Nintendo, backward compatibility and Switch

Nintendo Confirms Switch 2 Will Be Compatible With OG Switch Games
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.
Nintendo Confirms the Switch 2 Is Backwards Compatible, but There’s a Catch
While the Switch 2 may be backwards compatible, Nintendo would not confirm whether we'll still be able to use our old cartridges.
Nintendo Switch 2’s Backwards Compatibility Likely Means the Console Won’t Face One Issue its Predecessor Did
The Nintendo Switch 2 has officially announced backwards compatibility, and this will be an important fix for a major issue of its predecessor.
Is The Nintendo Switch 2 Backwards Compatible? Here's What We Know
The next Nintendo console will play games from the original Switch--here's everything we know and what questions remain unanswered.
Nintendo confirms Switch 2 will play original Switch games
"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."
Switch 2 Won’t Make Your Game Library Obsolete, Nintendo Confirms
Nintendo confirms that its next console will be backward compatible with current Switch games, answering one of players' most urgent questions before the console's release.
Nintendo Switch’s successor must overcome one major challenge
It's good that Nintendo Switch 2 is backward compatible with Switch games, but Nintendo's next console must give people a reason to upgrade.The Latest Tech News, Delivered to Your Inbox
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Rumor: Switch 2 May Have a Feature That's Not Very Nintendo-Like
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How Nintendo's past will shore up Switch 2's future | Microcast
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