I'm not sure why you would have doubted it. How would it have made sense for Apple to exclude it from the new software release?
Why does Apple exclude the old iPhones?
iPods are released yearly so there is no reason why they shouldn’t be just as fast and have just as much RAM as iPhones. It’s right, though, that the oldest iPod touch (from 2007) won’t get the update. 2nd and 3rd generation iPod touches will but 2nd generation iPod touches won’t get multitasking (just like their brother, the 2nd generation iPhone aka iPhone 3G).
Would be interested in sales numbers of iPods since the iPhone emerged.
Granted, I bought one, but only as a development device because the iPhone is too expensive.