Nintendo says Switch games will be playable on next console
Al Jazeera
Japanese gaming giant is expected to launch follow-up to its wildly popular console next year.
Nintendo has announced that games for the Switch will be playable on its next gaming console.
Nintendo President Shuntaro Furukawa said on Wednesday that the company had decided it would be “optimal” to include backwards compatibility in the successor to the Switch given its enormous popularity.
“Customers will be able to enjoy the games they own and choose their next title from the lineup of games already on the market,” Furukawa told a management policy briefing.
Shares of Nintendo, which have been on the rise during the past year, rose 5.8 percent on Wednesday.
Furukawa said the company is investing in films, merchandising, amusement parks and music in addition to its core hardware and software businesses.
