Unreal Engine gets native Nintendo Switch support

One of the industry’s most popular game-making tools is getting a wave of improvements as well as support for a major upcoming console.

Epic Games is updating its Unreal Engine toolkit to version 4.15. This is a toolkit that many developers use to build 3D games on consoles, PC, and mobile platforms. Games that use Unreal include Oceanhorn 2 for iOS, Xbox One’s Gears of War 4, and virtual reality experiment ShowdownVR. But as part of the 4.15 update, Unreal is also getting native support for Nintendo’s upcoming hybrid handheld/home Switch console. Snake Pass, a 3D puzzler, runs on Unreal and is coming to Switch on March 29.