Nintendo Change Successor Shall be Backward Appropriate, Nintendo Change On-line Will Be Supported

Leaks have repeatedly insisted that Nintendo’s next-gen console can be backward suitable with the Nintendo Change, and that has now been formally confirmed.

In an announcement revealed on Twitter, Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa introduced that, as shared by the corporate at its current company administration coverage briefing, the successor to the Nintendo Change will be capable to play video games launched for the present Change console.

Moreover, Furukawa additionally confirmed that the corporate’s on-line subscription service, Nintendo Change On-line, can be obtainable on its subsequent console as nicely. That shouldn’t come as a large shock, not solely due to the success that the service has loved, however as a result of Nintendo has indicated on a couple of events that it intends to assist make the generational transition to its subsequent console smoother with such continuity.

Furukawa additionally says additional particulars on the Change’s successor and the way its backward compatibility will operate can be shared “at a later date”. Not too long ago, he additionally said that the console can be formally unveiled earlier than April 2025, as confirmed earlier this 12 months.

The Nintendo Change, in the meantime, has offered 146.04 million models worldwide as of September 30.