{"id":2761,"date":"2025-05-28T05:38:42","date_gmt":"2025-05-28T05:38:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.oriccabattery.co.uk\/Blog\/?p=2761"},"modified":"2025-05-28T05:38:42","modified_gmt":"2025-05-28T05:38:42","slug":"nintendo-reveals-which-games-arent-backwards-compatible-with-switch-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.oriccabattery.co.uk\/Blog\/archives\/2761","title":{"rendered":"Nintendo reveals which games aren\u2019t backwards compatible with Switch 2"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.digitaltrends.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1920x1080-vtime1_58-take2025-01-16-06.14.33.jpeg?resize=1200%2C720&amp;p=1\" alt=\"The Switch 2 next to a TV with Mario Kart.\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ahead of the Switch 2\u2019s June 5 launch, Nintendo provided an update on which Switch games aren\u2019t fullybackwards compatiblewith the new console. The list includes several games with issues that are currently being investigated, as well as some video streaming apps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ever since the Switch 2\u2019s announcement, Nintendo has been vague about what Switch games would and wouldn\u2019t work on its new console. Many fans previously assumed that backwards compatibility issues would be limited to games thatutilized the Joy-con\u2019s IR sensors. Nintendo has now clarified exactly what won\u2019t work on the new system, as well as what games currently have problems that it plans to address around launch day.The&nbsp;list of apps that won\u2019t work&nbsp;at all is small and mostly pertains to streaming apps. Hulu and Crunchyroll won\u2019t work on Switch 2, in addition to InkyPen, Niconico, and Abema. Aside from those, the only game that outright isn\u2019t compatible with the console is the Nintendo Labo\u2019s VR kit, as the newly designed device won\u2019t fit in the cardboard headset.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Aside from that small list, Nintendo shared a much longer list of games that currently have issues that are being investigated. Games with start up issues include<em>Dead by Daylight<\/em>,<em>South Park: The Fractured But Whole<\/em>,<em>Warframe<\/em>, and the YouTube app. There is no official word on whether or not those issues will be fixed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Alongside that list, Nintendo released a list of games that currently have problems, but it plans to resolve by or around launch. That list includes<em>Doom: Eternal<\/em>,<em>Fortnite<\/em>, and<em>Pizza Tower<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&gt;&gt;&gt;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oriccabattery.co.uk\/nintendo-battery-SPR-003-p1778737.htm\">Replacement battery for Nintendo 3DS XL And 3DS XL<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nintendo also confirmed a list of games which will not be playable with the Switch 2\u2019s newly designed Joy-cons. Those games will still work on Switch 2, but players will need to connect the original Switch\u2019s Joy-cons to play them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><em>Ring Fit Adventure<\/em><\/li><li><em>1-2 Switch<\/em><\/li><li><em>Everybody 1-2 Switch!<\/em><\/li><li><em>Game Builder Garage<\/em><\/li><li><em>Nintendo Switch Sports<\/em><\/li><li><em>WarioWare: Move It!<\/em><\/li><li><em>Nintendo Labo Toy-Con 01: Variety Kit<\/em><\/li><li><em>Nintendo Labo Toy-Con 02: Robot Kit<\/em><\/li><li><em>Nintendo Labo Toy-Con 03: Vehicle Kit<\/em><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">TheNintendo Switch 2launches on June 5.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ahead of the Switch 2\u2019s June 5 launch, Nintendo provided an update on which Switch games aren\u2019t fullybackwards compatiblewith the new console. The list includes several games with issues that are currently being investigated, as well as some video streaming apps. Ever since the Switch 2\u2019s announcement, Nintendo has been vague about what Switch games &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oriccabattery.co.uk\/Blog\/archives\/2761\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Nintendo reveals which games aren\u2019t backwards compatible with Switch 2&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2761","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.oriccabattery.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2761","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.oriccabattery.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.oriccabattery.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.oriccabattery.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.oriccabattery.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2761"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.oriccabattery.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2761\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2762,"href":"https:\/\/www.oriccabattery.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2761\/revisions\/2762"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.oriccabattery.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2761"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.oriccabattery.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2761"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.oriccabattery.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2761"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}