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Waiting for the Nintendo Switch successor has been unbearable. It’s been made even worse by the lack of solid information from the company, no hints at what the console will even be called, and competing handhelds that seem to outshine it in every way. Add the excruciatingly long console cycle into the mix, and it’s getting harder to muster up any excitement about handing over more of our money to Nintendaddy.
Finally, though, we have some news. And let’s just say it’s been a roller coaster of emotions, with some serious whiplash. The Nintendo Switch 2 will indeed feature backwards compatibility (yay, my hentai puzzle games will transfer over!), but it’ll only work with the Wii U specifically.
Yes, you read that right—the Wii U. Arguably as disappointing as Ubisoft’s yearly releases, this news is not exactly being met with cheers. Sure, the Wii U had some great games, but they were made a lot less great by having to play them on the Wii U. Many of those games have since been ported to the Switch—except Wind Waker HD, goddammit!—so does this mean we’ll be playing the Wii U version of these games on the Switch 2? Or will it be the Switch port of the Wii U game that’s now playable on the Switch 2? We’re just as confused as you are.
This raises so many more questions: Will the Switch 2 have a disc drive to make it backwards compatible with the Wii U? Will it have a stylus? Will anyone even realize it’s a new console, just like no one had a clue what the Wii U was?
We reached out to Nintendo for comment, and they had this to say: “The Wii U was an achievement that was matched only a few times in history. The birth of flight, the discovery of the atom, and the skip intro button on Netflix. We are giving you nerds one more chance to appreciate its greatness. It’s either this, or we add Virtual Console and make you buy all our old games again at triple markup for the fifth time. Your choice.” Clearly, a strong sentiment from Nintendo. Maybe this is the influence of new leadership under Doug Bowser, who’s been described by company employees as “a motherf****n’ G around the holidays.” He was last seen slapping Nintendo Switches in NYC exclaiming "This baby can fit so many Wii U's inside of it!"
Source: Trust me, bro.
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