Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa confirmed that the Nintendo Switch successor, be it the Switch 2 or otherwise, will be backwards-compatible with original Switch games. The new console will also support Nintendo Switch Online, which probably doesn't come as much of a surprise.
The news was shared as part of Nintendo's "Corporate Management Policy Briefing." The specific statement was also shared publicly.
This is Furukawa. At today's Corporate Management Policy Briefing, we announced that Nintendo Switch software will also be playable on the successor to Nintendo Switch. Nintendo Switch Online will be available on the successor to Nintendo Switch as well. Further information about the successor to Nintendo Switch, including its compatibility with Nintendo Switch, will be announced at a later date.
