Technologies

Here Are the Switch Games That Have Problems Running on the Switch 2

The Switch 2’s backward compatibility is not flawless.

The Nintendo Switch 2 launches next week, on June 5, and one of its big selling points is that it will be backward compatible with original Switch games. Nintendo recently updated its database of Switch games that have been tested on the new console, and while most of the games work without any issue, there are hundreds that have some problems.

Nintendo’s page for the compatibility test for Nintendo Switch games on the Switch 2 was updated on Tuesday. More than 15,000 games have been confirmed as having no issues when playing on the new Switch, but those that haven’t been verified will need some additional updates or simply will never work with the Switch 2.

According to the list, Nintendo confirms that these games and apps will not work on the Switch 2:

Nintendo Labo Toy-Con 04: VR Kit
Niconico
ABEMA
Hulu
Crunchyroll
InkyPen

The following list are games and software that have issues when starting up on the Switch 2 that Nintendo is currently investigating:

A Boy and His Blob Retro Collection
A Time Traveller’s Guide to Past Delicacies
Abyss Memory Fallen Angel and the Path of Magic
Aeterna Noctis
Another Crab’s Treasure
Arcade Archives Assault
Arcade Archives Burger Time
Arcade Archives Chack’n Pop
Arcade Archives Crime City
Arcade Archives Dragon Spirit
Arcade Archives Dragon Saber
Arcade Archives Empire City: 1931
Arcade Archives Flipull
Arcade Archives Dig Dug
Arcade Archives Galaxian
Arcade Archives Gradius III
Arcade Archives Metrocross
Arcade Archives New Rally-X
Arcade Archives Pac Land
Arcade Archives Qix
Arcade Archives Roller Jammer
Arcade Archives Rolling Thunder
Arcade Archives Rompers
Arcade Archives Space Seeker
Arcade Archives The Genji and the Heike Clans
Arcade Archives The Tower of Druaga
Arcade Archives Xevious
Assault Suit Leynos 2 Saturn Tribute
Astral Flux
Baseball Club
Boot Hill Heroes
Botany Manor
Cats Hidden in Italy
Chronicles of 2 Heroes: Amaterasu’s Wrath
Clock Tower: Rewind
Crazy Strike Bowling EX
Dadish 2
Darksiders Genesis
Dead by Daylight
Everdream Valley
Felix the Cat
fig.
Final Fantasy
Flan
Grid Autosport
House Builder
I Got Isekai’d Into a Shmup
In My Shadow
Inferno 2
Gang Beasts
Jurassic Park Classic Games Collection
Kill la Kill IF
Kosmokrats
Killing Time: Resurrected
Laboratory Rat Escape Simulator Pro
Labyrinth of Galleria: The Moon Society
Library of Ruina
Little Nightmares Complete Edition
Malignant Survivors
Manticore Galaxy on Fire
Mega Mall Story 2
Monster Loves You Too!
NASCAR Rivals
NBA 2K18
Nekopara Vol. 2
Nelly Cootalot: The Fowl Fleet
Neverwinter Nights: Enhanced Edition
NieR: Automata The End of YoRHa Edition
Nights of Azure 2: Bride of the New Moon
Nobody Saves the World
Oddworld: Stranger’s Wrath
OK K.O.! Let’s Play Heroes
Onigo Hunter
Palia
Pineview Drive
Plants vs. Zombies: Battle for Neighborville
Raiden III x Mikado Maniax
Remothered: Tormented Fathers
Rhapsody: Marl Kingdom Chronicles
RiMS Racing
River City Girls Zero
Rocket League
Roller Champions
Saviors of Sapphire Wings / Stranger of Sword City Revisited
Senran Kagura Reflexions
Skulls of the Shogun: Bone-a-fide Edition
Soul Dog TD
South of the Circle
South Park: The Fractured but Whole
Sportitions ’24
Star Wars Episode I: Racer
Strania The Stella Machina EX
Super Neptunia RPG
Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythm Festival
Taito Milestones
The Journey Down Trilogy
The Talos Principle: Deluxe Edition
Tokyo Xanadu eX+
Touhou Gouyoku Ibun: Sunken Fossil World
Tricky Towers
Trip World DX
Trove
Trover Saves the Universe
TT Isle of Man: Ride on the Edge 3
Under Night in Birth Exe: Late[cl r]
Undernauts: Labyrinth of Yomi
V-Rally 4
Warface: Clutch
Warframe
Warp Shift
What the Dub?!
Where the Bees Make Honey
Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus
WRC 9 The Official Game
YouTube

These are the Switch games Nintendo found to start up fine on the Switch 2, but there are some issues that occur while playing:

Alan Wake Remastered
Alien: Isolation
Asphalt Legends Unite
Dadish
Dex
Dust: An Elysian Tail
Elderand
Factorio
Fall Guys
Family Chess
Games Advent Calendar 25 Days 25 Surprises
Godlike Burger
Hitman 3 Cloud Version
Hot Wheels Unleashed
Just Dance 2019
Klondike Solitaire
Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime
Matchpoint Tennis Championships
Mega Man Legacy Collection
MotoGP 21
My Brother Rabbit
Noir Chronicles: City of Crime
Overcooked! All You Can Eat
Pilot Sports
Pocoyo Party
Port Royale 4
Real Car Driving Simulator & Parking 2022 Games
S.N.I.P.E.R. Hunter Scope
Saints Row 4: Re Elected
Steven Universe: Save The Light
Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection
Stumble Guys

These are the games with issues, but will receive an update to address the compatibility problem after the launch of the Switch 2:

112 Operator
Active Life Outdoor Challenge
Airhead
Alchemy Garden
Baron: Fur Is Gonna Fly
Batman: The Enemy Within
Beyond the Ice Palace 2
Boot Hill Bounties
Bus Simulator 2023: City Driver
Death Coming
Doom Eternal
Eggy Party
Everspace Stellar Edition
Fables Mosaic: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Fitness Boxing
Floor Kids
Fortnite
FRAMED Collection
Gas Guzzlers Extreme
Guns, Gore and Cannoli
Island Flight Simulator
Korean Drone Flying Tour Jeju Island 1
Mexican Train Dominoes Gold
Monster Energy Supercross: The Official Videogame
Musynx
NBA 2K25
Nova 111
OMG Police Car Chase TV Simulator
Parents vs. Kids
Perseverance: Complete Edition
Pizza Tower
Slayin 2
Star Wars: Dark Forces Remaster
Super Mega Baseball 3
The Jackbox Party Pack
The Jackbox Party Pack 2
Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes
Victor Vran Overkill Edition
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?
World of Tanks Blitz
Xtreme Sports

Lastly, the following Switch games can work on the Switch 2, but need to be played with the original Switch Joy-Cons:

Ring Fit Adventure
1-2-Switch
Everybody 1-2-Switch!
Game Builder Garage
Nintendo Switch Sports
WarioWare: Move It!
Nintendo Labo Toy-Con 01: Variety Kit
Nintendo Labo Toy-Con 02: Robot Kit
Nintendo Labo Toy-Con 03: Vehicle Kit

The Switch 2 launches on June 5, starting at $450 for the console and $500 for the Mario Kart World bundle. Retailers have already sold out of Switch 2 preorders, but stores like Best Buy and GameStop say there will be some units on hand at stores.

Technologies

Today’s NYT Connections Hints, Answers and Help for Aug. 30, #811

Here are some hints and the answers for the NYT Connections puzzle for Aug. 30, #811.

Looking for the most recent Connections answers? Click here for today’s Connections hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle, Connections: Sports Edition and Strands puzzles.

Today’s NYT Connections puzzle had some super-weird words in it. Reich? Stink? Suck? Both Emo and Eno? Read on for clues and today’s Connections answers.

The Times now has a Connections Bot, like the one for Wordle. Go there after you play to receive a numeric score and to have the program analyze your answers. Players who are registered with the Times Games section can now nerd out by following their progress, including the number of puzzles completed, win rate, number of times they nabbed a perfect score and their win streak.

Read more: Hints, Tips and Strategies to Help You Win at NYT Connections Every Time

Hints for today’s Connections groups

Here are four hints for the groupings in today’s Connections puzzle, ranked from the easiest yellow group to the tough (and sometimes bizarre) purple group.

Yellow group hint: Hit the right notes.

Green group hint: Bad.

Blue group hint: Good.

Purple group hint: Modern music.

Answers for today’s Connections groups

Yellow group: Music genres.

Green group: Not be good.

Blue group: Do exceptionally well.

Purple group: Contemporary composers.

Read more: Wordle Cheat Sheet: Here Are the Most Popular Letters Used in English Words

What are today’s Connections answers?

The yellow words in today’s Connections

The theme is music genres. The four answers are emo, funk, metal and pop.

The green words in today’s Connections

The theme is not be good. The four answers are bite, blow, stink and suck.

The blue words in today’s Connections

The theme is do exceptionally well. The four answers are eat, rock, rule and slay.

The purple words in today’s Connections

The theme is contemporary composers. The four answers are Cage, Eno, Glass and Reich. (John Cage, Brian Eno, Philip Glass and Steve Reich.)

Technologies

Today’s NYT Connections: Sports Edition Hints and Answers for Aug. 30, #341

Here are hints and the answers for the NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzle for Aug. 30, No. 341.

Looking for the most recent regular Connections answers? Click here for today’s Connections hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle and Strands puzzles.

Today’s Connections: Sports Edition is tough. The purple category was a complete guess for me, and I didn’t do great on the blue category either. If you’re struggling but still want to solve it, read on for hints and the answers.

Connections: Sports Edition is out of beta now, making its debut on Super Bowl Sunday, Feb. 9. That’s a sign that the game has earned enough loyal players that The Athletic, the subscription-based sports journalism site owned by the Times, will continue to publish it. It doesn’t show up in the NYT Games app but now appears in The Athletic’s own app. Or you can continue to play it free online.

Read more: NYT Connections: Sports Edition Puzzle Comes Out of Beta

Hints for today’s Connections: Sports Edition groups

Here are four hints for the groupings in today’s Connections: Sports Edition puzzle, ranked from the easiest yellow group to the tough (and sometimes bizarre) purple group.

Yellow group hint: Gridiron event.

Green group hint: Buckeye state.

Blue group hint: Honors pitchers.

Purple group hint: Atlanta player.

Answers for today’s Connections: Sports Edition groups

Yellow group: Ways a football changes possession.

Green group: Ohio teams.

Blue group: Last 4 NL Cy Young winners.

Purple group: Associated with Bijan Robinson.

Read more: Wordle Cheat Sheet: Here Are the Most Popular Letters Used in English Words

What are today’s Connections: Sports Edition answers?

The yellow words in today’s Connections

The theme is ways a football changes possession. The four answers are downs, fumble, interception and punt.

The green words in today’s Connections

The theme is Ohio teams. The four answers are Bengals, Blue Jackets, Crew and Ohio State.

The blue words in today’s Connections

The theme is last 4 NL Cy Young winners. The four answers are Alcantara, Burnes, Sale and Snell.

The purple words in today’s Connections

The theme is associated with Bijan Robinson. The four answers are Falcons, mustard, RB and Texas.

Technologies

We Know When the iPhone 17 Will Be Announced, but When Can You Get It? Our Best Estimates

Apple’s fairly consistent release schedule points to the most likely date when you can get an iPhone 17 in your hands.

After months of tracking leaks and speculation, we now have a solid date for when the iPhone 17 will be announced. Apple sent out invitations — once again with an enigmatic design that raises even more questions — for its fall event, which is happening Sept. 9. Although it’s entirely possible that the secretive company could pull a head-fake and not announce a new flagship iPhone lineup, that’s about as likely as catching Taylor Swift riding a giraffe.

But we don’t know everything yet. Once the rumored iPhone 17, iPhone 17 Air, Pro and Pro Max are actually revealed, we’ll be able to confirm speculation about colors, display, cameras and more. We’ll also learn how much the new iPhone will cost, which is also still up in the air, thanks in part to constantly changing tariffs.

Read more: Should You Buy an iPhone 16 or Wait for the iPhone 17?

Exact dates for the preorder and release of the iPhone 17 are still the subject of speculation.

Apple did not respond to a request for comment.

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When will the iPhone 17 be released?

For nearly a decade, Apple has announced its new iPhone lineup in early September. The only exception was in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic when the release was pushed back to Oct. 23 for the iPhone 12 and 12 Pro, and Nov. 13 for the iPhone 12 Mini and 12 Pro Max.

A supposed leak reported on by German site iPhone-Ticker lines up with expert opinion, and we cannot verify these dates because we don’t have access to the internal documents iPhone-Ticker is sourcing. But if these leaks are true, they suggest that preorders for the iPhone 17 will begin on Sept. 12, with a Sept. 19 release.

Here’s a chart for the release dates of previous iPhone models:

Previous iPhone release dates

iPhone series	Announcement	Preorder	Release
iPhone 16E	Feb. 19, 2025	Feb. 21, 2025	Feb. 28, 2025
iPhone 16 series	Sept. 9, 2024	Sept. 13, 2024	Sept. 20, 2024
iPhone 15 series	Sept. 12, 2023	Sept. 15, 2023	Sept. 22, 2023
iPhone 14 series	Sept. 7, 2022	Sept. 9, 2022	Sept. 16, 2022
iPhone 14 Plus	Sept. 7, 2022	Sept. 9, 2022	Oct. 7, 2022
iPhone SE	March 8, 2022	March 11, 2022	March 18, 2022
iPhone 13 series	Sept. 14, 2021	Sept. 17, 2021	Sept. 24, 2021

To see this year’s dates in the same chart format (because some of us prefer an easy-to-read chart), the schedule looks like this. The preorder and release are not official dates from Apple:

Potential iPhone 17 schedule

Announcement	Preorder	Release
Tuesday, Sept. 9, 10 a.m. PT	Friday, Sept. 12	Friday, Sept. 19

Will all of the new iPhones be released in the fall?

Based on last year’s release, Apple may release everything in the fall except its least expensive option — this year, the iPhone 17E. The iPhone 16E was released in February, and Apple is widely expected to follow the same format for the rumored iPhone 17E.

That would mean the iPhone 17 Pro Max, iPhone 17 Pro, iPhone 17 Air and the iPhone 17 base model — if that’s the lineup — would be released in September. The iPhone 17E — if it exists — would be released in February.

Apple’s future iPhone release dates

Apple is expected to change its release format with the rumored iPhone 18. Reports suggest that Apple will only release higher-end models in fall 2026 — iPhone 18 Pro, Pro Max, Air and a rumored new foldable iPhone — and release the rest of the line in winter 2027.

Why does Apple split iPhone release dates?

By pushing its top-of-the-line Pro and Pro Max models in September, Apple can capture much of the holiday shopping season. Releasing the more basic models in the winter allows a second crest of excitement, but diehard fans and holiday shoppers will have already spent their money on the pricier models in the fall.