Marvel Rivals is formally coming to the Nintendo Switch 2, in response to its builders.
In an interview with IGN on the Sport Builders Convention, I requested Marvel Video games govt producer Danny Koo if a Switch 2 model was nonetheless being thought-about. In response, he confirmed to IGN that it was truly in progress already. “We’re engaged on it, however when now we have information, we’ll announce that one.”
Simply to be tremendous certain he was actually confirming a Switch 2 model eventually, I reworded the query and requested once more. He once more confirmed, saying: “We are going to do it.”
A Switch model of Marvel Rivals has been a level of dialogue for a whereas now. Final yr, previous to the console’s launch, we spoke with producer Weicong Wu, who stated on the time that the studio was “involved with Nintendo and dealing on some improvement kits.” Then in July of that same year, recreation director Guangyun Chen stated a Switch 2 model was nonetheless being thought-about, however famous that the crew nonetheless did not have a dev equipment in hand. Koo’s response means that this downside has lastly been solved.
Sadly, if anybody was clamoring to play Marvel Rivals on cell, that is most likely not occurring, not less than not any time quickly. I requested Koo if Marvel Rivals, which can be on all different main platforms as soon as the Switch 2 variations is out, would ever find yourself on iOS or Android.
“Yeah, this one on the cell recreation will not be going to work,” he stated. “If we will do a cell, it may be a complete completely different recreation. Due to the suggestions, the contact. The controls are simply so completely different.”
Even with out a launch window, the Switch 2 affirmation is nice information for Nintendo followers who’ve been ready to play the sport for a yr and a half now. Marvel Rivals is nice, in spite of everything, and we gave it an 8/10 at launch, calling it “approachable, but with a excessive talent ceiling to achieve for, it is persistently a nice time regardless of which fan-favourite comedian ebook character and accompanying skillset is at your fingertips.” Season 7 simply launched a few days in the past, bringing White Fox to the ever-growing character roster.
We additionally spoke to the Marvel Rivals crew about their plans for including extra characters to the sport sooner or later, in addition to the forbidden information they’ve needed to take up to be able to plan out the sport’s year-long Path to Doomsday occasion.
Rebekah Valentine is a senior reporter for IGN. Received a story tip? Ship it to rvalentine@ign.com.