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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