Nintendo Switch: 5 Burning Questions We Still Need Answering

Fans know that Nintendo has experimented with backwards compatibility in the past from being able to play GameCube games on the Wii to playing DS and DSi games on the 3DS. While Nintendo have used eShop as a way to offer customers access to a backlog of their games, the Nintendo Switch does pose this question after seeing what is very clearly Mario Kart 8 and Splatoon being played.

We know that the Switch is the tablet itself, and it would be hard to see this being used on the hub unless a separate disc recorder was released to read the discs, but I feel that repackaging the same games with some extra content would be a hard sell for anyone who brought a Wii U and enjoyed the same games.

The Xbox One and PS4 have offered their own ways for people to replay their classic titles, and while it's no question that Nintendo will continue their own approach to the eShop, the retail versions might have to be discounted to convince hardcore fans.

While it may be difficult for the device's hardware to physically play their older games, the digital front could be the most ideal and realistic answer to any form of backwards compatibility. Nintendo have used this as a way for fans to replay their favourite games from previous consoles on the Wii U and has even seen handheld classics make their way to the system.

It would be a perfect for the Switch if they continue to develop and add their handheld and home console catalogues on the eShop with the system being promised to deliver the hybrid that they want to release.