Nintendo is still planning to announce the Switch 2 by the end of March 2025. The long-awaited console has been rumoured to release at

Nintendo might announce more aspects of the Switch 2 before it’s actually revealed, as this information demonstrates. But do not expect an actual look at the hardware before 2025, and don’t be shocked if it looks…a lot like the current Switch with better graphics.

"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 may be on the cusp of revealing the successor to the wildly successful Switch, but the company won't leave its old console completely in the dust. In a recent briefing, Nintendo confirmed the Switch 2 (or whatever Nintendo calls it) will be backward compatible with games for the original Switch.

Backwards compatibility between the Nintendo Switch 2 and its predecessor has been confirmed.

Here's a list of the best games for Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch Lite, from A to Z trigger, as chosen by Engadget editors.

Some players wonder why Nintendo decided to make Switch 2 backward compatible, as this wasn’t the case when moving from the Wii U to the Switch. This approach allowed the compan

As the United States watched ballots being counted, Nintendo decided to announce that the Switch 2 would retain some backwards compatibility. The Android Police Podcast reacts to this news.