Nintendo confirms that Nintendo Switch games will be playable on the Switch successor.

 

Nintendo revealed on Wednesday that the Switch's successor will support backwards compatibility. Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa revealed during a business meeting that Nintendo Switch software will be compatible with the Switch 2. While announcing the company's second-quarter financial results for fiscal year 2025, Furukawa reiterated that the Nintendo Switch replacement will be revealed during the current fiscal year, which ends March 31, 2025.

Nintendo Switch 2 Backwards Compatibility
Nintendo also stated that Nintendo Switch Online, the Switch subscription service that includes online multiplayer, cloud saves, and a library of chosen titles from previous platforms, will be accessible on the Nintendo Switch 2.

"This is Furukawa. At today's Corporate Management Policy Briefing, we revealed that Nintendo Switch titles will also be playable on the successor to Nintendo Switch," the Nintendo president stated in an X post issued from the company's official account. "The successor to the Nintendo Switch will also support Nintendo Switch Online. More details regarding the successor to the Nintendo Switch, including compatibility with the Nintendo Switch, will be released at a later date."

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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Furukawa, when discussing Nintendo's second quarter financial statistics for fiscal year 2025, stated that the business must promote long-term ties with its customers. "We believe that it is important for Nintendo's future to make use of Nintendo Account and carry over the good relationship that we have built with the over 100 million annual playing users on Nintendo Switch to its successor," according to him.

"In addition to being able to play Nintendo Switch software they currently own, consumers will be able to choose their next purchase from a broad selection of titles released for Nintendo Switch," according to him.

Furukawa did not reveal any new information on the Nintendo Switch 2's debut date, although the system will be formally announced before the end of the fiscal year 2025, Nintendo has said.

Nintendo released its financial results for the second quarter, which ended September 30, 2024, on Wednesday, confirming a year-over-year fall in both hardware and software revenues. The business sold 4.72 million Nintendo Switch consoles in the quarter, representing a 31% decrease in quarterly sales compared to FY 2024. As a result, the Japanese business revised its FY 25 Switch sales target to 12.5 million devices, down from the earlier estimate of 13.5 million. The business also stated that the Nintendo Switch's total sales had topped 146 million units.

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