Speaking to Hollywood Reporter yesterday, Nintendo President Reggie Fils-Aim\u00e9 commented on the future of a Red Dead Redemption 2 Switch Version, and why the major Rockstar title isn\u2019t yet available on their platform.<\/b>
\nSpeaking to The Hollywood Reporter yesterday, Nintendo President Reggie Fils-Aim\u00e9 commented on the future of a Red Dead Redemption 2 Switch Version, and why the major Rockstar title isn\u2019t yet available on their platform.
The interview honed in on Nintendo\u2019s priorities for the future of the Switch, with Fils-Aim\u00e9 expressing that \u201cthird-party, big or small, we want all that best content to come.\u201d When pressed further specifically on the matter of a Red Dead Redemption 2 Switch Version \u2013 a game Fils-Aim\u00e9 replied, \u201cAbsolutely. We\u2019d love for it to be there.\u201d
The problem for Nintendo, he said, was that major games like RDR2 had been in development \u201cwell before any conversations about Nintendo Switch\u201d. From their perspective, publishers like Rockstar are focused on finishing the existing development cycle, before looking for \u201copportunities\u201d with other platforms.
Nintendo has pushed for many major third-party games to be re-released on their platform, including the 2011 Rockstar title L. A. Noire, and the comments from Fils-Aim\u00e9 suggest that we\u2019ll likely see similar releases in the future.
However, even with Nintendo\u2019s interest in publishing RDR2 on their platform, the Switch\u2019s capabilities as a portable platform remain an issue. The current generation of Nintendo Switch consoles might not be capable of running the demanding open-world shooter. Panic Button, the developers responsible for bringing DOOM to Switch, revealed earlier this year that the greatest challenge with the Switch lies in graphical issues.
In the same interview, Fils-Aim\u00e9 also discussed the importance of bringing back classic titles from Nintendo\u2019s perspective, remarking \u201cwe want to bring new experiences from our best franchises to Nintendo Switch, and that\u2019s what you see with Smash Bros . and Pokemon\u201d. This strategy is a clear success for Nintendo, with Smash Bros. quickly becoming the best Switch launch in the UK so far last week, but major third-party support remains out of reach for now.<\/p>\n