Nintendo Switch 2 confirmed to be backwards compatible with original Switch games.
Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa has confirmed that the next Nintendo console, the Nintendo Switch 2, will be backwards compatible with original Switch games in a “Corporate Management Policy Briefing”.
As posted on X by Nintendo “This is Furukawa. At today’s Corporate Management Policy Briefing, we announced that Nintendo Switch software will also be playable on the successor to Nintendo Switch. Nintendo Switch Online will be available on the successor to Nintendo Switch as well. Further information about the successor to Nintendo Switch, including its compatibility with Nintendo Switch, will be announced at a later date.”
Nintendo has confirmed that the Nintendo Switch 2 will be announced before the end of their fiscal year, March 2025. Considering the Christmas season is fast approaching and Nintendo will not want to affect any potential sales, keep an eye out for an official announcement early next year.
