Information on the successor to the Nintendo Switch has been hard to come by, as with the launch of a new console, Nintendo is keeping things to themselves for now. However, there's a leaker with a history of occasionally breaking news before official announcements get made. Industry insider Nate The Hate, who correctly knew that Game Boy games would be coming to Nintendo Switch Online months before it happened, but also reiterated plenty of Switch Pro claims, says that the anticipated Switch successor system will have backwards compatibility with Nintendo Switch games.

This comment comes after David Gibson, a research analyst, found that an electronic components company, Hosiden Corporation, has allocated 2 billion yen for spending on production, and 1 billion yen on automation, in the "amusement" department. Hosiden has worked with Nintendo for hardware in the past, supplying numerous electronic components for the Switch.

The Nintendo Switch successor was supposedly set for a 2024 launch, but was reportedly delayed in order to have a better launch title lineup. What we do know for a fact is that Tokyo Games Show is taking place this month, and that Nintendo will definitively announce their new hardware before the end of this fiscal year.

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[TomSwitch]

"Backward compatibility" needs to be the real thing and not like my PC and your phone can play Switch games.

 

[Jayro]

Just imagine if there were no Wii-U ports on Switch how dire it would have been.

You spelled 'better' wrong.

I am a proud Wii U owner, and as somebody who also bought the Switch, I felt the sting from every Wii U port as Nintendo repeatedly slapped me in the face for my hardware purchasing loyalty, instead of making new games, prequels, and/or sequels. Breath of the Wild? SLAP! Mario Kart 8? SLAP! Super Mario 3D World? SLAP! Yoshi's Wooly World? SLAP! I could go on forever, but I didn't buy the Switch just to be sold the same fucking first-party games all over again, and I sure hope they don't pull the same crap with the Switch 2.

 

[jomaper]

If it doesn't it's DoA

 

[Lazyt]

Of course it will without a doubt it would be a company suicide

 

[ChibiMofo]

Nice! This was speculated for a bit, but it's nice to have firm evidence.

Yeah. I mean there's nothing like a headline that says "Industry leaker claims..." to absolutely 100% confirm something that has not even remotely been announced.

But sure, it would have been the dumbest move in the history of video gaming for the Switch 2 to not be backwards compatible. Just don't cite rumors from some clown as "firm evidence."

 

[TomSwitch]

You spelled 'better' wrong.

I am a proud Wii U owner, and as somebody who also bought the Switch, I felt the sting from every Wii U port as Nintendo repeatedly slapped me in the face for my hardware purchasing loyalty, instead of making new games, prequels, and/or sequels. Breath of the Wild? SLAP! Mario Kart 8? SLAP! Super Mario 3D World? SLAP! Yoshi's Wooly World? SLAP! I could go on forever, but I didn't buy the Switch just to be sold the same fucking first-party games all over again, and I sure hope they don't pull the same crap with the Switch 2.

Not going to buy Mario Kart 8 again? How is that possible? Enhanced edition of TOTK we are ready to open our wallet to you. Every Legend of Zelda game need to be bought twice and some three times.

People often repeat themself. If they did then they will have a good chance to do it again. Did they say a man with a new hammer will need to find something to nail? When I have Switch 2 I am sure I would be desperately looking for something to play that reaffirm the decision to buy it.

 

[3dsFan1]

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Information on the successor to the Nintendo Switch has been hard to come by, as with the launch of a new console, Nintendo is keeping things to themselves for now. However, there's a leaker with a history of occasionally breaking news before official announcements get made. Industry insider Nate The Hate, who correctly knew that Game Boy games would be coming to Nintendo Switch Online months before it happened, but also reiterated plenty of Switch Pro claims, says that the anticipated Switch successor system will have backwards compatibility with Nintendo Switch games.

This comment comes after David Gibson, a research analyst, found that an electronic components company, Hosiden Corporation, has allocated 2 billion yen for spending on production, and 1 billion yen on automation, in the "amusement" department. Hosiden has worked with Nintendo for hardware in the past, supplying numerous electronic components for the Switch.

The Nintendo Switch successor was supposedly set for a 2024 launch, but was reportedly delayed in order to have a better launch title lineup. What we do know for a fact is that Tokyo Games Show is taking place this month, and that Nintendo will definitively announce their new hardware before the end of this fiscal year.

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They should also add no drift

 

[DragonMals]

Sony is the smart one, remember to buy PS6, you already know what it is. Don't do the dumb Switch series X and S thing.

I don't want to touch anything Playstation because I don't like how their services are ever since the PS4. They haven't been the same since the PS3, and if anything, the game's thay they have available can be played on PC. Sure I'll be missing Astro's Playroom and the sequel that's coming, but I honestly dgaf about it since theres a bunch of games that have a similar feeling to it. Only thing I would want from Playstation is the Dualsense controller, but I don't even know if that'll have the best compatibility on a computer. I still can't get my Dualshock 3 to run on my Windows machine without using some special software to do so. And I don't even remember it

 

[BaamAlex]

If the new console didn't have backwards compatibility, I am sure that the console won't have any success.. .

The Wii u had backwards compatibility to a certain point....and we all know that our beloved Wii u flopped very hard.

 

[Marc_LFD]

Mario Kart stay 8 forever

That's a really good game, but it can go rot in hell. I'm so tired of MK8D.

Same issue with calling it "Super Switch," also a fairly problematic abbreviation there.

Secret Services uses the SS initials. It's only "problematic" if people make it so.

The initials of the Switch are NS, but rarely does anyone even use it. Switch is short enough as it is.

Wii U was "WU" though did anyone use that? Hardly. And "WU" just looked silly, not to mention the name Wii U was pretty silly as it is, too.

 

[YoureALoser]

That is why Nintendo has been going out of their way to target piracy & emulation. Emulation is still & will always be the best way to play Nintendo games because the hardware they use is weak mediocre trash. Nintendo's next console will be emulated within 2 months after it releases.

 

[gnmmarechal]

It would be a console with limits for being in a portable form factor, including thermals, power consumption, and a host of other things a large home console doesn't have as much to worry about. But on a serious note, chances are DLSS will remedy that situation. DLSS has a fixed cost based on output, not input, and is done via dedicated hardware as opposed to FSR that uses GPU resources, so whatever the internal resolution a game uses can then be upscaled to whatever they want within reason, including 4K if they wish. Docked mode of course, but portable mode could use DLSS too, which supposedly will have a 1080p display. Take for instance this demonstration of Doom Eternal being rendered at 360p, upscaled to 1080p via DLSS using v3.5, and imagine that on an 8-inch screen.

(change video setting to 4K, because that offers the best bitrate for a cleaner video. Video was converted to 4K after being recorded at 1080p)



The Super Game Boy, Game Boy Player, etc all included the original hardware in them. Basically, the cartridge connector supplied the power and accepted the output it gave.


I know you're just kidding, but Switch being exploitable practically out of the box at launch had to do with Nvidia leaving a specific feature in the Tegra X1 used by the Switch. ReCovery Mode (RCM), which as far as I know, had the purpose of allowing people to reclaim their Nvidia Shield TVs in case of a brick. It didn't affect just Switch, but any other device using the Tegra X1, including the Pixel C. I highly doubt Nintendo would allow such a thing with Switch 2's T239 SoC as they are in control of the design.

I mean the problem wasn't RCM being a thing as much as it was it being exploitable to push arbitrary payloads. It existing as a feature in general makes sense.

 

[SDA]

I hope it will be backwards compatible with my GOAT, Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope.

 

[TomSwitch]

Imagine if the console doesn't have 4K support in 2025.

It will be 8K ready like PS5 is. ( right, they always say ready )

And it will also support large memory model and be ban from shipping to China as it is deem a dual use tech than can be use to harm national security.

 

[codezer0]

Why wouldn't it be? Other than unwarranted greed, which only their legal department seems to suffer from, considering they feel they have to get awarded multi-BILLION dollar fines when taking down fan projects or archival sites, lest they be allowed to steal half an individual's income for the rest of their life.

 

[Robert Newbie]

Here's hoping. Nintendo needs to continue the big wins, since the handheld market got eaten up by smartphones.

The upside is that Switch games can continue to be produced with "Compatible with Switch 2" in big letters on the front of the box. Plus, a Switch 2 that doesn't require an original Switch alongside it is going to look good to consumers. They can sell the original and make some money back for the new one.

The downsides are that they won't be able to do re-releases of Switch games without a good excuse (loads more content) and sequels to existing Switch games may cause more interest in that previous product. They probably won't be producing many original Switches, since the second-hand market will be flooded with them.

 

[Nincompoopdo]

Because the special thing about any new console is new games, backwards compatibility is nice but that alone is not appealing enough to make consumers buy tons of it instead of just staying with the Switch 1

Having lauch titles is like launching your console, as in launching a rocket. You don't wanna fuck that up. Otherwise it's just another portable that happens to have backwards compatibility with Switch 1.

Switch has no backwards compatibility and the only launch title worth playing is Zelda BotW - it's still a success.

If Switch 2 has just 1 good game and has backward compatibility - why would Nintendo worry? They can keep selling Switch 1 games for Switch 2 as well.

 

[RHOPKINS13]

Pretty obvious. Xbox has backwards compatibility, Playstation has backwards compatibility... if Nintendo didn't follow suit it would be a game killer. Especially since Nintendo is known for having the most family-friendly titles on their consoles. For all these parents that have bought their kids an entire library of Switch games, being told they can't play them on their new console would put quite the damper on sales.

 

[Pupsgo]

Plot twist, it will be tied to the premium subscription. (Hope not)

 

[Robert Newbie]

Pretty obvious. Xbox has backwards compatibility, Playstation has backwards compatibility... if Nintendo didn't follow suit it would be a game killer. Especially since Nintendo is known for having the most family-friendly titles on their consoles. For all these parents that have bought their kids an entire library of Switch games, being told they can't play them on their new console would put quite the damper on sales.

Nintendo is known for all sorts of stuff.

On the lower end, they drop support for their older console the second the newer one drops.

On the higher end, they made the Wii/Wii U hold onto digital purchases with no account system. Tons of lost purchases in failed transfers, console failures, etc. They dropped that entire setup for the Switch in favor of Nintendo Online, leaving all those purchases in the dust. What a debacle.

Plot twist, it will be tied to the premium subscription. (Hope not)

Ooooh, even the good seasons of 24 didn't have twists that big.

They would get a ton of backlash for that. It'd be on-disc DLC all over again. I think the executives are just smart enough to know not to do that. It'd be harder to advertise original Switch games that come out in 2025:

"Compatible with Switch 2*"
* Requires Nintendo Online Subscription

Yeah, awful , awful idea.