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Nintendo finally confirms that the Switch 2 will be backwards compatible

Nintendo has revealed that the Switch 2 will indeed be backwards compatible.

TechRadar

Nintendo says Switch games will be playable on next console

Japanese gaming giant is expected to launch follow-up to its wildly popular console next year.

Al Jazeera

Nintendo Switch 2 will have backwards compatibility with Switch games, and Nintendo Switch Online will be coming back too

"Nintendo Switch software will also be playable on the successor to Nintendo Switch"

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Nintendo Chief insists the Switch momentum will keep going, even after its successor

Japanese video game maker Nintendo’s chief says its Switch console sales are still going strong, while he promised that a successor is coming

The Independent UK

Nintendo makes a bold claim about the Switch in the wake of "Switch 2" April 2025 rumors

Nestled in its earnings report released this week, Nintendo declared its big plans for the seven-year-old Switch.

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Switch sales slump as Nintendo attributes the drop to a lack of "special" driving factors and the console's age, but don't worry, its successor will still be announced soon

Nintendo still plans to announce its next console before April 2025

GamesRadar

The Nintendo Switch 2 is tipped to launch today – here’s everything you need to know

Insiders suggest a Switch 2 trailer could drop imminently, with a games showcase up next month

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Nintendo Switch 2 Release Date, Price, Features, Specs, and Launch Games for the New Console

Nintendo's Switch 2, the next gen hybrid console, is the belle of the gaming ball. We dive through all the details, including price, specs, and games.

Inverse

Comics giant Dark Horse says it won't use AI art or writing, is instead 'committed to supporting human creative professionals'

Straight and to the point.

PC Gamer

Nintendo becomes the biggest company in the games industry⁠—and maybe the world⁠—to say 'no, thank you' to using generative AI

It makes a lot of sense why the Big N would be the one to draw this line.

PC Gamer

I love that Nintendo's rejecting generative AI

..but I wonder if it will last.

Creative Bloq

Nintendo president says "action must be taken" against the inappropriate use of its characters so that its fans "are not made to feel uncomfortable"

They're coming for you, Bowsette

GamesRadar

Nintendo says it doesn't need generative AI to make games because it has "decades of know-how" and doesn't want any "issues with intellectual property rights"

Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa speaks on generative AI

GamesRadar

Will the Switch 2 be a success? Nintendo prepares for 2025 release

Nintendo has eased concerns about the launch availability of its upcoming Switch 2 console, but in a strange twist, will demand meet supply?

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Nintendo Is Trying to Avoid the Decade’s Most Disappointing Console Trend

Nintendo President Shuntaro Furukawa says the company plans to ward off scalpers by producing enough units of the Switch successor to go around.

GamesRadar

Nintendo plans to beat the scalpers with the Switch 2 with one cunning trick - just make enough consoles from the start

More consoles, no problems

TechRadar

The next Nintendo Direct presentation is happening tomorrow - here's where and how to watch

It's that time of year again; the next Nintendo Direct is going live on June 18, 2024.

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Nintendo President spills major Switch 2 details, reveal expected this fiscal year

Nintendo President Shuntaro Furukawa revealed some exciting Switch 2 news this week including a release window and backwards compatibility. Here's what you need to know.

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Nintendo Switch successor looks unlikely to launch before April 2025

Nintendo's president has spoken

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Sorry Zelda and Mario fans, Nintendo's president says game development will only get even longer and more complex in the future

But hey, the Nintendo Switch is getting a successor

Nintendo's next console could be the Nintendo Switch Pro after all

Nintendo thinks of its next-gen games console as a successor, rather than replacement.

TechRadar

Nintendo's president reportedly says 'Switch next model' is the 'appropriate way to describe' the next console

Nintendo has suggested that its next-generation console will be a evolution of the Nintendo Switch.

GamesRadar

Nintendo president says "Switch next model is the appropriate way to describe" the company's next console

It sounds like the Switch 2 will be more of an evolution of the current hardware rather than something radically new

GamesRadar

Nintendo Direct coming next month, but don't expect any updates on the Switch successor that's finally been acknowledged

Expect plenty of game reveals

Nintendo Switch 2 confirmed – will be officially announced this "fiscal year"

Nintendo has confirmed its next-gen console will be unveiled in the coming months.

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