're a subscriber and upgrade, you can continue your membership on the new machine.

Nintendo confirmed today that Switch games will be playable on its next console, which should be announced before the end of March 2025.

While the Switch 2 may be backwards compatible, Nintendo would not confirm whether we'll still be able to use our old cartridges.

Nintendo first announced the new Switch 2 feature at its Corporate Management Policy Briefing, as one does, and then tweeted out confirmation of the fact that the new console will be backward compatible with the games from the original one: “This is Furukawa.