Nintendo working “very closely” with third-party on Switch 2 backwards compatibility

Although some third-party Switch games are currently experiencing a few issues on Switch 2 based on Nintendo’s internal testing, the company is working “very closely” with outside developers and publishers for backwards compatibility.

Many titles that you boot up on Switch 2 will work perfect. However, a few have in-game compatibility issues. On top of that, there are some others that won’t actually start up. Another Crab’s Treasure, Doom Eternal, and Fortnite are just a few Nintendo have cited as having issues.

Nintendo’s Tetsuya Sasaki, speaking with GameSpot, was recently asked if the company is talking with third-parties and offering insights regarding backwards compatibility issues. In response, he said:

“Yes, Nintendo has worked very hard at figuring out how to make a wide variety of games compatible with the Nintendo Switch 2. And as the Nintendo Switch 2 became more and more complete and entered its final form, we really realized how important it is for us to work very closely together with our third-party partners. And that is how this list came about.”

You can check out the full backwards compatibility list for yourself here. Currently the lineup of games with start up issues is more prevalent. We should also be getting another update from Nintendo on the list later this month.