The Nintendo Switch 2 has been on the market for a good year now, yet Nintendo continues to refine its backward compatibility with the old Switch. Shortly after the major firmware update to version 23.0.0, which, among other things, brings variable refresh rates (VRR) in TV mode, Nintendo has now released a new wave of official compatibility fixes for older Switch games. We'll show you which titles are specifically affected and what this changes for you as a Switch 2 owner.
Which Switch Games Are Now Receiving Compatibility Fixes for the Switch 2?
According to Nintendo Life, the current update batch lists several titles that previously struggled with startup issues, crashes, or faulty emulation on the new hardware and have now been officially marked as compatible:
- Attack on Titan 2 – Koei Tecmo's anime action game was previously unstable on the Switch 2 and is now officially approved.
- Go Vacation – Bandai Namco's colorful party and activity title also gets the green light and should run without startup issues.
- Ninja Five-O – The Konami classic was previously completely unplayable on the Switch 2 due to pure emulation errors and can now be launched again for the first time thanks to the patch.
Not every problem is off the table: Nintendo continues to acknowledge audio problems in certain areas of the drawing app Colors Live, which are not expected to be fixed until a future update at the earliest.
What Do You As a Switch 2 Owner Need To Do To Get The Fixes?
The good news: You don't have to download anything separately, as would be the case with a classic game patch. Nintendo stores the improved compatibility as a software profile directly in the system operating system of your Nintendo Switch 2. As soon as your console is updated to firmware version 23.0.0 or newer, the fix will automatically apply the next time you launch the respective game. You can check your firmware status under Settings, Console, System Update. Whether a particular game is officially supported can also be checked at any time via Nintendo's own Compatibility Overview, which lists the current support status for each title. If you don't already own Attack on Titan 2 or Go Vacation, you can still find the games regularly in their respective official eShop–listings.
How Is Nintendo Generally Handling Switch 2 Backward Compatibility?
This current batch is not an isolated incident, but part of an ongoing series: As early as May 2026, Nintendo had already provided similar adjustments for titles such as Dragon Quest Builders, Monster Hunter Stories, and Wolfenstein: Youngblood, among others. Instead of publishing a one-time list of compatible games and leaving it at that, Nintendo's engineering team is apparently continuously working with third-party developers to get older titles running. This is also important because such compatibility patches are quite different from a true next-gen port: The reason Monster Hunter World remains absent from the Switch 2, according to Capcom, is because a complete rebuilding of the game would be necessary – an effort that a small compatibility update simply cannot or should not achieve. The fact that this effort is still worthwhile for Nintendo is also evident in how rapidly the Switch 2 is selling: The larger the installed base becomes, the more important a stable, as complete as possible, game library becomes for new and existing customers.
Source: Nintendo Life
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