Nintendo has confirmed that Switch 2 will be backwards compatible with digital games. This comes as a shock as most games in recent years do not give that leverage of multi-generation console support.

The Switch was not compatible with Wii U games, but a number of Wii U games were ported to the Switch. For this next transition, however--from Switch to Switch 2--existing software will be supported.

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