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Nintendo\u2019s CEO Shuntaro Furukawa announced<\/a> on November 6 that software for the Nintendo Switch will be playable on its successor. In addition, the new console will also support Nintendo Switch Online.\u00a0The original statement is as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Furukawa also recently confirmed that Nintendo will be sticking to its initial plan of announcing the Switch\u2019s successor within the current fiscal year, meaning sometime before March 31, 2025 (source: Reuters<\/a>).\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Nintendo confirms that their new console will have backwards compatibility with the Nintendo Switch for software and Nintendo Switch Online.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":55,"featured_media":26745,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[17],"class_list":["post-39353","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-japan-related-news"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"\nSwitch games will be playable on Nintendo\u2019s new console, CEO confirms\u00a0 - AUTOMATON WEST<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Nintendo confirms that their new console will have backwards compatibility with the Nintendo Switch for software and Nintendo Switch Online.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/switch-games-will-be-playable-on-nintendos-new-console-ceo-confirms\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Switch games will be playable on Nintendo\u2019s new console, CEO confirms\u00a0 - 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