Nintendo Reveals Publishers, Developers and Middleware Partners Working on the Nintendo Switch - News
by William D'Angelo , posted on 20 October 2016 / 11,577 Views
Nintendo earlier today finally unveiled the Nintendo NX. The console is now called the Nintendo Switch and is a hybrid home console and handheld.
Nintendo has now revealed the long list of publishers, developers and middleware partners that are currently working on the Switch.
Here is the long list of publishers, developers and middleware partners:
- 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
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Not to be a downer, but let's remember how many third parties were going to support the Wii U until it turned out they only wanted to release some ports to find the earliest excuse to ditch Nintendo again. I don't even remotely trust third party commitment when it comes to Nintendo, and I have a hard time believing a nearly 20 year old disparity between Nintendo and third parties is going to be solved by the Switch. I do understand if you want to disagree with me. All I ask is that you see my point of view and understand my skepticism.
Looking at the middleware suppliers, which was one of the things that turned away the 3rd parties, the NS is starting out with all the current Engines unlike the Wii U, which helps porting games emmencely. Now the next problem is the quality of the ports and how gimped they are.
Also, conditions are different this time. The Wii U was hot off the heels of the hugely successful Wii. Many publishers had screwed the pooch early on with their Wii ports and thus missed any chance to make big money there. Thus they went in big on the Wii U on stage because they didn't want to miss again. There is no such circumstance here since the Wii U was a bomb. Not to mention Wii U was the only new console in 2011 when those pledges of loyalty came out while the Switch has the PS4Pro and Xbox Scorpio to contend with.
Another good sign is Bethesda Softworks. Bethesda historically doesn't allow it's name to show up as a supporter unless it means it. And they've made it vocally clear when they declared they would not support the Wii U that they won't work with companies who don't work with them. So the fact Bethesda is going so far as to have their name on the list and let Nintendo show Skyrim Remastered on the Switch tells us Nintendo has worked with them considerably more than in the past. Cause let's not forget Bethesda Softworks has never supported their home consoles and only a few times put some cheap games on handhelds. This isn't like Ubi or EA who always dips their toes in the water and often pulls out.
Overall this seems a better sign than the Wii U.
That's a pretty good list. Now let's just hope the list stays long.
More RPGs and survival horror please!
I agree :)
If Square Enix doesn't see $_$ at the idea of a Kingdom Hearts style concept of Final Fantasy + Smash Bros. line up for a "Super Smash Bros. RPG" spiritual sequel to Super Mario RPG, I just don't even know what's going on. Think about it..... all the Final Fantasy characters available.... for amiibo.
Let From Software make a dark Metroid.
Epic Games? Like in Battle Royale and Clash of Clans? =O
"Konami" XD
The only thing I can think of right now from them is the Train Simulator and MGS: Survive.
Or perhaps Castlevania the pachinko or slot machine edition.
I'll wait until I see actual titles.
That was one way to reduce NX threads back in the day.......
Pshh that's it?? lol jk
The middleware in the title makes my knee jerk. I'm not going to get my hopes up with the NS yet.
This list doesn't matter, game trailers and game demos do.
I leaped from NES to WiiU, and man, was I dissapointed... But this list gives me hope. Besides, the new console looks very neat, so I will be buying it as soon as I have the money for it
