Nintendo has not been saying much about what their next console will be. The only thing they have done is reconfirm that it will be revealed in this fiscal year. However, you may be happy to know that Nintendo has changed that pattern ever so slightly tonight, thanks to their financial results briefing. There, they announced 2 new details about their next hardware.
Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa officially announced on social media that “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”.
“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.”
shocked Pikachu face
They also stated that they’ll reveal more info at a later date, while I wouldn’t mind a reveal in January I actually still think November and December are still good contender months for an announcement, a reveal won’t have too much of an affect on holidays sales for software, since they already told the public that the successor is backwards compatible
That is correct. I know the reveal announcement won’t have any effects on the holiday or black friday sales when it comes to product announcements. But, it might have effects on big majors game releases during the holiday rush.
I mean it comes as no surprise. But all the same its a bit of relief to actually hear it confirmed.
Thank goodness. My oldest niece is only 8 years old, and I don’t want any of my nieces to miss out on some games just because they’re too young.
They mentioned before that it will have backwards compatibility one time. I was thinking maybe November or December as the best reveal date for the successor announcement if they plan to reveal it as a stand alone trailer instead of being feature in the Nintendo Direct.
Oh thats is good news.
You know it’s good news when even Grunty has a positive comment.
🤣 Shut up.🤣
Expected. Will we also keep our old save files (NSO Cloud Save Files) on the switch 2?
Expected, but very comforting to have confirmed.
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Okay, so backward-compatibility is going to be a thing- first time since the Wii.
The new question is, will I be able to download my digital Switch 1 games to it? Will it be Switch game cards only? Now we need to know that.
“first time since the Wii”
Pretty sure the Wii U was also backwards compatable. Also the 3DS.
Yes, Switch was actually the first Nintendo console since I guess GameCube to not have backwards compatibility with its direct predecessor (ignoring specific later models of the Wii and DS that didn’t include it)
Oh right, Wii U had BC too, I forgot. I still have my Wii and so never have to play my Wii discs on my Wii U- just the ones I downloaded off the eShop.
Wiiu, wii, 3ds, ds, and gba were all backwards compatible.
I need more specific language, but this is positive. We’re wondering if a 3rd party downloaded game will be able to move over no cost. If the game can only be on one console at a time per account, I’d be ok with that. If a company wants to put out an upgraded version specific for 2, that’s a separate issue.
Not to piss on the bonfire.
While it’s great to have this confirmed, do we think this actually includes ‘physical ‘ games.
Most likely. I imagine they’ll keep the same outer format for game cards but upgrade their storage capacity and speed, in the same way SD cards have been upgraded over time.
I also don’t expect them to pull a 3DS on this one.
really hope that you can buy wii i titles in the eshop
But the 3DS could play DS game carts right?
Yeah, but the 3DS game cards were slightly differently shaped, with the notch on the side. I kinda don’t expect that this time around.
LET’S GOOOOOOOOOOO
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I can’t say for certain, but I’d assume in order for the digital library to be backwards compatible you would need your same account for the Switch and Switch successor. As soon as you sign in on the Switch successor with the same account information the Nintendo Eshop would recognize all past purchases as their linked to the same account. You wouldn’t have to pay any additional cost, you could just download them free. As for physical games, I’d assume you just put them in and they load as normal without doing anything different. I doubt it would only be the digital library as backwards compatible and most likely both digital and physical would be compatible.
It’s all well and good to announce that, but… Free or paid? Given the number of titles on the eshop (it will necessarily be through it that there will be backwards compatibility : all the games are on eshop and not on cartridge) I can’t see Nintendo and the publishers not wanting to make money again so I bet on permanent discounts like in the wii-wii u era or worse via an online subscription like game pass…
Sofiona… please you gotta let go of this “Nintendo would never announce a more powerful switch” shit PLEASE
It’s up to each individual dev team if they wanna charge for the next gen upgrade of specific games or just let the fanbase download them for free. The majority of next gen upgrades in the Playstation Store are free, and the titles the aren’t free aren’t full price, most are only $10. They can make them free, or a discounted price so the fanbase doesn’t have to pay full price for the same game just a next gen upgrade.
@Tentri You are free to believe that the successor will be a “switch 2”, I absolutely do not believe it, respect my opinion.
@Nikki we’re talking about Nintendo, not Sony, and we know their commercial practice… The retro games via an online subscription don’t go well with me knowing that these same games were already available on the Wii and Wii U esphop so anyway…
I am skeptical and I will remain so until the end.
Fair. I’m sorry
This is so great to hear. It means, that I can continue to hang out with my dearest neighbor Skye :D
Thank you, Nintendo :D
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YES! YES! YES! They should’ve said this on day 1 of announcing they were gonna reveal the next system this fiscal year, though. But whatevs! Yay!