Nintendo fans and adopters of the Switch can rejoice a little more as Square Enix has pledged to “aggressively” support the console within the upcoming years. They went on to say that any IP could make over, old or new, and the structure of the Switch is similar to the Xbox One and PS4, making multi-platform ports possible.
SquareEnix:
-(When consider games for Switch), we won’t rule out any IPs. Those include new ones, currently active ones, currently not-active ones.
-Probably other platforms will get these too as part of multi, but we would aggressively make games for Switch https://t.co/JFuZRZnVWH— Takashi Mochizuki (@mochi_wsj) November 8, 2017
The news came from their quarterly fiscal year meeting, where Square Enix had multiple praises for the Switch, and what it is doing for the gaming community. Square is happy with how well the Switch is selling, and recognizes the Switch’s “unique” position in the gaming market.
SquareEnix:
-Think Switch’s momentum is very strong
-Nintnedo doing great is great for us
-Switch’s positioning is unique vs PS4 & Xbox One https://t.co/10aCrBCWhh— Takashi Mochizuki (@mochi_wsj) November 8, 2017
Also, the developer stated their plans to announce a “major” title next fiscal year. This would mean that, as soon as April, we’d have a game to look forward to at E3 coming to the Switch.
As hard as it is to believe, as games are seemingly overflowing at the moment for Switch, the idea of Final Fantasy or Life is Strange running on the Switch is good news for anyone, but especially any prior fans.
What’s your number one Square Enix game that you’d like to see on the Switch?
Caleb has been a gamer and Nintendo fan since picking up Pokémon Red for his Game Boy back in 1998, at the wee age of 4. He’s an avid Pokémon TCG collector, and is currently enjoying Breath of the Wild on Switch, along with PUBG on Xbox. He’s a fan of the outdoors when not writing, while also being an avid runner and world traveler. Give him a shout if you’re a fan of Arsenal FC.
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Final Fantasy XV would be awesome! Also, the Secret of Mana 1 remake and the compilation in the US defintely need to happen.