That would explain why Nintendo felt compelled to confirm the Switch 2 will be backward compatible with the original Switch. Anything else would be a big disappointment, considering the figures above.

However, now that Nintendo's next console has been confirmed to be backwards compatible, it's all but confirmed to indeed be a Switch 2, though it may have a different name in the end.

Backwards compatibility between the Nintendo Switch 2 and its predecessor has been confirmed. In an announcement early this morning, Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa said that "at today's ...

Nintendo explained why its next console would have backward compatibility with Switch games and online services. The company aims to keep consumer libraries intact when the new console is released.

The Nintendo Switch 2 will launch in 2025. Visit the official Nintendo Switch 2 website here. A life-long and avid gamer, William D'Angelo was first introduced to VGChartz in 2007.

With the full-blown reveal of the Nintendo Switch 2 finally here, Nintendo has also opened up about backwards compatibility features. While this has been long known due to past hardware leaks as ...

Nintendo announced late Tuesday evening that the still-unannounced Switch 2 console will be backwards compatible. However, we still don’t know if your cartridges will be as usable as ever in 2025.

There’s a lot we don’t know at the moment about the Nintendo Switch 2, but there’s one thing we do know – it’s backward compatible. For me, and probably for many gamers, that’s going ...

The successor to Nintendo Switch is set to feature backwards compatibility with current Nintendo Switch software and will also have Nintendo Switch Online support. This news positions the yet-to ...

Nintendo offers vague answers on backward compatibility for “Switch 2” Reading the tea leaves on what could be a key feature for Nintendo's future. Kyle Orland – Jun 28, 2023 7:03 AM | 208 ...

The announcement is a big win for Switch users, but it's worth noting that Nintendo's track record with backward compatibility isn't that great. For instance, the Wii supported GameCube discs, but ...

If Nintendo is planning to “expand and grow” the current users with the Nintendo Switch 2, that very much sounds like backwards compatibility is on the table.