Get all your news in one place.
100’s of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
Keza MacDonald

E3 2018: Fortnite is now out on Nintendo Switch, new games announced

Nintendo Switch Fortnite.
Nintendo Switch Fortnite. Photograph: Nintendo/Epic Games

Nintendo announced via livestream at E3 in California that Fortnite – which has more than 40 million players on PC, Xbox One, Playstation 4 and mobile phones – arrives on Nintendo Switch today.

For European players, it will be available to download from the Nintendo eShop at around 11pm BST, and is out now in the US.

Nintendo also announced new games for its console Switch, including a mech-battle action game called Daemon X Machina 2019 and a fantasy strategy game called Fire Emblem: Three Houses, out next spring. A new entry in the popular Mario Party series, which blends video game and board game together, will be released on 5 October.

The Switch has sold 17.8m consoles so far.

Super Smash Bros Ultimate, a game that pits popular Nintendo characters and occasional guests from other games against each other in fun, chaotic brawls, will feature every character who’s appeared in the series, plus a few new fighters. It is due for release on 7 December.

Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100’s of titles, curated specifically for you.
Already a member? Sign in here
Related Stories
Top stories on inkl right now
One subscription that gives you access to news from hundreds of sites
Already a member? Sign in here
Our Picks
Fourteen days free
Download the app
One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.