The simple answer is yes. The Nintendo Switch 2 will be backwards compatible with most Nintendo Switch games. That includes both the digital and physical versions of those games. More details on which games will be playable on the Switch 2 will be made available by Nintendo later on.

The Nintendo Switch 2 will be widely compatible with original Nintendo Switch games, but not fully. In a reveal trailer originally published to the Nintendo UK YouTube page today, the system was revealed to run physical game carts from the original device. However, some fine print has us pausing.

Nintendo is betting on the 2025 release of a bigger, better version of its blockbuster Switch console to keep up the success of the third best-selling games machine of all time.

Ring-Fit Adventure likely isn’t the only title that won’t work on Nintendo Switch 2, as the Labo games also require various uses of the Joy-Cons. The popularity of Ring-Fit Adventure is what would make this sting, especially considering its sales pedigree and how it attracted a huge audience during lockdown, when its help was most needed.

The announcement did not provide many details on the console or a specific release date. The company claims more information about the system will be available during the companys

In a sparse teaser, Nintendo announced the Switch 2, its first major console release since the original Switch released in 2017 to huge sales.

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