{"id":26699,"date":"2024-11-12T09:08:24","date_gmt":"2024-11-12T01:08:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ljdevice.com.tw\/?p=26699\/"},"modified":"2024-11-12T09:08:24","modified_gmt":"2024-11-12T01:08:24","slug":"nintendo-confirms-switch-2-coming-soon-backwards-compatibility","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ljdevice.com.tw\/en\/nintendo-confirms-switch-2-coming-soon-backwards-compatibility\/","title":{"rendered":"Nintendo confirms Switch 2 is coming soon, backwards compatibility is in"},"content":{"rendered":"

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In context:<\/strong>\u00a0Anticipation for Nintendo’s next-generation handheld console continues to build as the company faces its second consecutive quarter of\u00a0declining profits<\/a>\u00a0and falling Switch sales. Until recently, Nintendo had maintained near-total silence regarding a successor to the Switch. Now, however, the company has confirmed that the new console will feature backward compatibility with original Switch games and will support Switch Online games on the upcoming Switch 2.<\/p>\n

Those hoping for an official glimpse of the\u00a0next-generation Switch<\/a>\u00a0will likely need to wait until at least January 2025. The only confirmed detail is that Nintendo plans to unveil the new handheld before April 1.<\/p>\n

When Nintendo initially stated it would reveal the device within the current fiscal year, ending on March 31, 2025, many speculated it would follow a similar promotional cycle to the original Switch.<\/p>\n

Nintendo announced\u00a0the original Switch<\/a>\u00a0in October 2016, launching it in March 2017 \u2013 a schedule deemed unconventional at the time. The strategy, however, proved highly successful, with the Switch reaching 146 million units sold as of this month, making it one of Nintendo’s most successful consoles.<\/p>\n\"\"<\/picture>\n

However, Toyo Securities analyst Hideki Yasuda recently\u00a0suggested<\/a>\u00a0that revealing a successor now could be a costly distraction as the holiday shopping season begins, especially with Nintendo in a precarious position. This week, the company\u00a0reported<\/a>\u00a0a year-over-year declines in both Switch hardware and software sales and reduced its projected sales targets through next March.<\/p>\n

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Nintendo likely hopes to avoid further cannibalizing Switch sales as the console enters its eighth holiday season, highlighted by titles such as The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom, Mario & Luigi: Brothership, and Super Mario Party Jamboree. With today’s announcement, Nintendo is reassuring customers they can purchase Switch games this holiday season, knowing these titles will be compatible with the next handheld consol.<\/p>\n

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