Nintendo hasn’t announced its Switch successor yet, but we do know one thing for sure: it will be able to play current Switch games and have carryover for your Nintendo Switch Online services and account.

Nintendo's next-gen Switch console will be backward compatible with the Switch, the company says in its latest earnings report. "Nintendo Switch software will...be playable on the successor to Nintendo Switch,

Backward compatibility in the next Nintendo device could be a key strategy to encourage loyal Switch users to upgrade, while simultaneously enhancing the value of Nintendo’s massive software library.

Nintendo has at long last confirmed that the Switch 2 will be backward compatible and able to play all Nintendo Switch games. Nintendo Switch Online will

Following years of rumors and speculation, Nintendo at last provides its first official comment on the Switch 2 backward compatibility.

Nintendo's next-gen Switch 2 will support Switch games, as confirmed by President Shuntaro Furukawa. Investors responded favorably.

At a Corporate Briefing, Nintendo CEO Shuntaro Furukawa confirmed that Switch 2 will have backward compatibility. Read more here.

Nintendo’s upcoming Switch successor will support backward compatibility, allowing current games to run on the new console.

According to an earlier leak, the Switch 2 reportedly has a card slot. However, the message doesn’t confirm the new Switch will be able to play physical Switch games. The message from Nintendo says, “Further information about the successor to Nintendo Switch, including its compatibility with Nintendo Switch, will be announced at a later date.”

Nintendo President Shuntaro Furukawa said on Wednesday that software for the company's Switch console would be playable on the successor device. The Kyoto-based gaming company has said it plans to make an announcement about a successor device during the financial year ending March 2025 but has not provided further details.