There’s been a wild amount of buzz and speculation about what the future of Nintendo is going to look like after the massively successful Switch, and we have a slightly better idea now of what that could be.
Nintendo just released an official statement regarding the Switch successor’s backwards compatibility as well as a comment on more details for the new console.
The sixth president for Nintendo, Shuntaro Furukawa, just released a statement through Nintendo’s official channels to address the public following their own corporate meeting.
“This is Furukawa. 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.
“Further information about the successor to Nintendo Switch, including its compatibility with Nintendo Switch, will be announced at a later date.”
This new statement contains some echoes of what Nintendo has been saying previously since Furukawa said an announcement of the Switch successor would come some time during this fiscal year.
That means a reveal should be coming sometime before March 31, 2025, but rumors had been circulating the big unveiling would happen sometime in November — with the new statement indicating fans may be continuing to wait for a while more to see the system.
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This is Furukawa. 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. Further information about…
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