We’ve known for a few months now that the Nintendo Switch 2 will support backward compatibility for older Nintendo Switch games, and as of today’s presentation, we also know that some Switch games will get special Switch 2 Editions that add new features and support higher resolutions and other features.
Nintendo’s product pages for the Switch add more details, including the status of backward-compatibility testing for original Switch games and a small handful of first-party Switch games that will get “free updates” to enhance them for Switch 2.
First, some good news. There will be a second tier of updates for original Switch games that Nintendo says “may improve performance or add support for features such as…