Nintendo goes in-depth on Switch 2 backward compatibility


At numerous points during today’s Nintendo Switch 2 event stream, fine print at the bottom of the screen directed viewers to Nintendo’s website for the full details on which original Switch titles will be supported by the new console.
As it turns out, the company has put together a surprisingly detailed resource page that goes over all the titles it has tested thus far — both from Nintendo itself and third-party developers. And the below chart really tells the story: more often than not, last-gen games should run without any problems when the Switch 2 hits shelves on June 5th.
Even titles that we assumed might be fully incompatible — Ring Fit Adventure, 1-2-Switch, and the various Labo kit assembly games — are supported to some extent on the Switch 2 if you stick to original Joy-Cons or use other workaround methods that Nintendo spells out. At least for the time being, there’s only one game that just plain won’t work, and that’s the VR Labo kit. I don’t think anyone can really fault Nintendo for that.
The company also divides “games with startup issues” — Doom:Eternal, Rocket League, NBA 2K25, and Warframe are among these — and “games that are playable, but have some in-game compatibility issues” into separate lists. “Nintendo is continuing to improve compatibility, including by working with publishing and developing partners,” the company notes on the site. That work will no doubt continue right up until the console’s release in early June.
Separately, Nintendo has also revealed which original Switch titles will be getting upgrades via future patches. These include Arms, Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker, Super Mario Odyssey, and more.
At numerous points during today’s Nintendo Switch 2 event stream, fine print at the bottom of the screen directed viewers to Nintendo’s website for the full details on which original Switch titles will be supported by the new console. As it turns out, the company has put together a surprisingly…
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