Following the official reveal of the Nintendo Switch, we’re feeling really optimistic about its launch in March. However, one of the most pressing questions leading up to the reveal was in regard to third-party support. With the Wii and Wii U, Nintendo isolated itself somewhat from third-party publishers, and that had a negative impact on the entire brand. In its post-reveal press release, Nintendo revealed a list of developers and publishers that have already announced their support for the Switch, and the list is staggering:
- 505 Games
- Activision Publishing, Inc.
- ARC SYSTEM WORKS Co., Ltd.
- ATLUS CO., LTD.
- Audiokinetic Inc.
- Autodesk, Inc.
- BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment Inc.
- Bethesda
- CAPCOM CO., LTD.
- Codemasters®
- CRI Middleware Co., Ltd.
- DeNA Co., Ltd.
- Electronic Arts
- Epic Games Inc.
- Firelight Technologies
- FromSoftware, Inc.
- Frozenbyte
- GameTrust
- GRASSHOPPER MANUFACTURE INC．
- Gungho Online Entertainment, Inc.
- HAMSTER Corporation
- Havok
- INTI CREATES CO., LTD.
- KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD.
- Konami Digital Entertainment Co., Ltd.
- LEVEL-5 Inc.
- Marvelous Inc.
- Maximum Games, LLC
- Nippon Ichi Software, Inc.
- Parity Bit Inc.
- PlatinumGames Inc.
- RAD Game Tools, Inc.
- RecoChoku Co., Ltd.
- SEGA Games Co., Ltd.
- Silicon Studio Corporation
- Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
- SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD.
- Starbreeze Studios
- Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.
- Telltale Games
- THQ Nordic
- Tokyo RPG Factory Co., Ltd.
- TT Games
- UBISOFT
- Ubitus Inc.
- Unity Technologies, Inc.
- Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
- Web Technology Corp
Of course we see several of the Nintendo faithful on board – Sega, Atlus, Capcom, and Ubisoft included. There are some big surprises, though. It’s nice to see Bethesda and Activision on board, and I was personally overjoyed to see From Software listed. Is it foolish to hope for a Dark Souls collection on the Nintendo Switch? Believe! Surely there are some exciting game announcements coming very soon.