Portable Nintendo consoles in the Game Boy and Nintendo DS/3DS lines have all offered full backward compatibility with the previous generation of hardware in a line stretching back to the 1990s.

Nintendo has announced that the Switch 2 will play games made for the original console. Even though the company still hasn’t officially announced the device, it’s been dropping hints about ...

Nintendo has confirmed that its unannounced Switch 2 will be backward-compatible with games from the original Switch. The company's president, Shuntaro Furukawa, took to Twitter to share the news ...

The company confirmed that the original Switch software ... also claims that it will be a dual-screen device like the Nintendo DS, but some claim that it will feature AR capabilities.

But the company feels comfortable revealing to the world that the Nintendo Switch successor will run original Switch games. Backward compatibility is always a hot topic when a brand-new console is ...

It comes with Hall effect joysticks for better precision and durability, but retains the concave rubber joystick cap that sat on the single joystick of the original Nintendo 64 controller.

only behind the Nintendo DS and Sony's PlayStation 2. With over 7 years on the market, it has received hundreds of games, with many first-party titles hitting never-before-seen milestones.

Initially, the DS was positioned as a complement to the Game Boy Advance and GameCube, but it quickly overshadowed them both, ...

While it may seem like a throwaway comment, Zelnick's remarks suggest Take-Two will support Nintendo's new console, which could mean we see games like Borderlands 4 on the Switch 2. ORIGINAL ...

You’ve reached your account maximum for followed topics. Next Nintendo Direct may be in February 2025 and focus on Switch 1 games. It's possible the event will be focused on third-party Switch ...

What looks different, based on the drawing, is the stand. Those who bought the original, standard Nintendo Switch will know it has the most dainty little built-in stand of all time. It is far from ...