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.
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Nintendo President Shuntaro Furukawa announced that the successor to the Nintendo Switch console will be backwards compatible.
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The Nintendo Switch is readily available worldwide, and the successor to the Switch will be announce before the end of March 2025.
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Furthermore, the briefing revealed that customers will be able to purchase Nintendo Switch games on its successor.