According to the latest report from The Game Post, the Nintendo Switch 2 has been on sale for more than a month, but a large number of developers have not yet obtained the development machine.Although this new console that carries players' high expectations ignited the market with amazing sales, behind the gradual urge to subside, people began to notice something strange - why has the promised third-party masterpieces not arrived yet?
Several insiders revealed that even teams that have developed Switch works are currently difficult to obtain development tools that can adapt to new hosts.This situation was confirmed in the podcast program Nate the Hate of the well-known Nintendo whistleblower Nate: the distribution scale of Switch2 development machines is more compact than that of previous generations, and some applicants even encountered "no reading".
"These developers submitted their applications several months ago," Nate revealed, "but Nintendo branches across the country only replied, "and they will contact you when the time is right." It is said that from independent studios to mid-sized teams and even some 3A edge developers are currently in a passive waiting state.Some teams only want to provide Switch2 performance patches for old works, while others plan to develop new native works, but the lack of tools has caused the project to stagnate completely.
What’s even more serious is that Nintendo seems to have adopted a “selective silence” strategy.A studio was told that "since the Switch1 game is still developing, there is no need for new phones." When the team stated that they wanted dual platforms to support it, they actually received a reply "this kind of distribution is not a priority."This echoes the earlier report that publishers such as Embracer Group were refused to issue development machines due to internal turmoil.
Nate analyzed that Nintendo has continued the "big manufacturer-first" strategy of hardware in previous generations - core partners can not only obtain development machines in advance, but also participate in the debugging of the hardware final version.However, the low transparency and communication efficiency this time have caused strong anxiety among small and medium-sized teams.Some developers question whether Nintendo's conservative attitude will affect the long-term ecosystem of new consoles when Xbox and PS5 are opened in the early stages.
The turnaround may occur later this month.It is rumored that Nintendo plans to hold a new Direct launch conference after the release of "Dong Qigang: Jiali Full" on July 17, and more development support policies may be announced at that time.However, as of now, all news is still in the category of rumors.
How do you view Nintendo's development machine allocation strategy this time? Is it a necessary measure to prepare for the future, or an overly closed decision-making mistake? Welcome to share your views in the comment section.
