Nintendo Confirms Switch 2 Is Backwards Compatible

Next Nintendo Switch Will Be Backwards Compatible With Existing Games
Nintendo just revealed a big feature for its upcoming next-generation Switch: The new console will be backward-compatible with existing Switch games. In its second-quarter earnings report released on Tuesday,
Nintendo Switch 2 will be able to play older OG Switch games
After confirming the existence of the Nintendo Switch’s successor, the Nintendo Switch 2, the company remained silent for a while. Now, it has revealed interesting details about the upcoming console.
Nintendo says the Switch successor will be compatible with Switch games
Nintendo hasn’t announced its Switch successor yet, but we do know one thing for sure: it will be able to play current Switch games and have carryover for your Nintendo Switch Online services and account. The news was announced during Nintendo’s midyear policy briefing, with further information promised “at a later date.”
Nintendo confirms Switch 2 will play original Switch games
"At today's Corporate Management Policy Briefing, we announced that Nintendo Switch software will also be playable on the successor to Nintendo Switch," Nintendo posted in a social media update attributed to company president Shintaro Furukawa. "Nintendo Switch Online will be available on the successor to Nintendo Switch as well."
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Nintendo confirms you’ll be able to play your Switch games on its secret unannounced system
Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa, on Wednesday, confirmed in a social-media post that Switch software will be playable on the successor to the game system.
Pokemon games have sold 99 million units on the Nintendo Switch
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Nintendo Chief insists the Switch momentum will keep going, even after its successor
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Nintendo confirms Switch game compatibility with Switch 2
Nintendo has yet to reveal the Switch 2 but it's most certainly on the way with a planned release sometime in early 2025, and there's one question that
Nintendo Confirms the Switch 2 Is Backwards Compatible, but There’s a Catch
While the Switch 2 may be backwards compatible, Nintendo would not confirm whether we'll still be able to use our old cartridges.
Nintendo Confirms Switch Games Will Be Playable on its Next Console
Nintendo confirmed today that Switch games will be playable on its next console, which should be announced before the end of March 2025.
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