That's unreal:
Miyamoto:
Regarding our software development environment, we have taken the software development
teams for home console systems and for handheld systems, which used to be two different
departments, and integrated them into one, and this has been very beneficial as they are now
developing software as a team in the same environment.
In addition, third-party developers who
are making software for PC can now easily adapt that software to work on our platform. In the
current development environment, Iʼd say that it would take less than a year for them to port a
PC game to Nintendo Switch.
That ease of software development has also been felt by
Nintendoʼs internal developers. Also, even though game software developers in the U.S. and E.U.
are often said to have superior skills to their Japanese counterparts when it comes to software
development techniques, Nintendoʼs software developers have mastered state-of-the-art
technologies such as Unreal engine, and their skills can now be compared with those of Western
developers. Our developers are more excited than ever to create software.
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1341705http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1341774Time: 19 Things Nintendo's President Told Us About Switch and More
... Switch is not backward compatible ... with controllers designed for other systems. Support for certain controllers may be considered for a future update. In some cases, games from past systems may be re-released for the Nintendo Switch system as either enhanced or original versions.
In terms of the applications available on Wii U, all of those are not necessarily transferred or installed. In principle, we think about which application needs to be improved or discontinued by looking at consumers' reactions. Mii characters can be used to represent a user profile, for instance, but are not required. Users also have the option to choose a profile picture from an included library of Nintendo character images. Mii characters can still be used in games if developers choose to include them.
...while Miiverse will continue to be supported on the Wii U and Nintendo 3DS systems, our approach with the Switch is to make greater use of other established, broadly used social platforms.
And in terms of the Internet browser, since all of our efforts have gone toward making Switch an amazing dedicated video game platform, it will not support it, at least at launch.
What about virtual reality? Is the launch version of Switch powerful enough to support it?
The very simple answer is yes. We've said this before, and I feel like we're saying it a lot, but we are interested and doing research into this field. The question, of course, is "What is the best way to bring virtual reality to our customers as a form of entertainment?" Not just, "Hey, look! It's realistic!" or whatever, but what is the best way to use this technology to bring something fun to our consumer base? We are definitely looking at that.
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