In Nintendo's 'Corporate Management Policy Briefing', aligning with their recent second quarter fiscal release, the company made several key announcements about their next console. The biggest of these is that the Nintendo Switch successor will be backwards compatible.
In a post on the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, President Furukawa shared the announcement stating:
"At today's Corporate Management Policy Briefing, we announced that Nintendo Switch software will also be playable on the successor to Nintendo Switch."
In their policy briefing, Nintendo further elaborates stating that, "consumers will be able to choose their next purchase from a broad selection of titles released for Nintendo Switch." While stopping short of promising that all titles will be purchasable on the new platform, it does indicate that there are plans for purchasing Switch games on their new console.
Additionally, Furukawa announced that Nintendo Switch Online will be on the Nintendo Switch successor, providing even further backwards compatibility of sorts. It presumably means that the games on Switch Online via emulation will also be available on their next console in this way.
As we near the end of the Switch's lifespan, we can expect to hear more about the Switch successor, as it...
