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With the Switch 2, Nintendo is clearly the only company that understands the importance of backward compatibility

With the Nintendo Switch 2 finally announced and fully revealed, we have learned a ton about the console and its games. While the new Nintendo games coming our way, like Mario Kart World and Metroid ...
Game Rant

Nintendo Explains How Backwards Compatibility Works for Switch 2

James Ratcliff joined Game Rant in 2022 as a Gaming News Writer. In 2023, James was offered a chance to become an occasional feature writer for different games and then a Senior Author in 2025. He is ...
HotHardware

Here's Nintendo's Switch 2 Backwards Compatibility Game Plan

All the hubbub the last couple of days has been about the Switch 2's preorder date, and how that's been delayed due to Trump's tariffs, but something else caught our ear during Nintendo Direct this ...
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Switch 2 plays Switch 1 games through something "in between a software emulator and hardware compatibility," so don't expect the same backward compatibility we got on 3DS and Wii U

While Nintendo Switch 2 backwards compatibility will let you play a broad range of many of the original Switch's library, it isn't completely all-encompassing. Nintendo says there were some notable ...
VideoGamer

Nintendo Switch 2 backward compatibility is far from perfect as Nintendo relies on new methods to play old games

You can trust VideoGamer. Our team of gaming experts spend hours testing and reviewing the latest games, to ensure you're reading the most comprehensive guide possible. Rest assured, all imagery and ...
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Nintendo says Switch 2 backwards compatability was the "best direction" for players, even if it's still staying quiet on which games won't work

The Nintendo Switch 2 will definitely be backwards compatible, but that confirmation did come with a bit of an asterisk, and the house of Mario won't explain why yet. Something that Sony really messed ...