The Nintendo Switch 2 development team explains how the console's backwards compatibility technology will improve the performance of Switch games.

Nintendo have clarified which games won’t be entirely backwards compatible on the Nintendo Switch. There’s some likely culprits we expected, but a few surprising games that won’t start up, or might start up with issues including NINTENDO SWITCH GAMES WITH START-UP ISSUES ON NINTENDO SWITCH 2 Another Crab’s Treasure Dead by Daylight DOOM: Eternal FINAL FANTASY Gang Beasts NBA 2K25 and more VIEW THE FULL LIST NINTENDO SWITCH GAMES THAT START-UP

At numerous points during today’s Nintendo Switch 2 event stream, fine print at the bottom of the screen directed viewers to Nintendo’s website for the full details on which original Switch titles will be supported by the new console.