Like them or loathe them, Battle Royale games are the flavour of the moment. From Player Unknown's Battlegrounds to the myriad bootleg ripoffs found on mobile app stores, there's plenty to go around, and plenty of people willing to play them. The biggest, juiciest peach of them all from a statistical point of view is Fortnite, made by Epic Games of Gears of War fame.
It's got millions of active players, it's free for anyone to download and enjoy, so just like the rest of the internet, we've been wondering about the possibility of a port to the Nintendo Switch. It's well optimised and already runs on iPhones so there's no doubt in our minds that it's entirely possible, but will it actually happen?
Rumours have been circling that Nintendo and Epic Games will be announcing just such a port at E3 2018, and even the developers themselves have expressed an interest in bringing it to Nintendo's half-and-half console. Check out the video above where we go into infinitely more depth about the when, if, how, and why regarding Fortnite on Nintendo Switch.
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I think it will come eventually, it’s more of a matter of when.
I'm actually looking forward to Crazy Justice more than Fortnite. I'm just not keen on the building /crafting nonsense. Crazy Justice has a cover system. Much better
It's like Wii U and Minecraft all over again. One day. One day...
@AlexOlney Alex! It's Leaky Pandy. PANDY! Not Panda. The poor fella has even complained at folk getting his / her name wrong lol. Oh dear.
Think it would be good from a switch sales perspective so that’s a plus. As a game it’s not for me
@gatorboi352 it’s Gatorboi moaning all over again,.... lol
But the Switch is too weak to play games like this.
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Sincerely hope it does end up coming. My kids really do enjoy it and I think it would be great for them to have on their switches.
One of the things going against it would be Switch charging for online in the near future, whereas no such paywall exists on other platforms.
@Joeynator3000
All jokes aside, I actually think Fortnite could work better than, say, Player Unknown's Battlegrounds. The minimum specs requirements are a lot lower, in the Core i3 CPU and (newer) integrated graphics range. The Switch could handle that. There are building elements of Fortnite in addition to the combat aspects, which don't require precise aim. The Joycons could be used to good effect, either way.
@PlywoodStick Honestly I may look into this type of game if it shows up. Then again I never liked online multiplayer games, and here I usually die at the beginning anyways. lol
You should see me in the Garden Warfare's multiplayer mode back then, I enjoyed it but holy crap did I die a lot.
@Gerald GET BACK IN YOUR HOLE GERALD
Meh no desire for these games, they get hacked to easy and people cheat lots and it's just not fun
Not my thing but I think it’s a must have for the Switch.
@Gerald Well he does actually have a point. Nintendo late to the party due to exclusive content. (Who knows, maybe we get a Mushroom Kingdom map or something lol.) However, also worthy of note is the fact Minecraft was late on WiiU, it didn't seem to tarnish it's sales. So I'm sure Fortnite will be fine.
@GrailUK Come on, you’ve gotta be kiddng me. He’s the biggest troll on this site
@Gerald Probably winds him up agreeing with him lol O.<
I am actually one of the people that wants to try Fortnite. The strange feeling that you may be shot any second if you´re not careful seems very thrilling and exciting. I also really like the cartoonish art style and the game as a whole just looks fun. So yeah, bring it over. And do it as soon as possible, because this battle royale trend will soon fade out and while I personally don´t care whether the game I´m playing is popular or not, releasing Fortnite too late might not make as much impact as it would when released this year.
Tried it for an hour and it was one of the dullest games I've played for a long time and as a concept it's nothing new, just the same old thing but on a bigger map. Kids like to pretend it's something new though so good luck to them but it's a bit rubbish and I wonder how many have actually bought the game it comes with
@GrailUK and PUBG is still not out on PS4. Games that are so popular (like this and Minecraft for example) can afford to be late without too many repercussions to their sales, plus like someone already said Fortnite is free so it's not like they are missing out on frontloaded preorders or things like that
I am more of a sniper, stealth kinda person, shooting while running is not my thing, I can't even throw a rock and hit something.
I rather have Splinter Cell come to Switch.
I have no interest in playing it, but it would be great for Switch to get it.
Not my cup of tea but if there is a demand, why not? I'm more interested in the PvE mode but with the BR mode success i have a feeling they might drop support for the PvE.
what do they call a quarter-pounder in france?
royale wit cheeese........
@Joeynator3000 fortnite is already on phones and pubg mobile runs a hell of a lot smoother than the Xbox version. Porting the mobile versions wouldn't be a terrible idiea considering pubg mobile isn't as stripped down as people would have thought
Easy voice voice chat with rando groups is a big part of the game's appeal.
Rather have Rainbow Six
@Dang69 There’s no voice chat on the mobile version
Will be great for switch although not really for me.
@Gerald oh, you're actually being serious. Look, I've said it a thousand times: a difference of opinion from your own does not = a troll.
@SimplyCinnamon53 They were testing it out a bunch in early April, just assumed they had it by now. Anyways, there are certain things you accept from a mobile version of an experience like this than you are willing to on a console - ppl been using the mobile versions to compliment at home playtime and are in the mind frame of "waiting" for chat to be on mobile. The Switch version is only mobile if you're running a hotspot off your phone. I dunno, been playing the PS4 version a bunch and I still think the Switch having Splatoon2 is the greater gift.
@gatorboi352 I was having joke with you. But on a serious note, someone who constantly calls people out as “NDF’s” and does not own a switch and has no intention of buying, I would call a troll. But hey, that’s just my opinion.
Not my thing but its a big deal so hope it happens. More the merrier. Plus I think it will.
@RupeeClock Yeah, that's the only downside, a modern potato can run Fortnite, and doesn't need a subscription. Making people pay money just to be able to access Fortnite on Switch probably won't turn out well...
Maybe these rumors are related to the Splatoon news that's going to shock the world. You can play fortnight on the switch as an inkling or some such thing. Personally I hope the two things are not related.
It'll need to leave early access first but once it does it'll probably come to switch.
Unless Splatoon's new thing is a Battle Royale in which case, the Fortnite is dead, long live the Splattle Royale.
Basically if the game comes to the Switch, I will finally try it to see what - in my opinion - all the massively overblown hype - is about.
Seems most likely to me that the reason for the wait is an intent to have it only launch after the paid only service launches and use it as yet another hook to get people to buy into that.
@Gerald i had a switch for almost 3 months. Wasn't really a fan, only undocked it twice. But hey that's just a fact.
@PlywoodStick Epic/Nintendo could just allow you to play the game without a NOA subscription. That's how it works on PS4.
@gatorboi352 so why bother to comment?
S’troll on!
@Gerald the better question to pose is why do my comments bother you?
@Gerald Gator is Slige second account confirm.
@JJ286 ha ha, or maybe the legend Quortho....... he who must not be named
@gatorboi352 I actually find it quite entertaining, you carry on
@Indielink Considering Nintendo's general trend in their policies, what is the likelihood of actually doing that on their end?
@JJ286 god that dude was insane, forgot all about him. what ever did happen to him was he banned?
@PlywoodStick Who knows, you are right in that this is Nintendo and you never know what they are thinking.
Although I definitely recall the announcement on Monday saying that CERTAIN games will require the account rather than all.
@RupeeClock PS4 and Xbox One require subscriptions for online gaming.
@mccollumni But not mobile devices or PC, where Fortnite is prevalent.
@RupeeClock My point is that it's not deterring people from playing it on other consoles.
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