The rumours are flying in thick and fast at the moment, but this one has certainly grabbed our attention. If the rumblings are to be believed, we could soon see the hugely popular Fortnite on Nintendo Switch, with a reveal expected to be shown at the Nintendo Spotlight: E3 2018 presentation in June.
The news comes from Twitter user @LeakyPandy who, under the name Vandal_Leaks, correctly leaked info surrounding the Nintendo Direct presentation in March. LeakyPandy suggests that Fortnite's Battle Royale mode will come with "no substantial differences" and will support cross-platform play.
Perhaps the most interesting part of this 'leak', however, is the suggestion that Fortnite's co-op story mode 'Save The World' will also be present with some Switch-exclusive features. On other platforms, this mode allows up to four players to team up online, but the Switch version is slated to support local play between four consoles (which will apparently play as a large part of the port's selling point in promotional material).
The leak also says that "exclusive Nintendo IP related content is also being worked on exclusively for Save The World". This wouldn't be too much of a surprise given that games such as Rocket League and Skyrim have done this already, and we can already imagine ourselves running around in little Toad mushroom hats, representing the Switch user base with style.
It's worth noting that LeakyPandy has described this information as "gossip", telling readers to take the information with a pinch of salt in case the rumblings turn out to be false - something that we definitely encourage, too!
Would you like this rumour to be true, though? Would you be up for some Battle Royale on the TV, before playing some of the co-op story mode on the go? Let us know your thoughts below.
[source twitter.com]
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Waaaahuuuuu
Only a rumour but please be true eventually
Seeing the installation base of the Switch grow so quickly, it would be surprising if not a single big Battle Royale game came on the Switch. Let's see who will be first...
All I want is the save the world mode, so if it comes I'll be so freaking happy.
It better have Mario customes or I am not playing.
I'm horrible at Fortnite. I'm glad it's popular. I don't care if it's ported or not, but a port would seriously drive sales
Please make this happen.
I didn't understand the hype in this game... Until I played it! It is very fun, and I would love for it to come to the Switch.
meh don't care
If this is true, the port will probably happen in September to showcase the online service. I have the same thought about Smash Bros.
How exciting.
Just a rumor, so nothing for me to get too excited about... but if this turns out to be true, throw in motion aiming and I'm in.
i really hope crazy justice gets released before this is announced. Theyve been doing some really cool stuff and id like to see a small indy team get some love before fortnite blows them out of the battle royal water
Hm. I expect it to not be free to play if true. There seems to be something about bringing free to play games to Nintendo. Either Nintendo doesn't like it or the companies don't want to share their microtransaction pie with them. Especially as they tend to be restricted in Japan. It may be why Hearthstone is not coming to Switch.
Picture me unimpressed
Hope this is true purely because it would be great for the growth of the switch. I already have to listen to my son playing this on the PS4 and it does my head in😂
Not a game I’m interested in but if it boosts Switch sales I’m all for it.
I've tried playing this on my mobile and gave up, it needs controllers to be fully enjoyed. Makes sense for the switch
did someone say exclusive stuff for the switch? if true, then yes i'll put my sweet hours into this game just for those exclusives stuff.
Eh. Let's wait til e3 and see how the cards fall
Only if it adds some funky mode
If it comes out on Switch, I will finally give it a chance.
All these rumors are all well and good but I’d like to see some actual announcements sometime soon. E3 can’t come soon enough.
Sound very likely. Would be neat if they included gyro-controls.
I hope so, I have an absolute blast in this game on PS4, but to be able to play it during my lunch break at work would be cool.
With no voice chat what's the point?
I'm not a fan, but both my sons are "CrAzY" for this game on our PS4. They fight over who's playing. They talk trash on each other that leads to punches. I also coach 3 teams and if the kids are chatting...it's about Fortnite. So I believe the rumor to be true. Why? Because it makes business sense to get one of the hottest games onto the hottest systems. If they're able to make it work, it'll be there.
Personally I look like every bodies favourite grandpa trying to play this type of game. No understanding of it, terrible reflexes and it’s like I have a built in 30 second delay that means I never see them coming!
But, this sort of news bodes well, it’s a highly popular game that has mass appeal and suggests Nintendo are eager to chase the market, not only that developers are sitting up and taking notice of the switch, I don’t see how it can be anything but good news!
I have no idea if I would enjoy this game but I have enjoyed the hype around it . Roll on E3.....
They should probably hurry up before the fad dies out
Meh.
i hope both of these games are free
I'm personally uninterested, but this would obviously be very good news.
We definitely don't need this game poisoning the sanctity of our system. Especially since PUBG isn't available on Switch. Most Switch owners wouldn't know that it's a ripoff.
A mushroom kingdom or hyrule castle maps would be fun to play in fortnite. I am still yet to actually play it as ive been waiting for a switch release anyway.
@MonkiPlays
what do you spend the money on. I thought the game is a free download?
I’d prefer Splatoon: Battle Royale, but this would be cool too.
I've never been a fan of online 3rd person over the shoulder shooters Gears of War, GTA 5, PUBG, Fortnite The Divison etc. So i won't be playing this, but it would definitely bump up sales for the switch. Which would be great!
That'll be interesting. I'm quite curious on the pve side of the game. The PvP side I tried on the ps4 and just didn't enjoy it as much. Great concept off a game but I don't really like PvP shooters.
This may just be a rumour, but it seems very likely to me.
I hope it all turns out to be true. I don’t love FPS of battle Royale games but it would be great for the Nintendo platform to have access to one of the biggest games out right now.
Check your facts, @LeakyPandy aka Vandal_Leaks got EVERYTHING about that March Nintendo Direct WRONG except for the date.
Not saying Fortnite won't come, there are others speculating about that, just that Vandal_Leaks knows nothing.
Considering how Fortnite is currently the biggest game in the world, this would be a huge deal.
I would love to see this at E3 or even sooner but yes I would like to be able to play this on the go with other people and maybe they will add a bots mode so you can more easily play it on the go without WI-FI.
if true, just another late port.
Only just started playing this on PS4, its great, is there such a thing as cross progress, could a buy a skin on playstation and have it on the Switch ?
Just to note, the 14 year old being sued by Epic is not for cheating (through reverse-engineering code), but is a DMCA takedown notice for the ‘how to’ videos which Epic claim are derivative works. The boy has counter-sued.
Fortnite looks ok to me (the building stuff seems weird), but my skill at these types of games is near-nonexistent (which is why PS4 or Xbox don’t interest me), so it’s a pass.
@TommyTLG I'd rather have Waluigi costumes
Cod BO4 > PUBG > Fortnite
It's a fun game but way overrated. I'm glad it's coming to Switch as it's super popular but yeah, I though people would be over it by now.
If it costs, I probably won’t get it. I like the free to play model on the other versions and I’ll continue to play it on PS4 that way. I hope it looks a little better than the phone version
Yes please! Although by the time we get it it will be taken over by seven year olds. Am I the only one who doesn’t know how to voice chat with kids? I hate when they try to teach me Minecraft...
This would be my jam if it came to Nintendo Switch, assuming they stop adding dumb weapons to the game.
Fortnite hype would dissolve before it finally gets a Switch port.
I'm not a fan of the game but this would be huge for the system, i hope it happens for everybody that wants it.
Never played Fortnite but will this be a port from the other console versions? or a lazy port from mobile in order to get it to Switch asap? It better be the former or i won't even consider looking at it
@PlayedNSlayed Considering how well most versions of Fortnite run, including the mobile games, I think you have nothing to worry about with Epic handling it for Switch. I may actually consider trying it out on Switch, even if PUBG on PC is my go-to battle-royale.
This is a Hunger Games ripoff.
This is already on iOS so this seems likely and technically possible. Digital Foundry have already produced a video comparing the iOS version to the PS4 version. In short, on an iPhone X (a device which is a LOT more powerful than a Switch) the difference is not earth shattering, but on lower end iOS devices the gap grows dramatically.
@Nincompoop
You mean Battle Royale surely. A movie which apparently has rather belatedly spawned a vast array of clones and ripp offs. I wonder if Kinji Fukasaku is seeing any royalties. Somehow, I suspect not.
Plagiarism remains as grubby now as it ever was.
@ImprobableToast WAH!
@Nincompoop Hunger Games is a ripoff of the Japanese movie Battle Royale (as is this entire games genre really) – it's a good movie, worth watching!
edit: oops @moroboshi just said that
Not my kinda game, but would be a big win for Nintendo, for sure.
Fad or not I really want this game on Switch so I can not only enjoy the game in bed but also so I can play with my bro. We have two Switches but not two PS4s.
Can we have a mode where we remove the stupid building?
who/what? never heard of it
I really hope the battle royale genre dies off soon. It's all anyone ever talks about these days
It has been a weird absence on Switch. I'm not a huge fan of Fortnite but I play it occasionally to just crack a beer and see what happens. Seeing as it's on mobile I wouldn't expect a switch port is too far away, even if the leak is bull.
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