Will it be possible to create games for the Nintendo Switch?

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Will it be possible to create games for the Nintendo Switch?

Antagonist

With the new Nintendo console coming out in March, I wonder if we'll be able to develop for it. Apparently, they previously stated that it was easy to develop for and had already announced their partnership with Unity, Unreal and other engines. I'd LOVE to work on a Godot project that I can export to the Switch in the future.

What are the odds??

ray-koopa

I guess that will stay a wish. You'd mostly be able to test HTML exported games if the Switch browser is powerful enough to handle them.

Developing (and publishing) games for the Wii U required you to sign up for the Nintendo Developer Program and sign an NDA about the tools used which also includes the Unity add-ons. I don't know if Nintendo contacted Unity or Unity contacted them to develop that add-on, but if Nintendo contacted them, I doubt they'd be interested in Godot at this time. Beyond that, you can't just run games developed with Unity on your retail Wii U - you'd have to buy a CAT-DEV or CAT-R which is basically a developer Wii U console - it'll be similar for the Switch - and those cost around (refurbished) or more (new) than 1000$.

Antagonist

@Ray Koopa said: I guess that will stay a wish. You'd mostly be able to test HTML exported games if the Switch browser is powerful enough to handle them.

Developing (and publishing) games for the Wii U required you to sign up for the Nintendo Developer Program and sign an NDA about the tools used which also includes the Unity add-ons. I don't know if Nintendo contacted Unity or Unity contacted them to develop that add-on, but if Nintendo contacted them, I doubt they'd be interested in Godot at this time. Beyond that, you can't just run games developed with Unity on your retail Wii U - you'd have to buy a CAT-DEV or CAT-R which is basically a developer Wii U console - it'll be similar for the Switch - and those cost around (refurbished) or more (new) than 1000$.

Yeah, I've been aware of those development kits, but I don't know if we'd need that using Unity. It might just be an add on like other console deployment options. I can only cross my fingers.

razvanc-r

They are in contact with Nintendo for a possible partnership, but nothing official yet. Hold your horses, for now :-P

https://twitter.com/_eons/status/825484268809904128?s=09