Key Takeaways
- Take-Two Interactive’s CEO praises the Nintendo Switch 2’s backward compatibility.
- Nintendo has confirmed a Switch 2 announcement before March 2025.
- Third-party partnerships could be important for the success of the Switch 2.
Take-Two Interactive CEO Strauss Zelnick has recently discussed Nintendo’s upcoming Switch 2 and praised its backward compatibility. The popular Switch‘s successor is in the spotlight this week, and it seems that some Nintendo third-party partners, such as Take-Two, have positive thoughts about one of its feature.
It’s been a while since the first rumors about the Switch 2 started, and Nintendo gave fans a glimpse of the future earlier this week during a financial report for its investors. According to Nintendo’s president Shuntaro Furukawa, the Nintendo Switch 2 will be officially announced before the end of the fiscal year. Considering that the Japanese fiscal year ends in March 2025, Nintendo has around five months to make the announcement. In the same report, Nintendo confirmed that the Switch 2’s rumored backward compatibility was real.
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Now, Take-Two’s CEO Strauss Zelnick has talked about the backward compatibility of the Switch 2 during an interview with GamesIndustry.biz. According to the executive, “backward compatibility is good for our catalog, and we think we have the highest-selling catalog per SKU in the business.” It’s not a surprising statement, considering that the Switch 2’s backward compatibility could help to sell old games on the platform. During the interview, Zelnick also expressed high hopes for Nintendo’s next project, saying that he “never counts Nintendo out.”
Take-Two Interactive CEO Strauss Zelnick Likes Nintendo Switch 2’s Backward Compatibility
Backward compatibility is good for our catalog, and we think we have the highest-selling catalog per SKU in the business.
Despite having multiple first-party successful games, such as Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Nintendo also relies on third-party partners to offer enough variety for its console owners. During the latest financial reports, Nintendo highlighted this third-party support, which includes companies like Take-Two Interactive, and confirmed that these partnerships are “stronger than ever” for the release of the next handheld. Take-Two has released excellent games for the Switch, including the remastered BioShock trilogy, and it has Sid Meier’s Civilization 7 scheduled to release for Nintendo’s platform in February 2025.
Most of the details regarding the Switch 2 are still unconfirmed, including its initial line-up of games or the capabilities of its hardware. A new rumor indicates, however, that the Switch 2 could have an excellent quality-of-life feature. According to a recently uncovered patent, Nintendo has devised a technology that could be used to dynamically change some HUD elements depending on where the player is sitting in comparison to the TV. In any case, it’s always best to take these rumors with a grain of salt, as the so-called Switch 2 is still in development.
Nintendo Switch
- Brand
- Nintendo
- Weight
- .88 lbs
- Storage
- 32 GB
- Display
- 6.2-inch LCD Screen / 1280 x 720
- Battery
- Approximately 4.5 – 9 hours