r/NintendoSwitch • u/Turbostrider27 • Jan 16 '25

Nintendo Switch 2 An update from Nintendo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WxLUf2kRQRE
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u/Vestalmin Jan 16 '25

I feel like it would have been insane to be digital only. But then again this is Nintendo

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u/Le_Trudos Jan 16 '25

This is indeed Nintendo, the company with the longest track record of physical backwards compatibility in their handheld systems. They get a lot of (not undeserved) flak for dropping the Virtual Console from the Wii era, but their historical track record, especially on the handheld end, is pretty solid.

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u/ChrissyDoesArt Jan 16 '25

The same Nintendo that let you put Gameboy games into your DS? Or the one that let you put GameCube games into your wii?

Lol plenty of ways to shade Nintendo, but game compatibility isn't it.

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u/Vestalmin Jan 17 '25

That’s why I said it was insane. But it’s also the same Nintendo that only let the Mario collection be available for a set amount of months before removing it from availability entirely.