Nintendo is happy to announce that several games made with the Unreal Engine will be coming out soon in the forthcoming Nintendo Switch console. The support of Unreal Engine games will provide a big boost on the upcoming hybrid console to compete with other popular console of today's generation.
According to the Nintendo Insider, Epic Games already revealed their support for the upcoming Nintendo Switch this year. Epic Games are known to release great game titles using Unreal Engine 4 like the popular Gears of War series. Epic Games said that they will be announcing their plans after the Nintendo Switch Presentation this January.
During an interview, Epic Games Japan Manager Takayuki Kawasaki confirmed that Nintendo already has several partners to produce Unreal Engine 4 games for the Nintendo Switch. In fact, Kawasaki revealed that their couple of games that are currently in development and will be released soon.
Nintendo is hoping to get a lot of consumers despite of the heavy competition in the portable game console. Nintendo Switch will be competing against the PlayStation Vita and their very own Nintendo 3Ds.
In a press release made by the WWG, it reminds us how the market for mobile games and other handheld gaming devices dropped its value. After the release of the PlayStation 3 and the Xbox 360, the portable game console demand declined faster than was expected.
The Nintendo Company obviously wants to revive the portable game device as they will release the Nintendo Switch that will feature a unique hybrid game console. The Nintendo Switch is a combination of a traditional video game console that can be transformed into a portable game device.
With the support of the UE4 games to the Nintendo Switch, old games will have its remake versions along with new titles are confirmed to be released in the near future. Though the company haven't confirmed the titles that are currently in development, fans are now expecting to see new titles in the Nintendo Switch.
With this latest update from the developers and the Nintendo company itself, we may expect to see titles like the Final Fantasy VII Remake, Kingdom Hearts 3, Tekken 7 and the new Dragon Quest XI.
Stay tuned for more news and updates as we cover the latest buzz about the upcoming Nintendo Switch console.
