While there is still much mystery surrounding the Nintendo Switch 2, Nintendo is now sharing an important detail that will make many gamers happy.
The question is not if, but when exactly the Nintendo Switch 2 will be presented. Rumors abound and also that that presentation is very close.
So there are many rumors going around about Nintendo’s new console, but the company is keeping its mouth shut. About one feature, however, Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa does open his mouth, and that makes many gamers happy.
This much-needed feature the Nintendo Switch has
The Nintendo Switch 2 supports backward compatibility. In Dutch, that means you can just play games from the current model on the successor as well.
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This is 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. Further information about…
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The news comes straight from Furukawa, who hurled it directly into the world via X: “This is Furukawa. At today’s Corporate Management Policy Briefing, we announced that Nintendo Switch software will also be playable on its successor. So you can just play Super Mario Odyssey and The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom on that.
Nintendo Switch Online will also be available on the console’s successor. More information about the successor will be announced later.” So now we are mostly waiting for the launch and exactly what the Japanese company will come up with.
As for the console that is to succeed the Nintendo Switch, unfortunately, the Japanese says nothing yet. For example, it is not known what form it will take, but Nintendo would be crazy not to make another hybrid that allows you to play both on your television and on the go. That is the great success.
Still many question marks for gamers
So while you can play Nintendo Switch games on your console, the question is whether physical games can do the same. The company is only talking about software, so it could also be the case that you can only play games you purchased digitally through the Nintendo eShop.
So in terms of hardware, a lot is still unknown. It also remains to be seen whether you can use accessories for your Nintendo Switch, such as the Joy-Cons, on the successor.
According to rumors, however, the new model will just get a card slot. So it would still be possible to buy physical games. With backward compatibility, the chip architecture does seem to be about the same. Anyway, now we are already getting a bit more on speculative ground. You can read much more about possible features in the article below.
