Summary

  • More developers are creating games for the original Switch than for Switch 2.
  • A majority of devs are working on PC games, potentially due to Valve Steam Deck.
  • Nintendo Switch 2 launch is expected to feature strong first-party games and support from third-party developers.

The gaming world is abuzz with excitement for the 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Nintendo Switch 2. Finally, after months of rumors, Nintendo 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:unveiled its next console, alongside a tease of 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:what appears to be Mario Kart 9.

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In The Long Run, The Nintendo Switch 2 Reveal Trailer Isn't Going To Matter At All

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While excitement levels are high, it seems like it'll take a while for the console to bear fruit🍒, as in the GDC State of the Game Industry re♔port, only eight percent of developers suggested they were working on games for the Switch 2.

More Developers Are Working On Games For The Original Nintendo Switch Than The Switch 2

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The State of the Game Industry report, which also found that almost one-third of game devs are now women or non-💟binary, reported that 20 percent of developers are currently working on a game of the original 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Nintendo Switch, 12 p🧜ercent more than those that are working on the Nin༒tendo Switch 2.

The report found that PC dominance had grown by 14 percent, withܫ 80 percent of developers now saying they're working on a title for PC. It attributes this to the growth in Valve Steam Deck holders. Alongside t⛦his, it found 34 percent of developers are working on an Xbox title and 38 percent a game for the PlayStation 5.

Interestingly, those developing games for web browsers are at their highest level in ꦜa decade, with 16🏅 percent of developers claiming that they're working on projects that will land on the web.

What Does This Mean For The Nintendo Switch 2?

Mario Kart 9 on the Nintendo Switch 2

Now, for Nintendo fans, there's no need to panic. Th𓄧e company is undoubtedly going to have a stellar line-up of first-party games for the console's launch window, and there have been plenty of other reports that third-party developers are going to go all in on the platform.

My Time At Evershine was 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:previously confirmed for the platform, Ubisoft is reportedly working on over "half a dozen" Switch 2 poꦰrts of its titles, and Red Dead Redemption 2 and Tekken 8 have also been slated t🌊o arrive on it. It will be fine.

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Original Release Date
ꦅ June 5, 2025

The Nintendo Switch 2 is the successor to Nintendo Switch, scheduled for release on June 5, 2025. Confirmed as backwards compatible, it will play bꦑoth physical and digital Nintendo Switch games.