gregmax17 Posted February 7, 2017 Share Posted February 7, 2017 Has anyone heard anything about putting HTML5 games on the Nintendo Switch? Can we use WebGL, web audio, etc. This might be a question WAY to early to ask, but I had to know if any you heard anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Str1ngS Posted February 8, 2017 Share Posted February 8, 2017 Funny that you ask now because yesterday it was told in an interview that the Switch won't be released with a browser. http://time.com/4662446/nintendo-president-switch-interview/ (altough it might be added later) Imho this means it will seriously set back html5 development for this machine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gregmax17 Posted February 11, 2017 Author Share Posted February 11, 2017 Yeah this is bummer news to hear. The Wii U allowed html5 game dev... what a let down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deis Posted February 15, 2017 Share Posted February 15, 2017 There is still a chance that they will support HTML5 as a delivery method for games. It doesn't require a browser, merely a window capable of rendering HTML5. We will see once indie devs can get their hands on dev kits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gregmax17 Posted February 16, 2017 Author Share Posted February 16, 2017 Yes, this is what I'm hoping for to be honest. I don't know why Nintendo hasn't made the Switch available for indie's yet though, like on their developer pages. Trying to keep things under lid still I suppose, hopefully they announce something soon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nuane Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 I would expect Nintendo to expand their Nintendo Web Framework https://developer.nintendo.com/tools tool to work with the Switch, but they might just depend on third-party software. The console itself seems poised to take advantage of the indie market share from Sony's PSP and Vita and even the 3DS. And since the console itself has incredibly limited internal storage, I could see Nintendo pushing for non-downloadable content. But yeah, wait and see. Nintendo is launching the Switch early to take advantage of the new Zelda marketing, and to satisfy their investors before their fiscal year ends, so most of the features of the Switch will come before the holiday season this year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaczkoUr Posted May 29, 2017 Share Posted May 29, 2017 Any news? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdnichollsc Posted September 25, 2017 Share Posted September 25, 2017 any news? haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gregmax17 Posted September 26, 2017 Author Share Posted September 26, 2017 No, nothing yet, sadly. My take is that they won't release anything until next year. If you recall, this is what happened with the WiiU and their Nintendo Web Framework (NWF), where it was announced and released a full year after the launch of the WiiU. I can see them taking this approach again as they continue to focus on first party games, or other major 3rd party games, that will push Switch sales for this upcoming holiday season. HTML5 games won't do that as they tend to be more smaller scaled games - I hate to admit this as a HTML5 game developer myself. Give it time, but I'm sure it will come some day. jdnichollsc 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eebs Posted October 3, 2017 Share Posted October 3, 2017 It apparently only took Tommy Refennes 2 days to get the Super Meat Boy engine running on the Switch, so if you've got the skills and an HTML5 wrapper then that could be an option. Or you could find yourself someone to publish it for you. Getting your game on Switch without a publisher could be tricky, it might be better to focus on the Wii U for now if you don't want to go down the publisher route. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nkholski Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 I asked Nintendo and got this reply: "HTML5/JavaScript development is not supported on the Switch, and we have no plans to support it in the future. We apologize for the inconvenience." Perhaps if Nintendo is approached by high-quality HTML5-games they would consider supporting it, but I think it's hard to convince them with empty hands. jdnichollsc and Antoine Guédès ? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antoine Guédès ? Posted April 6, 2018 Share Posted April 6, 2018 On 2/7/2018 at 1:49 PM, nkholski said: I asked Nintendo and got this reply: "HTML5/JavaScript development is not supported on the Switch, and we have no plans to support it in the future. We apologize for the inconvenience." Perhaps if Nintendo is approached by high-quality HTML5-games they would consider supporting it, but I think it's hard to convince them with empty hands. We’ve recently set up an open petition on Change.org to ask Nintendo to do something for HTML5 games. I highly recommend you to take a look at this: https://www.change.org/p/construct-developers-construct-game-engine-support-for-the-nintendo-switch?recruiter=false&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=copylink&utm_campaign=tap_basic_share&utm_term=triggered - Every signature could make the difference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mirrorlink Posted April 8, 2018 Share Posted April 8, 2018 that is sad. also it seems ps4 and xbox you cant run html5 games too. there is no webviews provided like on android and ios. why wouks they not bothet with this? since they already made the browser, may as well provide a webview for devs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mirrorlink Posted April 10, 2018 Share Posted April 10, 2018 upon further research i found out that xbox does provide edge as webview. that is awesome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antoine Guédès ? Posted April 10, 2018 Share Posted April 10, 2018 8 hours ago, mirrorlink said: upon further research i found out that xbox does provide edge as webview. that is awesome Yes, Xbox is definitely not the one to blame here. HTML5 games are supported by Windows 10+ by running it as - what they call - a Windows Store App, or UWP for Universal Windows Platform app. I'm not a very big fan of Microsoft, but we've to admit they did a very good job with this on serving cross-platform applications. If you build an UWP app, then this one will work on any Windows 10 device like a PC, phone, or tablet and even the Xbox. Here is a quick-start development guide for UWP game apps: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/uwp/gaming/e2e I haven't developed for UWP yet, but I already plan to do so for my next game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mirrorlink Posted June 4, 2018 Share Posted June 4, 2018 On 4/10/2018 at 9:07 AM, Antoine Guédès said: Yes, Xbox is definitely not the one to blame here. HTML5 games are supported by Windows 10+ by running it as - what they call - a Windows Store App, or UWP for Universal Windows Platform app. I'm not a very big fan of Microsoft, but we've to admit they did a very good job with this on serving cross-platform applications. If you build an UWP app, then this one will work on any Windows 10 device like a PC, phone, or tablet and even the Xbox. Here is a quick-start development guide for UWP game apps: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/uwp/gaming/e2e I haven't developed for UWP yet, but I already plan to do so for my next game. Yeah exactly. My workflow is: Develop game in cocos Creator Export as html5 Put in Cordova to build for Android and iOS . (Chrome/Safari) Put in electron for Mac and Windows. (Chrome) Put in Visual Studio for Xbox. (Edge) Antoine Guédès ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nerato Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 If you enter in nintendo developer website they says that they suports "unity, c++ and HTML5" but maybe its about wii U and others consoles... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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