"At today's Corporate Management Policy Briefing, we announced that Nintendo Switch software will also be playable on the successor to Nintendo Switch," Nintendo posted in a social media update attributed to company president Shintaro Furukawa. "Nintendo Switch Online will be available on the successor to Nintendo Switch as well."

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Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa confirmed a handful of details, including the promise of backward compatibility. "Nintendo Switch software will also be playable on the successor to Nintendo Switch,