Nintendo Switch 2 likely won’t be compatible with best-selling game
The firstNintendo Switch 2 trailerhas arrived and it featured a look at the brand-new Joy-Cons. Unfortunately, the altered design means that one of the original Switch’s best-selling games probably won’t work with the upcoming system.
The official Nintendo Switch 2 trailer showed off the magnetic grips of the new Joy-Cons, which can instantly snap into place on the system or into the grip controller. This means it doesn’t have the “rail” of the old Joy-Cons, which were used to slide the system into place.
One of the big and unfortunate reveals of the Nintendo Switch 2 debut trailer was thatnot all games will be backward compatible with the system. There’s a front-runner for the most important title in the Switch library that is likely to be left on the old platform.
Nintendo Switch 2 Joy-Cons won’t work with Ring-Fit Adventure
Ring-Fit Adventure on Nintendo Switch requires a peripheral called the Ring-Con to work. This plastic pilates ring has a connecter that requires players to slide a Joy-Con inside, which is then used with its gyroscope to perform actions in the game world.
Thefact that the new Joy-Consdon’t have the same rail means they won’t be able to work with the existing Ring-Con controller. This means Nintendo will either need to release a new Ring-Con and update the game, make a sequel, or just leave Ring-Fit fans behind.
It’s not as if Ring-Fit Adventure is some small game, as it’s the 11th best-selling Switch title, beating out nearly every Pokemon game, Super Mario Bros. Wonder, Stardew Valley, Monster Hunter Rise, and countless other titles.
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It’s also one of the most expensive Nintendo Switch games, as you need to buy the Ring-Con and leg strap to make it work, which bumps up the price. It would be disappointing to learn that Ring-Fit Adventure doesn’t work, especially considering how often people use it for exercise in a comfortable environment.
Ring-Fit Adventure likely isn’t the onlytitle that won’t work on Nintendo Switch 2, as the Labo games also require various uses of the Joy-Cons. The popularity of Ring-Fit Adventure is what would make this sting, especially considering its sales pedigree and how it attracted a huge audience during lockdown, when its help was most needed.
