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.”
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Switch 2 Will Play Switch 1 Games, Nintendo Confirms
It's unclear yet how the Switch successor will approach backward compatibility, but Nintendo is promising details at a later date on this feature.
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Nintendo confirms that its next console will be backward compatible with current Switch games, answering one of players' most urgent questions before the console's release.
Nintendo Switch 2 will be backward-compatible with Switch games
According to an earlier leak, the Switch 2 reportedly has a card slot. However, the message doesn’t confirm the new Switch will be able to play physical Switch games. The message from Nintendo says, “Further information about the successor to Nintendo Switch, including its compatibility with Nintendo Switch, will be announced 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 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.
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Nintendo Switch 2 Will Be Compatible With Original Switch Games
Nintendo has announced that the Switch 2 will play games made for the original console. Even though the company still hasn’t officially announced the device, it’s been dropping hints about what the successor to the Switch will have to offer for nearly a year now.
Nintendo Switch 2 still unannounced, but this big official reveal about the handheld may excite fans
On Tuesday evening, Nintendo's president Shuntaro Furukawa took to X to make a grand declaration about the Switch 2. He confirmed that "the successor to Nintendo Switch" will be fully backwards compatible with original Switch software.
Nintendo Confirms the Switch 2 Is Backwards Compatible, but There’s a Catch
While the Switch 2 may be backwards compatible, Nintendo would not confirm whether we'll still be able to use our old cartridges.
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