GDC: 45% Game Developers Are Very Interested In Nintendo Switch

GDC: 45% Game Developers Are Very Interested In Nintendo Switch

GDC has published a report on the state of the video game industry revealing what game developers are thinking about the platforms that are currently out in the market. The results come from a survey sent to developers in the video game industry.

The first question developers were asked was which platform their last game was released on. Nintendo Switch came in at 9%, a 4% increase from the year before:

  • Xbox 360 – 3%
  • Xbox One X – 20%
  • PlayStation 3 – 2%
  • PlayStation 4 / Pro – 24%
  • Nintendo Switch – 9%
  • Smartphones / Tablets – 33%
  • Internet browser – 9%
  • PC – 56%
  • Mac – 15%
  • Linux – 8%
  • RV Helmets – 12%
  • Helmets of RA – 3%
  • Desktop games – 2%
  • Others – 8%

Next, the developers were asked which platform(s) they are currently developing their games for. Switch came in at 18%, an increase from 12%:

  • Xbox 360 – 2%
  • Xbox One X – 28%
  • PlayStation 4 / Pro – 31%
  • Nintendo Switch – 18%
  • Smartphones / Tablets – 38%
  • Internet browser – 10%
  • PC – 66%
  • Mac – 20%
  • Linux – 10%
  • RV Helmets – 17%
  • Helmets RA – 7%
  • Voice games (Amazon Alexa, Google Home, etc.) – 2%
  • Desktop games – 4%
  • Others – 7%

When asked which platform they plan to release their next title, 22% went with Nintendo Switch:

  • Xbox 360 – 2%
  • Xbox One / X – 29%
  • PlayStation 4 / Pro – 32%
  • Nintendo Switch – 22%
  • Smartphones / Tablets – 35%
  • Internet browser – 8%
  • PC – 62%
  • Mac – 20%
  • Linux – 10%
  • RV Helmets – 14%
  • Helmets RA – 6%
  • Voice games (Amazon Alexa, Google Home, etc.) – 2%
  • Desktop games – 3%
  • Others – 5%

Most interestingly, Nintendo Switch is the platform developers are most interested in at this time, similar to the year before. The percentage has increased from 36% to 45%:

  • Xbox 360 – 2%
  • Xbox One X – 28%
  • PlayStation 4 / Pro – 38%
  • Nintendo 3DS – 2%
  • Nintendo Switch – 45%
  • Smartphones / Tablets – 33%
  • Apple TV – 2%
  • Internet browser – 10%
  • PC – 60%
  • Mac – 14%
  • Linux – 8%
  • RV Helmets – 27%
  • Helmets RA – 20%
  • Voice games (Amazon Alexa, Google Home, etc.) – 5%
  • Table games – 10%
  • Others – 5%

Last but not least, 24% of developers said their games have sold better on Switch than other platforms, as compared to 20% experiencing the same sales and 12% facing lower sales:

  • Switch sales have been better than in the rest of platforms – 24%
  • Sales in Switch have been the same as in the other platforms – 20%
  • Sales at Switch have been lower than on the rest of the platforms- 12%
  • It does not answer because the game has been released only on Switch or other reasons – 43%

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