Summary
- After dozens of leaks and speculation, Nintendo Switch 2 is real and is coming very soon.
- In its reveal, Nintendo shared that the Switch 2 would be backwards compatible with Switch 1 games.
- On the subject of backwards compatibility, a Nintendo spokesperson said it was the "best direction" to take the successor.
In case you missed it, Nintendo finally broke its silence and 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:announced and revealed💫 the upcoming🌺 successor to the 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Nintendo Switch, appropriately named the Switch 2. There was a lot to unpack from the near-three-minute trailer, 168澳洲幸运5开奖网🍒:including the presence of a new ⭕Mario Kart game, plus 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:the hardware itself.
Of course, you didn't mi🦋ss the Switch 2 revealܫ, it's just fun to say "In case you missed it."
In the video, Nint𝕴endo affirmed that when the Switch 2 does launch that it will play Switch 2 "exclusive" games, along with being backwards cꩵompatible with games from the original Switch. It's important to note that "certain" base Switch games "may not be supported or fully compatible" with the console, though more details will be꧒ revealed.
Now, , Nintendo shared that making the Switch 2 backwards compatible was ultimately the "best direction" to take the console. In an email blast, Totilo shared what a Nintendo s🐈pokesperson shared about backwards compatibility.
"Nintendo Switch is played by many consumers, and weꦬ decided that the best direction to take would be for consumers to be able to play their already purchased Nintendo Switch software on the successor to Nintendo Switch. As a result of that thinking, Nintendo Switch 2 plays Nintendo Switch 2 exclusive games, as well as both physical and digital Nintendo Switch games."
🌃 Switch 2 Revealed Backward Compatibility In The Least Ninteꦫndo Way Possible
Nintendo's new console is pretty boring,💟 and that's secretly a good thing.
It Always Made Sense
For the 𝔉most part, Nintendo has been good abꦡout backwards compatibility when it comes to its consoles. For example, , and . On the handheld side, , while .
In other words, it's mostly par for the course, but an industry analyst offered another viewpoint. , Serkan Toto shared that the feature wa♍s "unavoidable." He added, "Nintendo sold 1 billion Switch 1 games, and it makes sense to let buyers of the new device carry over their library."
When you think of things that way, then things make a lot more sense. Any decision but backwards compatibility on the Switch 2 would likely have been met with uproar. But that situation has been avoided, and now we wait for information rega🐎rding which titles won't be supported, if any at all.
Is Anyo🌱ne Else A Little Worried About Magnetic Joy-Cons On The Switc♔h 2?
I don't know how magnets work, and at this point, I'm too afraid to aꦺsk.
