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 president Shuntaro Furukawa, on Wednesday, confirmed in a social-media post that Switch software will be playable on the successor to the game system.

Nintendo Switch players who have been looking forward to playing Rec Room will be able to do so this week, as the game comes out Wednesday

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.”

Nintendo has released its latest earnings report, in which it revealed that Pokemon games have sold more than 99 million just on the Nintendo Switch.

Since the launch of the Nintendo Switch in 2017, the Pokemon franchise has released two generations worth of games, remakes, and spin-offs. As the hybrid console nears the end of its life cycle, Nintendo has revealed that the Pokemon series has combined for a staggering 99 million units sold on the Switch.

Nintendo has finally answered one of the burning questions regarding the successor to the Switch, and it's good news for fans of the original console

No fewer than 36 Wii U games are poised to make history once Nintendo finally releases its much-anticipated successor to the Switch.

Nintendo has confirmed that the upcoming successor to the Switch will be backwards compatible with the original console, which is great news for existing owners

Definitive Edition may have killed the Wii U, but it isnt that big of a deal, especially thanks to one Switch 2 feature.