Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick provided an interesting reply to an investor’s question about Nintendo Switch 2 support during the publisher’s Q4 FY 2025 earnings call yesterday. Zelnick outlined that Take-Two is planning record support for a Nintendo console launch (Borderlands 4, Civilization VII, WWE 2K 2025); at the same time, he clarified that the publisher isn’t necessarily going to port all of its new games to the platform, highlighting potential opportunities for catalog (old) games.
Here’s the quote, transcribed by Investing.com:
You know, we’re launching four titles with Nintendo Switch 2, and that’s, I think, a bigger array of releases than we’ve ever offered before with a new Nintendo platform. You know, historically, being a third party in the Nintendo business has been a bit challenging. I think Nintendo’s been very forthcoming in addressing that, and we’re stepping up too because we have great optimism for the platform. In terms of what we would bring to any platform, we address it on a case-by-case basis. We obviously wanna be where the consumers are. But, you know, we would not necessarily bring every title to every platform. There are also great catalog opportunities.
It’s hard not to imagine he might have been referring to Grand Theft Auto VI. Rockstar’s blockbuster has historically ditched Nintendo platforms, so it wouldn’t be that surprising if the same happened with GTA VI. On the other hand, having the biggest game on what analysts are describing as the console that will set new sales records would be perfect from the publisher’s standpoint.
Besides, the Nintendo Switch 2 is proving powerful enough to run complex games such as Cyberpunk 2077, Star Wars Outlaws, Hogwarts Legacy, Elden Ring, and Borderlands 4 (which is published by Take-Two). Of course, we don’t know yet what kind of innovations GTA VI will introduce in terms of AI and physics. They could well be too much to deal with for the Nintendo Switch 2’s 8-core ARM Cortex-A78C CPU.
In other news, the Take-Two CEO also commented on the GTA VI delay during the earnings call.
