Nintendo has long been known for providing backward compatibility in its portable consoles, including Game Boy and Nintendo ...

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In a recent announcement, Nintendo confirmed that its next-generation gaming console, tentatively referred to as the “Switch 2,” will be backwards compatible with existing Nintendo Switch games.

Nintendo hasn’t announced its Switch successor yet, but we do know one thing for sure: it will be able to play current Switch ...

Backward compatibility was considered a make-or-break feature for the Switch 2. Although strongly rumored, there remained ...

"At today's Corporate Management Policy Briefing, we announced that Nintendo Switch software will also be playable on the ...

Nintendo Network has closed, with the last player kicked out of Mario Kart 7. Nintendo is prioritizing the Switch, but even those servers have a limited shelf life. It's a sad day for fans of the ...

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The last player holding out on the shuttered Nintendo Network finally falls, signaling the true end of the online services ...

The PlayStation vs Xbox debates have no end. However, the fans of these consoles simply can't stand against the loyalty of ...

In a year that already saw wonderfully charming titles like The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom and Princess Peach: ...

The time has come and 210 days after the initial service was supposed to shutter, Nintendo's 3DS and Wii U online servers are ...