The Nintendo Switch 2’s backward-compatibility with Switch games is generally pretty good, and a few games have gotten patches from their developers to allow them to take advantage of the higher ...

We might not have had a proper Nintendo Direct in 2026 yet, but there have been plenty of Switch and Switch 2-related announcements in the last few weeks, including a release date for the Yoshi and ...

Nintendo has published a huge update for the Switch 2, adding Handheld Boost Mode for Switch 1 games, and locking out console ...

Nintendo has pushed out a new system update for the Switch 2, and the star feature is one that's been much requested: Handheld Boost Mode. This mode allows the Switch 2 to run original Switch games in ...

In a separate section of Nintendo’s site there’s a more specific guide to this new feature that still so modestly underplays what a big change this is for the console. As the page puts it, “When ...