IN May the internet was broken after Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa officially announced a successor to the Nintendo Switch. In a tweet, Furukawa-san revealed that the console people

Despite sales slump, plans for Switch 2 announcement remain on schedule for April 2025. The need for Switch 2 grows due to aging technology and struggles with third-party game performance.

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

The next Nintendo console will play games from the original Switch--here's everything we know and what questions remain unanswered.

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.