Your Switch games will work on Nintendo’s next console

Nintendo jumps 6% as it says current Switch games will be playable on the console's successor
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.
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."
The Nintendo Switch 2 needs this infamous Crash Bandicoot game
It's been 24 years since the release of the last exclusive Crash Bandicoot game, and it should make a comeback on the Nintendo Switch 2.
Nintendo stock jumps 6% on Switch successor’s backward compatibility promise
Nintendo’s upcoming Switch successor will support backward compatibility, allowing current games to run on the new console.
The Morning After: Your Switch games will work on Nintendo’s next console
You won't have to worry about repurchasing your Nintendo favorites when the Switch’s successor finally arrives. In its earnings report, Nintendo said its next console will have backwards compatibility and be able to run games made for the Switch.
Nintendo’s Next Console Will Play Current Switch Games
Nintendo Co. said its next console will be compatible with current Switch games, allaying fears about the company’s ability to ride on the aging machine’s past success.
Nintendo Says Switch Games Will Be Playable On New Console
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.
Nintendo Switch games will be playable on newer gaming consoles in future
Nintendo President Shuntaro Furukawa has said 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 provided further details.
Nintendo Updates List of 10 Best-Selling Switch Games for November 2024
That holds true with the November 2024 update. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is still the best-selling Nintendo Switch game of all time with 64.27 million units sold as of November 2024. It
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Nintendo Reveals Frustrating Release Update on Live-Action The Legend of Zelda Movie
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Nintendo Announces A Switch 2 Feature, Without An Actual Reveal
Nintendo might announce more aspects of the Switch 2 before it’s actually revealed, as this information demonstrates. But do ...
Nintendo Just Launched a Music Streaming App, and It’s Surprisingly Good
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The Nintendo Switch has sold 146 million units
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Nintendo Switch 2 will avoid the fate of Wii U | Opinion
There's this anxiety within the industry regarding Switch 2, which is around this notion that Nintendo tends to follow a success with a flop. Nintendo followed the smash hit Wii with the Wii U failure ...