The announcement of the Nintendo Switch successor being backwards compatible happened as part of Nintendo’s Corporate Management Policy Briefing for the Fiscal Year Ending March 2025.
Nintendo President Shuntaro Furukawa announced that the successor to the Nintendo Switch console will be backwards compatible.
The Nintendo Switch is readily available worldwide, and the successor to the Switch will be announce before the end of March 2025.
Furthermore, the briefing revealed that customers will be able to purchase Nintendo Switch games on its successor.