[mikepurvis]

Nintendo has been getting greedy in recent years with the paid rereleases and HD ports.

However they had a terrific track record on backcompat for years in the handheld space. GB -> GBC -> GBA -> DS -> 3DS, every one supporting at least one generation back's physical media. Nintendo understands the value of the Switch library and I think would be very cautious to release successor hardware that didn't play the existing titles.

[epiccoleman]

> Nintendo understands the value of the Switch library and I think would be very cautious to release successor hardware that didn't play the existing titles.

I really hope so. The switch has such a great library, it would be an absolute shame if they abandoned it all. From the rumors I've heard they're sticking to a similar platform for the next console so hopefully backwards compatibility is reasonably likely.

[worthless-trash]

Nintendo understands, Nintendo dont care.

[mattl]

Ignoring the disaster that was the Virtual Boy, they had a great run.

[hadlock]

I'm not sure I bought a single physical release on switch since I bought the console in 2019