Rexroom posted:

Maybe because no-one really cares? For most people the Wii U might as well not exist.

VideoGames posted:

It might be that people are so used to no backwards compatibility for the last three years and that the Switch seems so different from the WiiU hardware wise that there isn't the possibility of worrying. A bit like how people didn't really worry too much about the 3DS not having backwards compatibility with the Wii. They're so different in terms of hardware. The lack of a optical slot.

Aside from VC games, which a lot of us are hoping do transfer in some fashion.

Rexroom posted:

You're right. It's a software thing. And so far nothing suggests that an emulator is capable of running Wii U games at acceptable levels on the Switch.

VideoGames posted:

The backwards compatibility part comes from having the same hardware within the console/handheld

Real hurthling! posted:

mario 64 was a must play industry changing game. zelda botw is gonna be good but its impact is certainly going to be less revolutionary.

oddium posted:

VideoGames posted:

You're not making sense here. The DS had the GBA hardware inside it. The Wii and WiiU had the Gamecube hardware inside it. The 3DS had the DS hardware inside it. The original 60GB PS3 had the PS2 hardware inside it. That allowed for backwards compatibility.

The Switch can't have WiiU hardware inside it because a) it'd be huge to hold in order to have the WiiU specific hardware and b) it doesn't have optical media, so none of the WiiU physical games would work anyway.

If we're talking software backwards compatibility with older systems, then thats basically eshop and Virtual Console. Many are hoping that this transfers.