Nintendo Confirms The News We've All Been Waiting For As Switch Games Will Be Compatible With Nintendo Switch 2

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After years of speculation, Nintendo Switch fans finally have some concrete information about the console's successor and it's fantastic news. Nintendo has been teasing its next hardware for months, and the rumor mill regarding the system hasn't stopped churning. As excited as everyone is to see what's next, one of the biggest concerns regarding the hardware upgrade is whether or not consumers will be able to bring across all the games they purchased for the original Nintendo Switch; Backward compatibility has become a major selling point for consoles.

Posting on X (formerly Twitter), President of Nintendo Shuntaro Furukawa revealed that "Nintendo Switch software will also be playable on the successor," confirming the rumors that claimed that the so-called Switch 2 would feature backward compatibility.

That announcement was enough to drum up excitement, but Nintendo went further by revealing that Nintendo Switch Online will also be available for its next console. The post concludes with a promise that more information on the system and its compatibility with the Nintendo Switch will be announced "at a later date."

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Source: Nintendo/X