Sometimes the biggest news from Nintendo comes to us in the most unusual – and uneventful – ways. Last Tuesday Nintendo President Furukawa stated that the company confirmed that the successor of the Switch will indeed have backwards compatibility for Nintendo Switch games as well as access to Nintendo Switch Online. This is great news for gamers who might have been concerned about preservation of the Switch’s exhaustive game library volume. Consumers may also see backwards compatibility as an economical choice in their gaming investments as well as an incentive for continuing their online subscriptions.
“At today’s Corporate Management Policy Briefing, we announced that Nintendo Switch software will also be playable on the successor to Nintendo Switch. Nintendo Switch Online will be available on the successor to Nintendo Switch as well,” stated Furukawa in an announcement on X. “Further information about the successor to Nintendo Switch, including its compatibility with Nintendo Switch, will be announced at a later date.”
Unsurprisingly, Nintendo stocks rose after President Furukawa’s announcement was made. Trade value of the stocks has had their fare share of gains and losses for investors, but for the most part they have trended a steady increase in the past two years total.
