Nintendo Confirms Switch 2 Is Backwards Compatible

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.”
The Morning After: Your Switch games will work on Nintendo’s next console
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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."
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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.
The Nintendo Switch 2 Is Officially Backwards Compatible
The Nintendo Switch successor doesn't have a name or release date yet, but its library already has thousands of games in it: The company has officially announced that the successor system will play your existing Switch games.
Nintendo Switch 2 will have backwards compatibility with Switch games, and Nintendo Switch Online will be coming back too
Backwards compatibility between the Nintendo Switch 2 and its predecessor has been confirmed.
Nintendo Confirms That Switch 2 Will Be Backwards Compatible
At a Corporate Briefing, Nintendo CEO Shuntaro Furukawa confirmed that Switch 2 will have backward compatibility. Read more here.
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Quick Summary Nintendo's president has confirmed a couple of key features of the successor to the Switch. The Nintendo Switch 2 will come with backward compatibility for all existing and future Switch games,
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