08-24-2020, 10:28 AM
Dataminer Uncovers Support For Switch SDK In Fall Guys Game Files On Steam
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One of the surprise video game hits of 2020 is Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout – a 60-player battle royale party title inspired by hilarious television game shows like Takeshi’s Castle and Total Wipeout.
Mediatonic – the developer behind this relatively new release – has an FAQ on its website. Within this, it says it would “love” to bring the game to other platforms like the Switch and Xbox further down the line.
Following on from this, Switch dataminer OatmealDome has apparently found a “NintendoSDKPlugin.dll” file within the game’s files on Steam. It’s supposedly been present since the original version of the game.
As noted, the support for Nintendo’s SDK (software development kit) doesn’t guarantee it’s coming to the Switch. If you’re thinking this might just be linked to Pro Controller support for the game on Steam, it’s likely not that, either. OatmealDome explains why in a seperate tweet:
There’s also the possibility it’s all an accident on Mediatonic’s behalf:
What do you make of this? Would you like to see Fall Guys make the Switch eventually? Tell us down below.
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One of the surprise video game hits of 2020 is Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout – a 60-player battle royale party title inspired by hilarious television game shows like Takeshi’s Castle and Total Wipeout.
Mediatonic – the developer behind this relatively new release – has an FAQ on its website. Within this, it says it would “love” to bring the game to other platforms like the Switch and Xbox further down the line.
Following on from this, Switch dataminer OatmealDome has apparently found a “NintendoSDKPlugin.dll” file within the game’s files on Steam. It’s supposedly been present since the original version of the game.
Quote:Interestingly, Fall Guys has the “NintendoSDKPlugin.dll” file in its game files on Steam.
This means that the Fall Guys Unity project has support for the Nintendo Switch’s SDK (not necessarily that it *will* come to Switch). It’s also been there since the first version.
— OatmealDome (@OatmealDome) August 19, 2020
As noted, the support for Nintendo’s SDK (software development kit) doesn’t guarantee it’s coming to the Switch. If you’re thinking this might just be linked to Pro Controller support for the game on Steam, it’s likely not that, either. OatmealDome explains why in a seperate tweet:
Quote:NintendoSDK and its associated Unity plugin is only for developing Switch games. Nintendo doesn’t provide any official SDK for the Pro Controller on PC— OatmealDome (@OatmealDome) August 19, 2020
There’s also the possibility it’s all an accident on Mediatonic’s behalf:
Quote:You can only compile Unity games for the Switch if you are licensed by Nintendo and have installed the provided SDK.
That being said, Mediatronic could’ve just activated Switch support by accident.
— OatmealDome (@OatmealDome) August 19, 2020
What do you make of this? Would you like to see Fall Guys make the Switch eventually? Tell us down below.