Switch games will be compatible with the forthcoming follow-up to Nintendo's popular but long-in-tooth portable console. But company president Shuntaro Furukawa offered few further details about the new system in his statement, beyond reiterating that the Switch 2 will be announced by March 2025.

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Nintendo Switch software to be playable on successor device

Nintendo has announced several new details about the Switch 2, as fans speculate over when it'll be released and when it'll be unveiled.

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Nintendo confirms Switch 2 is backwards compatible with 2024 unveil in doubt

TOKYO : Nintendo President Shuntaro Furukawa said on Wednesday that software for the company's Switch console would be playable on the successor device.The Kyoto-based gaming company has said it plans to make an announcement about a successor device during the financial year ending March 2025 but has not

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Nintendo will allow current Switch games to be played on the hit console's successor, as it looks to drum up excitement among its current user base.

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Nintendo jumps 6% as it says current Switch games will be playable on the console's successor

Nintendo ADR (OTC:NTDOY) confirmed its next gaming console, often referred to as the Switch 2, will support backward compatibility with Nintendo Switch games.  Shuntaro Furukawa, Nintendo's president, shared the news this morning on X: "At today’s Corporate Management Policy Briefing, we announced that Nintendo Switch software will also be playable on the successor to Nintendo Switch."  See Also: Nintendo Reduces Switch Sales Target, Eyes 2025 F…

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Nintendo's Switch 2 Will Be Backward Compatible, President Confirms - Nintendo Co (OTC:NTDOY)

TOKYO (AP) -- Japanese video game maker Nintendo's chief said Wednesday that Switch console sales were still going strong, while he promised its successor is coming.

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Nintendo Chief insists the Switch momentum will keep going, even after its successor

Japanese gaming giant is expected to launch follow-up to its wildly popular console next year.

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Nintendo says Switch games will be playable on next console

TOKYO (AP) — Japanese video game maker Nintendo’s chief said Wednesday that Switch console sales were still going strong, while he promised its successor is coming. “The momentum of the Nintendo Switch hasn’t stopped,” President Shuntaro Furukawa told reporters. His comments come a day after Nintendo reported a 60% drop in its fiscal first half profit, largely because of declining sales of the Switch, which now is in its eighth year, as well as …

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Which Switch game will you be replaying?     Nintendo said Wednesday 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. It comes a day after the Japanese gaming giant downgraded its annual sales forecast as it reported a 60 percent plunge in net profit for the first half of this financial year. The company has promised news on the successor to the S…

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Nintendo Switch games will be playable on new console

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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Switch 2 Will Play Switch 1 Games, Nintendo Confirms

Nintendo has revealed that the Switch 2 will indeed be backwards compatible.

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