Important information about compatibility of Nintendo Switch games with Nintendo Switch 2
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I didn't know the switch 2 was compatible with the switch 1 joycons, that fixes a lot of issues with the party games that specifically need the switch 1 joycon.
wrote 21 days ago last edited byIt also makes upgrading cheaper, though your little brother playing as Player 2 will have to suffer through having an inferior controller. (As is tradition.)
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I didn't know the switch 2 was compatible with the switch 1 joycons, that fixes a lot of issues with the party games that specifically need the switch 1 joycon.
wrote 21 days ago last edited byHow will those old joycons charge? Is the Switch 2 able to have S1 joycons slide in without using the magnet?
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TL;DR there seem to be some games that are not compatible including the Nintendo Labo VR kit. 99% of games seem fine.
wrote 21 days ago last edited byThe ones that require you to insert the switch into them make sense. There are no excuses for the remainder.
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How will those old joycons charge? Is the Switch 2 able to have S1 joycons slide in without using the magnet?
wrote 21 days ago last edited bySome of the old joycon grips has a charging port in the top
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Interesting to see reasons for where compatibility is physically impossible:
- The console is a different shape and can't fit the LABO frames
- The Joy-Con 2 are a different shape and can't fit the Ring-Con or Leg Strap.
- The Jon-Con 2 don't have the IR Motion Camera
- The Jon-Con 2 rumble is weaker than Joy Con
wrote 21 days ago last edited bySounds like they should be selling an adapter of sorts for the RingCon and Leg Strap
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How will those old joycons charge? Is the Switch 2 able to have S1 joycons slide in without using the magnet?
wrote 20 days ago last edited byIn addition to the joycons mentioned, they sell a standalone charger stand.
So they could sit next to the switch 2, on a dedicated stand.
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Even then, it's not a full stop on incompatibility, it just means that you need to own Switch 1 joycons to pair to the system instead of using the new ones. So you can play Ringfit on Switch 2, if you have the old joycons and a way to charge them.
wrote 20 days ago last edited byCan you connect joycon 1 to switch 2?
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Some of the old joycon grips has a charging port in the top
wrote 20 days ago last edited byAnd probably some third party similar stuff.
Personally, I'll keep my switch.
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The ones that require you to insert the switch into them make sense. There are no excuses for the remainder.
wrote 20 days ago last edited byThey are investigating those issues though so I assume they intend to fix them.
I would be extremely surprised if every single game just worked on the first try.
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The ones that require you to insert the switch into them make sense. There are no excuses for the remainder.
wrote 20 days ago last edited byIt’s only a relative handful of games with issues and only one is a Nintendo game. And many with issues are from the same developers. Looks to me that those developers didn’t use the NDK properly. It is a software side issue so could be fixed before the launch if those publishers care enough.
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