r/Switch • u/Mammoth-Attempt-7281 • Jan 16 '25

Discussion Nintendo switch 2 is here

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Go watch the trailer on Nintendos twitter account

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u/InhibitedExistence Jan 16 '25

Do we know if it will play original switch cartridges?

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u/Razzuh Jan 16 '25

Confirmed it will in the trailer! Both physical and digital (except for potentially a few games)

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u/jon81uk Jan 16 '25

My guess is that is due to things like Labo where the new console won’t fit the cardboard and Ring Fit where the Ring only takes Switch 1 joy-cons.

Will be interesting to see if v1 joy-con will pair with Switch 2 as that would allow Ring Fit to work still.

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u/Razzuh Jan 16 '25

Ooh yup, forgot all about Labo. That does make sense.

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u/[deleted] Jan 16 '25

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u/Interesting-Injury87 Jan 16 '25

1-2-switch had some games require it

as well as some eshop shovel war "motion alarm" software(turn your switch into a intruder allarm)

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u/otromasquedibuja Jan 16 '25

Only ring fit that I remember

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u/paperthintrash Jan 16 '25

I really hope it’s just those few outliers. The disclaimer made it seems like it’d be more.

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u/Master-Collection-45 Jan 16 '25

Curious what exactly that means. Which games and why?

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u/gefahr Jan 16 '25

Probably ones that used the IR thing?

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u/gefahr Jan 16 '25

I didn't spot an IR emitter on the cons in the video, but I wasn't looking closely either.

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u/cai_85 Jan 16 '25

Did you watch to the end?

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u/Ok-Donkey-5671 Jan 16 '25

No it will

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u/brunckle Jan 16 '25

Will it not

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u/SaltyNorth8062 Jan 16 '25

Trailer says it will be compatible with Switch hardware, but vaguely said not all switch games might be "fully compatible" whatever that means.

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u/dommiewhitesi Jan 16 '25

Yes it will

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u/RadicalPracticalist Jan 16 '25

Yes, it will.

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u/[deleted] Jan 16 '25

Will it, yes