Nintendo confirms Switch 2 will be backwards compatible with original Switch games

Nintendo Switch fans probably didn’t expect to hear any details about the Nintendo Switch 2 console on Wednesday, but it happened. Well, Nintendo still isn’t ready to announce the Switch 2. But the company feels comfortable revealing to the world that the Nintendo Switch successor will run original Switch games.

Backward compatibility is always a hot topic when a brand-new console is released. Gamers want to upgrade to the new machine without losing access to their favorite games.

Considering the massive Switch user base, many gamers are probably dying to hear that their Switch games will be playable on the Switch 2 console. Thankfully, Nintendo is ready to confirm backward compatibility for the Switch 2.

Nintendo didn’t mention the name of the Switch successor during its Corporate Management Policy Briefing, where it confirmed backward compatibility for the upcoming console.

That Switch 2 name reveal won’t happen for quite some time. Nintendo confirmed a few months ago that a Switch successor is coming. The company said it will launch the Switch 2 by the end of the current fiscal year or the end of March 2025.

Switch 2 sales will probably happen towards the end of the fiscal year, with March looking like a likely release window. The original Switch dropped in March 2017, so there’s precedent for that.

However, Nintendo said that “Nintendo Switch software will also be playable on the successor to Nintendo Switch” during the presentation. A document The Verge shared also contains the remark. “Further information about the successor to Nintendo Switch, including its compatibility with Nintendo Switch I explained today, will be announced at a later date,” Nintendo said.

Nintendo President Shuntaro Furukawa addressed Switch 2 backward compatibility on X. He also confirmed that Nintendo Switch Online will be available on the upcoming console:

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