December2019
News The Witcher 3 Was An Absolute Mess When It Was Initially Ported To Switch
"The game was running at 10 frames per second"
Although The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt for the Switch is not exactly the most cutting-edge title, it's still an impressive feat for the hybrid system. In fact, prior to its official reveal, there were many sceptics claiming it wasn't even possible. Now that the game has been released on Nintendo's latest...
November2019
News CD Projekt Red Not Worried About VR, As It Remains A "Very Small" Market
Senior VP of business development says it's extremely niche
Virtual Reality has been touted as the next big thing in the video game industry. There are high-end headsets available for PC, and on the console front, Sony has released a more affordable experience for the PlayStation 4. Even Nintendo had some fun with this idea earlier this year when it...
News CD Projekt's Revenue Jump Aided By Sales Of Witcher 3 On Switch
Company "encouraged" by the "positive reception"
Polish studio CD Projekt has just published its third-quarter earnings report for 2019, and has cited the release of Witcher 3 on Switch as one of the key reasons for a 38% revenue jump year-on-year. In the last quarter, CD Projekt Capital Group posted 92.9 million PLN in sales revenues, scoring a...
News The Witcher Netflix Series Secures A Second Season
Season one arrives next month
After announcing a 20th December release date for season one earlier this month, Netflix has now confirmed its upcoming live-action adaptation of The Witcher will receive a second season. This announcement was made by the showrunner Lauren Hissrich, who took to Twitter yesterday to share the good news: Geralt,...
October2019
Random God Of War Director Praises Witcher 3 On Switch, Says It's "Some Kind Of Dark Sorcery"
Even industry figures are impressed
Bringing a game like The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Complete Edition to the Switch was previously palmed off as impossible, yet here we are now playing it on this exact system. While there are plenty of people out there who still can't believe such a large and visually stunning title has been released on Nintendo's...
News A Witcher 3 Switch Mod Appears To Restore Visual Options Missing From The Retail Game
Update: Modders overclock for improved frame rates
Update: In addition to re-enabling post-processing options from the PC version of the game, modders have managed to get the game running at speeds approaching 60fps on overclocked Switch hardware, albeit inconsistently and with a reduced resolution, as seen below in a video by Modern Vintage Gamer...
Video Digital Foundry Delivers Its Verdict On The Witcher 3 On Switch
Switcher weeeee!
The Witcher 3 arrives on a Nintendo Switch near you tomorrow and, as you may already know if you've checked out our review, anyone who has yet to sample the delights of The Continent is in for a treat. The Switch version might not hold up to direct comparison with other versions on more powerful, non-portable consoles, but...
News CD Projekt Red "Probably" Won't Port Cyberpunk 2077 To Nintendo Switch
But will look into it
At PAX Australia this week, CD Projekt Red's Krakow head John Mamis was asked by GameSpot about the possibility of the Polish company's next big release Cyberpunk 2077 getting ported across to the Switch in the near future. While anything is possible now that The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Complete Edition is being released on...
News Walmart Breaks Street Date For The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Complete Edition
Get a headstart
Oh no, it's happened again! Following on from Walmart selling The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening amiibo ahead of schedule, the US retail giant has now reportedly broken the street date for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Complete Edition. The Sw
August2019
News The Witcher 3 Switch Port Started Development Just 12 Months Ago
Saber doesn't hang around
We recently sat down to try out a preview build of The Witcher 3: The Wild Hunt on Switch and just yesterday we published our hands-on impressions. Spoilers! It's pretty remarkable. Our friends over at Digital Foundry also got the chance to sit down with se
News The Witcher 3 Switch eShop File Size Revealed
It's a big one
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Complete Edition is obviously a massive open-world RPG, so just how much of your precious microSD memory will it take up if you decide to go with a digital copy? According to the Switch eShop listing, the game requires a whopping 28.1GB of free space. It's not all that surprising when you consider the fact...
Hands On We've Played Witcher 3 On Nintendo Switch, And It's A Work Of Magic
"It’s the same as you’ll find on other platforms, how it looks and feels"
Switch has the pick of extraordinary, open-world RPGs. With Nintendo’s own The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim from Bethesda, both story-led and user-guided experiences are gloriously catered for. While Switch gamers may have held out...
News The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Gets An October Release Date On Switch
Switcher on
It's been announced at Gamescom via a new trailer that The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt will release on Nintendo Switch on 15th October. The game was heavily rumoured for a while before it was announced at this year's E3 and now we've all got a solid release date in the diary. We just need to clear our schedule - we hear it's a monster. We...
News The Switch Version Of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Gets Rated By The ESRB
Is a release near?
After months of rumours, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt was finally confirmed for the Nintendo Switch during this year's E3. While we know it's coming to the system at some point this year, we still don't know exactly when CD Projekt Red's open-world RPG masterpiece will arrive on the hybrid platform. Fortunately, we might not have to...
July2019
Video Ciri And Yen From The Witcher Netflix Series Read Fan Reactions To The Teaser Trailer
And it's very dramatic
Last week, we got our first official look at The Witcher Netflix series, starring Superman's Henry Cavill as Geralt of Rivia. Alongside this teaser trailer, Netflix launched multiple social media accounts across Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, dedicated to promoting the show. Now, it appears the Twitter account is already...
News Netflix Releases Its First Official Teaser For Season One Of The Witcher
"The worst monsters are the ones we create"
After what feels like an incredibly long wait, Netflix has finally released the first trailer for its live-action version of The Witcher, starring Superman's Henry Cavill as the White Wolf. In this first look, we find out a bit about the lore within the universe of the Witcher, see some of the well-known...
News Don't Expect Netflix's Witcher Show To Copy The Video Games
"They went one direction, we actually get to go another"
As Netflix releases more and more cast photos from its upcoming Witcher show, a pattern has begun to emerge. Long-time fans of the video game series – which, like the show, is based on Polish author Andrzej Sapkowski's popular line of fantasy novels and is coming to Switch this year in the...
June2019
News CD Projekt Red "Not Really Cutting Anything" From The Witcher 3 On Nintendo Switch
The "biggest changes" are tied to the UI and interaction
During a recent interview with VGC, CD Projekt Red UI Coordinator Alvin Liu explained how the biggest adjustments made to The Witcher 3 on Nintendo Switch are tied to the user interface: “The biggest changes that we made involve the user interface and how you interact is a bit different on...
Video Here's How The Witcher 3 On Switch Compares To The PS4 Version
Saber Interactive is working wonders
When it was rumoured that The Witcher 3 was coming to Switch, there were many who flatly refused to believe it was even possible to cram CD Projekt Red's epic open-world fantasy into Nintendo's hybrid console – especially when you consider that on PS4 and Xbox One, the game often has issues running at a stable...
News The Witcher 3 On Switch Runs At 540p Portable, 720p Docked
File size and cross-save info also revealed
It has been revealed that Witcher 3 runs at 720p in docked mode on Nintendo Switch, with the handheld resolution capped at 540p. Compared to the 1080p output of the PlayStation 4 version, that's clearly lacking – but when you consider that the Switch is powered by a mobile chipset, it's amazing we're...
News Some History About Saber Interactive, The Developer Porting The Witcher 3 To Nintendo Switch
Have a little faith
The biggest question so far about the Switch version of The Witcher 3: The Wild Hunt - Complete Edition, is who is handling the Nintendo port? Well, it didn't take long for the official Witcher Twitter account to answer this. For those who missed our previous post, the developer working on it is Saber Interactive, in "close...
News It's Official: The Witcher 3: Complete Edition Is Coming To Nintendo Switch This Year
Geralt has arrived!
After ongoing rumours and some wild speculation, today's Nintendo Direct E3 2019 showcase has finally confirmed Geralt of Rivia is coming to the Nintendo Switch. Yes, that's right – at some point later this year, Nintendo Switch owners will be treated to CD Projekt Red's open-world RPG masterpiece, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt –...
News Geralt's Voice Actor Says He "Wants To See" The Witcher 3 On Nintendo Switch
Fueling the rumour
The rumours about The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt coming to the Switch just won't go away. Following on from multiple online listings for a Nintendo version of CD Projekt's magnificent action-adventure game, we now have Geralt of Rivia's voice actor – Doug Cockle – talking about a potential port. Yep, he's literally asking who else...
May2019
Rumour Multiple Witcher 3 Listings For Nintendo Switch Appear Online
Geralt won't back down
The rumour about The Witcher 3: The Wild Hunt coming to the Nintendo Switch has seemingly re-emerged. Yes, that's right - it seems like Geralt of Rivia might actually be on his way to the hybrid system after all. Following on from a previous retailer listing earlier this year, a user over on ResetEra by the name of...
