Nintendo has confirmed that Nintendo Switch 2 will be backwards compatible with original Nintendo Switch games.
“This is [Nintendo president Shuntaro] Furukawa. At today’s Corporate Management Policy Briefing, we announced that Nintendo Switch software will also be playable on the successor to Nintendo Switch. Nintendo Switch Online will be available on the successor to Nintendo Switch as well,” Nintendo wrote on X. “Further information about the successor to Nintendo Switch, including its compatibility with Nintendo Switch, will be announced at a later date.”
That news came as a reassurance to fans but led to a shareholder questioning whether backwards compatibility would weaken motivation for current Nintendo Switch owners to upgrade to its successor console.
In response, Furukawa expanded: “Nintendo Switch is being played by many consumers, and we decided that the best direction to take would be for consumers to be able to play their already purchased Nintendo Switch software on the successor to Nintendo Switch.
“With this, consumers can choose to continue to enjoy the games they have already purchased, as well as select additional titles they want to play from among the robust lineup of titles released for Nintendo Switch.
“Further information about the successor to Nintendo Switch, including its compatibility with Nintendo Switch, will be announced at a later date. We will continue to use various ways to convey the appeal of the successor to Nintendo Switch like we have always done as a company that provides integrated hardware-software entertainment.”
Nintendo Switch 2 will be revealed before 31 March 2025 and is expected to be released around the world in 2025.
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