{"id":491523,"date":"2026-02-22T06:42:12","date_gmt":"2026-02-22T06:42:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/491523\/"},"modified":"2026-02-22T06:42:12","modified_gmt":"2026-02-22T06:42:12","slug":"some-studios-still-struggling-to-obtain-nintendo-switch-2-dev-kits-to-start-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/491523\/","title":{"rendered":"Some studios still struggling to obtain Nintendo Switch 2 dev kits to start 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nintendoeverything.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Switch-2-dev-kits-2026.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img width=\"656\" height=\"364\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Switch-2-dev-kits-2026-656x364.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-image size-post-image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>While the situation has improved since the launch and pre-launch period, some studios are apparently still struggling to obtain launch kits to make games for Nintendo Switch 2.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/arkaden.dk\/features\/arkaden-afslorer-stadig-stor-mangel-pa-udviklingskonsoller-til-switch-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Arkaden<\/a> spoke with a number of developers in different parts of the world and reports that they are still \u201clargely unavailable.\u201d The information comes from some teams who previously released games on the original Nintendo Switch. One developer said that in order to apply for Switch 2 development, they need to be patient or \u201chope to be tapped on the shoulder by Nintendo\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>There are various theories as to why Nintendo is still apparently being stingy with Switch 2 dev kits. You could point to a number of possibilities \u2013 for example, some developers wonder if the company is trying to create a more curated experience, which prevents titles from flooding the system. However, only Nintendo can say why it\u2019s not offering development kits more widely.<\/p>\n<p>If this story sounds familiar, that\u2019s because similar things were being <a href=\"https:\/\/nintendoeverything.com\/developers-still-reportedly-struggling-to-get-nintendo-switch-2-dev-kits\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">reported at the end of August<\/a>. But at the very end of last year, NateTheHate \u2013 who has been spot on with some Nintendo rumors including <a href=\"https:\/\/nintendoeverything.com\/rumor-nintendo-direct-happening-in-february-possibly-first-week-of-the-month\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Nintendo Direct dates<\/a> \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/famiboards.com\/threads\/jez-corden-cod-is-getting-a-late-s2-ports-nintendo-were-late-in-providing-devkits.16107\/page-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">said<\/a> that the situation with dev kits delivery had been \u201clargely resolved\u201d. While that may be true to a certain extent, this latest report indicates that it\u2019s still a struggle for a number of teams.<\/p>\n<p>Last year, a different report <a href=\"https:\/\/nintendoeverything.com\/rumor-nintendo-switch-2-to-have-three-phase-launch-plan-for-games-possible-june-launch\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">claimed<\/a> that Nintendo was planning a three-phase launch plan for Nintendo Switch 2 games. For part of this, there would be a larger third-party focus towards the end of the year.<\/p>\n<p>You can keep track of more Nintendo Switch 2 news <a href=\"https:\/\/nintendoeverything.com\/category\/platforms\/switch-2\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Related<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"While the situation has improved since the launch and pre-launch period, some studios are apparently still struggling to&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":491524,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[49,48,61],"class_list":["post-491523","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-technology","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-technology"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/491523","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=491523"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/491523\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/491524"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=491523"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=491523"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=491523"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}