Cocos game engine finally supports Nintendo Switch
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Cocos Technology announced that its Cocos game engine can now be used to make games that run on the Nintendo Switch.
The Chinese company can finally make the leap into console games for the first time in its 11-year history. Cocos has more than 1.3 million active game developers
Beijing-based Cocos makes an open-source game engine, Cocos Creator, that can be used to various platforms.
“People have known us for having the best open-source engine for game development for mobile devices and the web,” said Cocos Technology CEO Zhe Wang, in a statement. “But as our development ecosystem has been evolving, so have our company’s goals, and the Nintendo Switch is part of our future. Not only for its ability to have gaming on the go but its appeal to gamers here in China and globally.”
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“This is just the beginning of the many things happening with Cocos Creator,” said Cocos technical director Huabin Ling, in a statement. “We have already expanded with support for HarmonyOS, TikTok, and WeChat mini games. Nintendo adds even more places developers can create and share their products across the world. We’re excited to share where Cocos Creator games go next.”
Cocos Creator For Nintendo Switch Is available for free in early July to all Nintendo Switch developers in the middleware section of the Nintendo Developers Portal. Developers who are already
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