After long months of waiting, the announcement of the console that will succeed the Switch is looming on the horizon. Yesterday, we discovered Nintendo's latest financial results, which revealed the importance of the future machine in the company's strategy. The manufacturer took the opportunity to reiterate that the platform would be presented before the end of its fiscal year and it didn't take long for the first official information to appear. It was It was during a meeting regarding the political management of the company that CEO Shuntaro Furukawa made a major statement.
No release date or design in sight, but a key feature that players were eagerly awaiting the officialization. It is now certain: the console will indeed be backward compatible with Nintendo Switch games. The one that was presented as the “Switch 2” without even knowing its specificities seems to deserve this name. This announcement reassures the public before the big announcement planned for the coming months – the current fiscal year ending in March 2025 – but also to outline a strategy for reinforced cohesion.
A transition of the utmost importance
When switching from the Wii U to the Switch, the Kyoto firm did its utmost to start from scratch and forget the failure of its previous console. But following the global success of the current generation, the manufacturer has every interest in provide cohesion between its current machine and the next one before continuing on a good basis. This ambition had already been confirmed in the past when Nintendo announced that it wanted to keep its Nintendo Online ecosystem on its next generation. The goal is to cultivate the familiarity that players have developed since 2017 to give birth to an ever more appreciated user experience.
With the confirmation of backward compatibility, players will therefore be able to use their cartridges and download their dedigitalized titles directly from their Nintendo account. This promise will make it easier for players to transition to the new system, who will be able to sell their current console without fear of losing their games and saves, and thus finance the new machine and launch into the new generation without further delay. This is probably why the manufacturer has not been more concerned about its disappointing results for its last half-year. Do these announcements reassure you about the future of the next Nintendo console?
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