Nintendo hasn't introduced its Swap successor but, however we all know one factor for positive: it will likely be in a position to play present Swap video games, with carryover to your Nintendo Swap On-line providers and account. The information was introduced throughout Nintendo's company administration coverage briefing, with additional data promised “at a later date”.
All three main console producers have had spotty information with backwards compatibility. Each Xbox Sequence X and PS5 are principally backwards suitable. However because the transition from the Wii U concerned going from discs to cartridges, the Swap isn't. Enjoying a recreation from earlier Nintendo consoles is a operate of optimism, involving the hope that both Nintendo releases a remastered Swap port or brings the sport to its Swap On-line library.
The dialog about backward compatibility shouldn’t be solely about participant satisfaction, but additionally in regards to the preservation of video video games. A report from the Video Recreation Historical past Basis discovered that over 87% of video games launched earlier than 2010 are “critically endangered” or unavailable for buy. Whereas Nintendo has introduced a few of its catalog again to the Swap, there are nonetheless loads of inaccessible video games. Nintendo additionally immediately contributed to the rising scarcity of older video games by shutting down the Wii U / 3DS eShop final 12 months.