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Good news, people who want the Nintendo Switch 2 to actually have some new games you’ll be able to play on it relatively close to its arrival, with 8% of the developers quizzed as part of 2024’s GDC State of the Game Industry survey having said that they’re currently working on games aimed at the console.<\/p>\n

With Nintendo’s next console being likely to emerge at some point in the not-so-distant future, following last year’s whole ‘has it been shown to some devs<\/a> in a room at Gamescom or not’ thing, preparations are underway to make you actually want to buy it<\/a> for reasons other than ports. There’s also plenty of interest in creating games for it from those who aren’t already.<\/p>\n

As outlined in the survey’s findings, which can be found here<\/a> if you fancy registering, 8% of the over 3000 developers who responded to it said that they’re currently developing a project aimed at the Nintendo Switch successor – the snappy working title that the console’s been slapped with until Nintendo decides to tell us<\/a> what it’s actually called. That’s something in the region of 240 people who felt comfortable revealing that this is what they’re busy with.<\/p>\n

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Good news, people who want the Nintendo Switch 2 to actually have some new games you’ll be able to play on it relatively close to its arrival, with 8% of the developers quizzed as part of 2024’s GDC State of the Game Industry survey having said that they’re currently working on games aimed at the console. With Nintendo’s next console being likely to emerge at some point in the not-so-distant future, following last year’s whole ‘has it been shown to some devs in a room at Gamescom or not’ thing, preparations are underway to make you actually want to buy it for reasons other than ports. There’s also plenty of interest in creating games for it from those who aren’t already. As outlined in the…<\/p>\n

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