The upcoming release of the Nintendo Switch 2 won't end support for the original Switch, according to a recent Nintendo earnings call. As the first Switch enters its eighth year in production, its future has been in question since the announcement of its follow-up console. Fans who aren't ready to buy a Nintendo Switch 2 upon release are in luck, as it's now clear that the company will support both generations simultaneously, at least for now.
In many ways, the Switch 2 is a direct replacement for its predecessor, even apart from its name. It looks largely the same but offers more functionality and power. Nintendo has also announced that the Switch 2 is backward compatible with digital and physical Switch games, which could render the older system obsolete in some gamers' eyes. However, Nintendo isn't quite ready to lay the original Switch to rest and may not be for some time.
The Nintendo Switch 2 will be the subject of a Nintendo Direct in April, and the original Switch may hold the key to the content of this presentation.
In an earnings call reported by Sankei, Nintendo President Shuntaro Furukawa said the company will keep selling the Switch...
