Nintendo just revealed a big feature for its upcoming next-generation Switch: The new console will be backward-compatible with existing Switch games. In its second-quarter earnings report released on Tuesday,

"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."

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Nintendo President Shuntaro Furukawa has explained the decision to make the Switch 2 backward compatible with old software.

Following years of rumors and speculation, Nintendo at last provides its first official comment on the Switch 2 backward compatibility.

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Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa confirmed a handful of details, including the promise of backward compatibility. "Nintendo Switch software will also be playable on the successor to Nintendo Switch,