The Nintendo Switch 2 will definitely be backwards compatible, but that confirmation did come with a bit of an asterisk.

Here's how the Nintendo Switch 2 could embrace Wii U and 3DS games using its new top USB-C port to provide dual-screen ...

Nintendo has never utilized a "2" in any of its hardware launches, making the successor to the Switch a first of its kind.

Backward compatibility has always been a thorny issue for new consoles. Just weeks before the PS5 released in 2020, Sony ...

Nintendo believes that "the best direction" for Switch 2 is to ensure players are "able to play their already purchased ...

especially considering how past transitions (like from Wii U discs to Switch cartridges) did not support backward compatibility. A Nintendo spokesperson explained this decision in response to a ...

Though Nintendo has a history of discontinuing its older consoles without missing a beat, there's reason to believe this ...

as this would mirror the company's strategy with the Wii and Wii U. Support for these platforms endured for a few years, but they very quickly took a back seat while their younger siblings became ...

Yooka-Replayee is also slated to launch on Switch 2 (although there’s no telling if it’ll be there at launch) while a sort of ...

Nintendo played it safe, in other words, and that’s exactly what they needed to do.