Nintendo Wants the Biggest Third-Party Games on Switch

Nintendo plans to keep a steady flow of game releases for the Nintendo Switch.

By Miranda Sanchez

If it's a major third-party game or franchise players have been asking for, then Nintendo also wants it on the Nintendo Switch.

“We want every high-quality game to have an opportunity to be played on Nintendo Switch," Reggie Fils-Aime, Nintendo of America's president and chief operating officer told IGN in an interview at E3 2017. "Every single one. Fill in the blank of third-party, high-quality game really wanted on Nintendo Switch; the answer is yes."

In addition to maintaining the flow of first-party releases for the Switch, Fils-Aime said Nintendo wants to supplement that schedule with great third-party games.

“We’ve been very thoughtful in making sure we have a strong cadence of launches that are going to keep our fans engaged, going to drive hardware, and continue to propel us forward," Fils-Aime said. "And certainly as we think back to Wii U, that’s one of the things that we didn’t do as effectively."

Fils-Aime also explained how Nintendo is trying to make third-party development for the Switch more inviting, starting with "a large, active install base." So far, Nintendo seems to be meeting that goal with its 2.74 million Switch units sold in less than a month and the Switch reigning as the best-selling console in April.

“Second, from the development tool standpoint, we need to make it easy, and that’s why we have Unreal 4 capable for Nintendo Switch. That’s why we have a full suite of development tools there for the teams," Fils-Aime said. "We’re working on those specialized [and studios' internal] game engines and making sure the developers see a path."

This E3, Nintendo has already revealed several game collaborations with third-party developers for Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle, The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim for Switch, and cross-platform multiplayer support for Minecraft on Switch. Fils-Aime said in the interview that there are more third-party games close to being announced for the Switch too.

For every announcement and interview from E3, visit IGN's E3 2017 event hub.

Miranda Sanchez is an Editor at IGN. You can chat with her about video games and anime on Twitter.

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