TOKYO, Japan — Nintendo said that video games made for the hugely popular Switch console will also be playable on a new version whose release date is keenly anticipated by fans. It comes a day ...

While bestselling hardware like the Wii and DS were able to play games from their predecessors, Nintendo often started over from scratch with a new console generation — which meant that players ...

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 ...

In a series of tweets from Nintendo’s corporate management policy briefing, Furukuwa mentioned only two pertinent details about the upcoming new Switch model. The first was that the new console would ...

Nintendo first announced the new Switch 2 feature at its Corporate Management Policy Briefing, as one does, and then tweeted out confirmation of the fact that the new console will be backward ...

Shares of Nintendo closed 5.8% higher in Tokyo on Wednesday. Backward compatibility of games is critical for console makers when they launch new devices. Nintendo on Wednesday said it will allow ...

“I don’t think any of us wants a late launch for Switch 2 because we all want a new Nintendo console, everyone gets very excited for it, and we don’t want that crunch of Grand Theft Auto 6 and Switch ...

Iwata indicates that he has been working on new projects since his departure. Yasuaki Iwata, a composer who worked on some of the most-popular Switch games, has left his position at Nintendo.

Which Switch game will you be replaying? Nintendo said Wednesday that video games made for the hugely popular Switch console will also be playable on a new version whose release date is keenly ...

As US states were busy counting votes to confirm who would be the next president Tuesday night, Nintendo's Japanese Twitter account was busy confirming a key backward-compatibility feature for the ...

It'll also work with Nintendo Switch Online, so if you're a subscriber and upgrade, you can continue your membership on the new machine. That should also allow you to continue to play your ...