Nintendo keeps original Switch relevant
- Nintendo’s original Switch is still getting new software in late April 2026, with Something Classic Games set to release the turn-based role-playing game Quartet on April 30 after years of delays. - Nintendo’s own store says Quartet is supported on both Switch and Switch 2, weighs 691 megabytes, and arrives as an eight-hero, four-story role-playing game from the studio behind Shadows of Adam. - The backdrop is a split Nintendo audience: Switch 2 adds power, but Nintendo still supports older Switch libraries and accessories unevenly across systems. (nintendo.com)
Nintendo’s original Switch is still getting new games in 2026, and Quartet is the latest example. Something Classic Games will release the role-playing game on April 30 after announcing it years ago. (nintendoeverything.com) (nintendo.com) Quartet comes from Something Classic Games, the studio behind Shadows of Adam. Nintendo’s store lists it as a digital release for Switch with support on Switch 2 as well. (nintendoeverything.com) (nintendo.com) The game is built around four separate storylines that can be played in any order before converging into a final party of eight characters. Nintendo’s listing puts the file size at 691 megabytes and the release date at April 30, 2026. (nintendo.com) (nintendoeverything.com) That release lands in a market where Nintendo is selling two generations at once. Switch 2 launched on June 5, 2025 at $450, while Nintendo also says the newer system can play compatible physical and digital Switch games. (digitaltrends.com) (nintendo.com) Nintendo’s compatibility page also shows the limits of that overlap. Some older games need original Joy-Con controllers, some have functionality issues, and Nintendo says compatibility status can change as testing continues. (nintendo.com) That matters for buyers deciding whether the older Switch still fits. A new release like Quartet can run on the original hardware, and Nintendo is still publishing compatibility guidance title by title for people carrying over existing libraries. (nintendo.com 1) (nintendo.com 2) Nintendo’s investor relations page shows the company is still updating sales-unit and top-selling-title data ahead of its next earnings release on May 8, 2026. That keeps the original Switch in view even as Switch 2 becomes Nintendo’s current flagship. (nintendo.co.jp) For now, the clearest sign of the old system’s relevance is simple: a long-delayed role-playing game is still arriving on Nintendo Switch on April 30, and Nintendo is listing it for both console generations on day one. (nintendoeverything.com) (nintendo.com)
