Source is IGN.com

Author is Jose Otero

(Full article at the source)

Nintendo Addresses Lack of Switch Backwards Compatibility

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Nintendo president Tatsumi Kimishima explained the Switch’s lack of backward compatibility and that more ports from previous Nintendo systems could come to the system in the future.

"Switch is not backward compatible with games designed for other systems, and is not currently compatible with controllers designed for other systems,” Kimishima told Time. “Support for certain controllers may be considered for a future update.“

In response to whether Switch could emulate Wii U games, Kimishmia acknowledged that Nintendo can take Wii U games and make them playable or even remade for Switch. “In some cases, games from past systems may be re-released for the Nintendo Switch system as either enhanced or original versions," he added. [...]

Thoughts on this? I guess it was a given at this point, but I kinda wanted to believe that rumour of Switch having Gamecube games... :C

Buy your old games again or just keep the older console and save a fortune.

Just give us GBA VC already.

The fact that never happened (outside Ambassador) even after the N3DS made me sad.

WiiU had GBA VC...

I can't exactly bring my Wii U on the go.

Well, if you bring a generator with you...
I hope we get GBA VC on Switch too.

Make the Wii U gamepad BC! Now dammit!

And make Octolings playable in Splatoon 2!

If I could play DS games (VC) using a WiiU gamepad, or a second Switch; That would be swell.

wrong thread

I was kinda hopeing it would have 3DS Virtual Console games.... ; _ ;