It happened: Nintendo signed a 10-year contract with Microsoft, which obliges the giant to release the latest installments of the Call of Duty series on the Japanese company’s platforms. This return after a decade of absence is however all in pink.
Microsoft does not stop at promises. In December, the giant unveiled a 10-year warranty plan, offering to commit to releasing the latest Call of Duty games on consoles from two major manufacturers: Sony and Nintendo. The latter company has already signed the agreement, as announced by Microsoft’s vice president a twitter.
The statement lacks information on specific platforms, but it’s safe to assume that the latest Call of Duty installments will come to Switch, and later to future Nintendo consoles as well. Will this mean significant reductions in the visual quality of the Japanese handheld? Internet users in comments took advantage of the situation to recall the release of CoD: Modern Warfare 3which looked noticeably worse on the Nintendo Wii, compared to other versions.
Source: Twitter.
The last Call of Duty installment released on Nintendo consoles was CoD: Ghosts in 2013. The Wii U console, on which the game was released, ultimately proved to be a financial flop, and Activision lost interest in Nintendo devices. . According to the latest rumors, the Japanese are confident and planning increase production the switch and 2023. Time will tell what effect this will have on the fate of Call of Duty’s latest installment on this console. We are also curious to see how it will work.