Nintendo has finally revealed everything about the Nintendo Switch 2. We know all the launch details, and that includes how backward compatibility will work. But on that note, backward compatibility has ended up being something a bit more convoluted than most expected — with a few big caveats. In short, not every Nintendo Switch game will play flawlessly on Switch 2. But some will play better than ever before. So we’ll break down every single aspect of how backward compatibility works on Switch 2.
The easiest way to explain this is that there are essentially three groups of games in terms of compatibility. The first is games with “enhanced” Switch 2 Editions, adding on new features, content, or bigger changes — these are paid upgrades. There are four of these announced right now; Mario Party Jamboree, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, and Kirby and the Forgotten Land.
