According to a new report, FromSoftware plans on bringing the Dark Souls trilogy of games to the Nintendo Switch and that a Dark Souls 3 port is already being developed.
In the past couple of weeks, several leaks have emerged regarding Nintendo Switch games. From the rumors that the Switch is getting a Mario/Raving Rabbids crossover RPG, to reports that a Pokemon Sun and Moon Nintendo Switch port is already in development, those working on games for the upcoming console have not been able to keep a lid on it. And it looks like leaks won’t end any time soon, as yet another report about Nintendo Switch games has come out.
Let’s Play Video Games has talked with sources that claim FromSoftware has made a Nintendo Switch port for Dark Souls 3, and that the critically acclaimed action RPG is at “a level of performance [From Software] is happy with.” However, seems that the developer isn’t dead certain on releasing it.
In the report also stands that FromSoftware is currently discussing the “financial viability” of releasing all three Dark Souls games on the Nintendo Switch, complete with all of their DLC. The Switch version of Dark Souls 3 would be released the same day the company re-releases the game and every DLC (in one package) on PC, PS4, and Xbox One.
Before the developer does this, though, it wants to see “initial sales data,” says the report. It’s reasonable that the developer would want to carry on with caution considering that even Nintendo investors are unsure that gamers will run to stores to pick up the new console. The Nintendo Switch sales estimate of 2 million is being regarded as conservative by some analysts and following the Switch reveal, the company’s stock dropped. This doesn’t stimulate much confidence, so it’s clear that FromSoftware wants to hedge its bets for now.
Lots of gamers would want to test their mettle against Dark Souls’ ultra-difficult gameplay on the go, so let’s hope that FromSoftware really does have a Switch port in the works and that this isn’t just a wild goose chase.