Nintendo confirms Switch 2 is coming soon, backwards compatibility is in

In context: Anticipation for Nintendo's next-generation handheld console continues to build as the company faces its second consecutive quarter of declining profits and falling Switch sales. Until recently, Nintendo had maintained near-total silence regarding a successor to the Switch. Now, however, the company has confirmed that the new console will feature backward compatibility with original Switch games and will support Switch Online games on the upcoming Switch 2.

Those hoping for an official glimpse of the next-generation Switch will likely need to wait until at least January 2025. The only confirmed detail is that Nintendo plans to unveil the new handheld before April 1.

When Nintendo initially stated it would reveal the device within the current fiscal year, ending on March 31, 2025, many speculated it would follow a similar promotional cycle to the original Switch.

Nintendo announced the original Switch in October 2016, launching it in March 2017 ...