While the Switch 2 may be backwards compatible, Nintendo would not confirm whether we'll still be able to use our old cartridges.

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

Nintendo President Shuntaro Furukawa said on Wednesday that software for the company's Switch console would be playable on the successor device.

Nintendo hasn’t announced its Switch successor yet, but we do know one thing for sure: it will be able to play current Switch games and have carryover for your Nintendo Switch Online services and account. The news was announced during Nintendo’s midyear policy briefing, with further information promised “at a later date.”

Japanese video game maker Nintendo’s chief says its Switch console sales are still going strong, while he promised that a successor is coming.

There's good news if you've got a huge Switch library, as the Nintendo Switch 2 will officially be backwards compatible with old games.

Nintendo's next-gen Switch console will be backward compatible with the Switch, the company says in its latest earnings report. "Nintendo Switch software will...be playable on the successor to Nintendo Switch,

The Nintendo Switch 2 will officially be backwards compatible. Yes, on a night when many Americans (and probably a good number of people worldwide) were glued to social media to see how a different red-and-blue tinged story would turn out,