A new Nintendo generation is on the horizon and it appears the publishing giant Amazon Games could potentially be releasing its titles on the Switch "successor" going forward.
Speaking to IGN recently, Amazon Games CEO Christoph Hartmann mentioned how the Switch had been "a fantastic product" during its lifecycle, and the plan for Amazon in the future is to apparently develop games for Nintendo's next system.
Hartmann is also personally happy to wait a little bit longer for Nintendo's new device, rather than see this product rushed to market with possible faults. Here's exactly what he had to say:
"Yeah, we obviously plan to develop games for it and I can't wait for it to be out. I mean, honestly, I'd rather have them wait a year and get it perfect than rush it to the market and then we all complain about what doesn't work... Switch has been such a fantastic product, I can wait another year if I have to. And from development, I think most non-Nintendo developers are not exclusively doing titles for the Switch. They're always part of a portfolio mix of platform mix. Just wait."
As noted by the source, Amazon Games hasn't actually released a game on a Nintendo platform before. Its previous works include games like New World and it's helped out with titles like Lost Ark. It also publishing the upcoming release Throne and Liberty, which is coming to Xbox and PlayStation this year.
Nintendo has confirmed it will announce the Switch "successor" in this "fiscal year". Some recent rumours have been doing the rounds about the expected release date, with developers apparently told not to expect the system in the same window.
Are there any games from Amazon's existing library you would like to see on the Switch successor? Tell us in the comments.
[source ign.com]
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Good to hear Amazon trying to get in the Nintendo circle with its games.
I just wish they had at least one game for me to be intrigued in, let alone bat an eye to.
@StephenYap3 Really? I don't wish that.
Hmm... as long as they don't expect us to merely rent their games...
Ask Liquid Bit and fans of Killer Queen Black how they feel about the prospect of Amazon getting involved with Switch games.
https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2022/10/2d-multiplayer-game-killer-queen-black-to-shut-down-next-month
It’s probably gonna be live service slop.
I’m good.
I guess you could say they’re Primed😎
@HeeHo I would have gone for "Prime 4 for just 12.99/month"
Aha, what a funny non-statement to start the day.
I have heard about Amazon Games, but I haven't heard of a single of their games ... that's not so good for such a publishing giant, now is it.
They're actually really well placed to see which games sell and on which platform ... you'd think that would give them quite the adantage ... and yet!
First people complain "we need more games"
When devs share their thoughts on bringing games over, people are complaining again hahah. Seriously.
Bring them over, especially that MMO game new world.
They make games?
Huh, curious to see what Amazon is thinking of potentially releasing on Switch's successor no matter if it will appeal to me personally but yeah, couldn't agree more with Hartmann's quote about waiting a little bit longer for the successor instead of rushing it (although I do think Nintendo won't wait until the very end of the fiscal year to at least announce it, we'll see)!
New World isn't on consoles yet, but will be.
It released on PC 2-3 years ago.
As for Amazon's "Lost Ark". You can do battles with controller, but almost everything else requires keyboard and mouse.
Because of controller limitations, lack of buttons etc. it's not possible to play it on a console.
Lost Ark also have a forced high resolution interface and it doesn't matter if it's 720p or 4K.
Imagine a 4K interface on 720p. Everything is so tiny you can barely see anything.
@JohnnyMind
i think one of the rumours was that the reason why its around next year or so was because it was delayed to make sure there arent issues like stock and the library is ready and while yeah rumours are a dime a dozen it would make sense in this case.
That said while games like new world and whatnot dont really appeal to me it is nice to see more news of devs wanting in on the ground floor this time compared to the original switch where it felt like some devs were apprehensive at first due to the wiiu situation. shows confidence in the system at least.
@Mgalens Certainly makes more sense than some developers being straight up told (again, by whom? Nintendo themselves?) to not expect it in the current financial year even though that happening is definitely a possibility.
To be honest, I don't even know which games Amazon has made so far but yep, so glad to see third parties willing to release their games on Switch's successor!
Cool if you want to play games like this. Amazon is going to find some way to rip you off. That is guaranteed.
This is a very good news. Nintendo needs more like this Third Party studios. Awesome news so happy with this.
İ think the same like last 6 months Nintendo will announce the next console very soon it is time but nothing happens. Sad.
This is after the CEO of Amazon Games had said "Voice Actors are not real actors", when implementing AI generated stuff into their games.
Pass.
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I will only buy from Amazon if they make Metroid Prime 2 Remastered or give us a port of Killer Instinct. For those who don't know Amazon now own the studio that made Metroid Prime Remastered and Killer Instinct (not Rare btw).
I am good without their games.
I doubt they're even targeting serious gamers with their content. It's the mindless casual market they'll be going after.
Mindless casual is the people that play candy crush for 4 hours a day. Still. We all did it for maybe a week or so. Its the ones that didnt stop or look up to see if anything else exists. It's not the Wii Sports casual... It's the barely gaming stuff I'm talking about.
The best comparison is with Samsung. Have you ever watched Samsung TV? I don't mean watching stuff on a Samsung TV... I mean watching the Samsung content they put on their TV's. There must be 100 channels all completely packed with content - and it's absolutely diabolical. It's the worst thing you will ever watch. Ever. All of it. It takes approximately 4 seconds of watching before you twig that something isn't quite right with it.
But it exists... and it continues to produce content... people are employed and paid to make it... and schedule it... so somewhere, someone is consuming it. It makes money. Somehow!
This is exactly what the Amazon Games will be.
The way I see this is places like Amazon Prime Video and Netflix have more money now than before. Some of their shows are bad. Some okay. Some amazing.
For this reason I’m pleased to welcome Amazon Games in. They may well make my game of the year one of these years.
"It's previous releases include games like New World" should be "its". It's right under the headline, dude
I'm good, thanks
Amazon is publishing the next Tomb Raider game, maybe that will be a Switch 2 release?
On one hand, Amazon has horribly greedy tactics and i won't be buying games from those sleaze bags. Otoh, he sounds like an excited kid who can't wait for the shiny new system. That's kind of cute.
@Purgatorium Ain't that the truth?
@Selim There are plenty of 3rd party developers and indie creators on Nintendo systems.
@ibookboyuk Don't worry, they won't.
i always welcome new game development.
it is not something that is against all odds, we had aome pretty good games from holywood studios in the past. give them at least a change to progress
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