As people continue waiting patiently for official news of the Switch 2, Nintendo has taken the unusual step of rolling out a public testing program for a secret new piece of Switch software. It filled ...

Other changes in the software update include new icon colors for the Nintendo eShop and the Switch News app. You can preorder the Switch 2 now, but stock is limited and it’s proving hard to find at US ...

TOKYO, Nov 6 (Reuters) - Nintendo (7974.T), opens new tab President Shuntaro Furukawa said on Wednesday that software for the company's Switch console would be playable on the successor device. The ...

TL;DR: Nintendo has confirmed that the Nintendo Switch 2 will be backwards compatible, allowing it to play all current Switch games, including digital purchases. Nintendo Switch Online will also be ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Ollie Barder covers Japanese pop-culture and gaming from Tokyo. Now that the new financial results are out for Nintendo, we can ...

Nintendo will announce the successor to Switch within this fiscal year, which ends on March 31, 2025, Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa said in a statement. A Nintendo Direct will be held in June, ...

Nintendo thinks the “best direction” for the Switch 2 is to ensure gamers are “able to play their already purchased Nintendo Switch software on the successor”. This strategy aligns with industry ...

From the moment the Switch 2 was announced, we knew that it would have full backward compatibility with almost every Switch 1 game – the only exception being some with peripherals that wouldn't work.