Nintendo Confirms Switch 2 Is Backwards Compatible

Nintendo Switch 2's Backward Compatibility Is A Sales Choice
Nintendo President Shuntaro Furukawa has explained the decision to make the Switch 2 backward compatible with old software.
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 Confirms Next Console Will Be Compatible With Switch Games
The next Nintendo console, dubbed "Switch 2" will feature backwards compatibility with Switch games confirms Nintendo's president.
Nintendo’s Next Switch Console Will Be Backwards Compatible
After months of speculation and hope, Nintendo has officially announced that the successor to the Nintendo Switch console will be backwards compatible. Finally, we can all breathe a sigh of relief. This is Furukawa.
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. In an announcement early this morning, Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa said that "at today's corporate management policy briefing,
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.
Nintendo Announces A Switch 2 Feature, Without An Actual Reveal
Nintendo first announced the new Switch 2 feature at its Corporate Management Policy Briefing, as one does, and then tweeted out confirmation of the fact that the new console will be backward compatible with the games from the original one: “This is Furukawa.
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