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,
Pokemon games have sold 99 million units on the Nintendo Switch
Since the launch of the Nintendo Switch in 2017, the Pokemon franchise has released two generations worth of games, remakes, and spin-offs. As the hybrid console nears the end of its life cycle, Nintendo has revealed that the Pokemon series has combined for a staggering 99 million units sold on the Switch.
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 be backwards compatible with Switch games
There's good news if you've got a huge Switch library, as the Nintendo Switch 2 will officially be backwards compatible with old games.
Nintendo's Long-Rumored Switch 2 Finally Has a Clear Reveal Window
There isn't much time left before the slated Nintendo Switch 2 reveal deadline, but fortunately an ideal timeframe has become obvious.
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."
Nintendo Switch 2 will have backwards compatibility with Switch games, and Nintendo Switch Online will be coming back too
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Is The Nintendo Switch 2 Backwards Compatible? Here's What We Know
The next Nintendo console will play games from the original Switch--here's everything we know and what questions remain unanswered.
Nintendo Confirms the Switch 2 Is Backwards Compatible, but There’s a Catch
His last point about “compatibility with Nintendo Switch” hints that Switch cartridges may not be fully compatible with the new console. In all likelihood, players’ downloaded games will be portable, but Nintendo may have to do some extra magic ...
You'll be able to play your Nintendo Switch games on its successor
Nintendo explained that it's making Switch Online available on the upcoming console, because it thinks it's important for the company's future to "carry over the good relationship" it has built with its more than 100 million annual playing users to the new device.
Nintendo confirms you’ll be able to play your Switch games on its secret unannounced system
As Nintendo begins the ramp up to the release of its next-generation gaming system, it’s reassuring fans that the games they’ve purchased over the past seven years won’t be useless when the so-called Switch 2 is released.
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Nintendo Chief Expects Switch Success Long After A Successor Arrives
Japanese video game maker Nintendo’s chief said Switch console sales were still going strong, while he promised its successor is coming. “The momentum of the Nintendo Switch hasn’t stopped,” ...
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Nintendo Switch 2 will avoid the fate of Wii U | Opinion
There's this anxiety within the industry regarding Switch 2, which is around this notion that Nintendo tends to follow a success with a flop. Nintendo followed the smash hit Wii with the Wii U failure ...