At the end of the announcement video, a slide appears confirming that the Switch 2 will be backward compatible with Nintendo ...

The Nintendo Switch 2 will definitely be backwards compatible, but that confirmation did come with a bit of an asterisk.

Yes, the Nintendo Switch 2 is backwards compatible - we knew that months ago, but we've been holding out for extra details that could have complicated things a little. Ninty just dropped all its ...

That question is this: Will it be backwards compatible? Folks want to know if the Nintendo Switch 2 will be able to play the old Nintendo Switch games that we’ve been playing for most of the ...

With the Nintendo Switch 2 finally revealed, Nintendo doubled down on its promise that the new console will be backward compatible with its predecessor. In the Jan. 16 reveal trailer ...

Yes! Thankfully, Nintendo isn’t forcing us to rebuild our entire game collection from scratch once again. All your existing Switch cartridges and digital games can be played on the Switch 2. As ...

Before today’s reveal of the Nintendo Switch 2 design we already knew that the console would be backwards compatible with old Switch games in some way. That was thanks to a November 2024 statement ...

The Nintendo Switch 2 is backward compatible with digital and physical Switch games, though not all titles may be supported. The console’s design features a larger size, a black color scheme ...

We’re talking about backwards compatibility, something that many hoped was to be true so that both physical and digital original Switch titles could be used on this new souped-up console.

The Nintendo Switch 2 has just been officially revealed, and its announcement mercifully officially confirmed the rumors that it would be mostly fully backward compatible with Nintendo Switch 1 games.