The upcoming Nintendo Switch successor–most probably to be launched as ‘Nintendo Switch 2’) will be backwards compatible with the Switch software, Nintendo President and CEO Shuntaro Furukawa confirmed in a post on X. The CEO of the Japanese video game company also confirmed that the Switch successor will support Nintendo Switch Online.

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.

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.”

After confirming the existence of the Nintendo Switch’s successor, the Nintendo Switch 2, the company remained silent for a while. Now, it has revealed interesting details about the upcoming console.

Nintendo's next-gen Switch console will be backward compatible with the Switch, the company says in its latest earnings report. "Nintendo Switch software will...be playable on the successor to Nintendo Switch,

There's good news if you've got a huge Switch library, as the Nintendo Switch 2 will officially be backwards compatible with old games.

Backwards compatibility between the Nintendo Switch 2 and its predecessor has been confirmed. In an announcement early this morning, Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa said that "at today's corporate management policy briefing,

While the Switch 2 may be backwards compatible, Nintendo would not confirm whether we'll still be able to use our old cartridges.