Fall Guys Coming To Switch? Nintendo Switch SDK Found In Steam Version Code Datamine

A well known data-miner named OatmealDome on Twitter has released information that a NintendoSDKPLugin.dll file has been found in the source code of Fall Guys for Steam. This is big news for Nintendo Switch players as this means that the Fall Guys Unity project indeed has support for the Nintendo Switch.

Interestingly, Fall Guys has the "NintendoSDKPlugin.dll" file in its game files on Steam.

This means that the Fall Guys Unity project has support for the Nintendo Switch's SDK (not necessarily that it *will* come to Switch). It's also been there since the first version.

— OatmealDome (@OatmealDome) August 19, 2020

Just like OatmealDome stated in their tweet, this is not confirmation that Fall Guys will be coming to the Nintendo Switch soon (or at all), but it definitely does seem likely considering the game’s success. The Nintendo SDK has been in the game’s source code since launch, meaning that every single version of the game has included it.

Fall Guys has seen meteoric success, climbing the ranks and shattering records. It has remained a top streamed game on Twitch and sits towards the top of the most purchased Steam titles. With these levels of popularity, it would be very strange to not see Fall Guys make its way onto the Switch’s eShop sometime soon.

Realistically, it could take a while for the game to be fully ported to other consoles. With the success of a game that relies entirely on online functionality comes many additional issues. Fall Guys has had some trouble regarding server capacity and keeping things running smoothly.

Mediatonic has stated that they in no way expected the game to see the levels of success that it has. When you couple the additional time and effort that needs to go into maintaining a game that has grown as fast as Fall Guys has, it can be difficult to also work simultaneously on perfecting ports of the game for other consoles.

Whether a release of Fall Guys for Nintendo Switch is coming soon is unclear, but it does seem like Mediatonic have plans for it in the future.