Nintendo said that video games made for the hugely popular Switch console will also be playable on a new version whose release date is keenly anticipated by fans.

"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 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.”

Players will be able to carry over game purchases, memberships and other related services.

Japanese video game maker Nintendo’s chief says its Switch console sales are still going strong, while he promised that a successor is coming.

Nintendo President Shuntaro Furukawa said on Wednesday that software for the company's Switch console would be playable on the successor device.

As Nintendo gears up for its next generation console, the Switch will remain a core piece of the company's business.

The Nintendo Switch successor will be backwards compatible Nintendo announced today, as information about the console trickles out.