E3: Nintendo Switch gets Fortnite and Super Smash Bros Ultimate

Nintendo has announced that Fortnite is being released for its Switch games console to coincide with the opening of the E3 games show in Los Angeles. Nintendo also revealed Super Smash Bros Ultimate will include every character to have appeared in prior versions. The title is expected be one of the biggest releases yet for the 15-month-old games machine, and Nintendo spent the bulk of its video presentation describing its features. Nintendo announced in April that it had sold 17.7 million units of the Switch to date, and forecast it would sell a further 20 million over the following year. "In the past, Nintendo has often failed to maintain support from third-party publishers due to its content dominance on its own platforms. The early success of the Switch has altered that dynamic, with many publishers keen to support the platform."

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