Rumor: NX to Support Unity and Unreal Engine 4, Dev Kits in Limited Supply

While we’re all eagerly awaiting news on Nintendo’s next systems and most definitely the long anticipated Zelda U title, we’ll have to accept for now that rumors may be the closest thing we’ll come to actual information for at least a few more months. YouTuber SuperMetaldave64 claims he has confirmed information about a future game that plans to come to NX. While the game itself is always important, what’s more important is that the people creating is know some information about the NX dev kits, including the fact it will support Unreal Engine 4. Of course Unreal Engine 4 is scalable, but it’s notable that it doesn’t fully support the Wii U, meaning the NX is clearly a step up from Nintendo’s current offerings.

It will support Unity as well, but that’s a given I feel. Here is a full listing of info:

• The game is running on Unreal Engine 4 and looks very impressive graphically.
• The Developer said that Dev Kits are limited supply and a larger number of developers wanting Dev Kits will get an SDK so they can prep their titles for release on NX.
• The Developer’s Nintendo Account Manager stated that Unity and Unreal Engine 4 will both be ready in time for when developers outside of key partners are able to purchase dev-kits of their own.
• The Developer states that since their game is running on Unreal Engine 4 already, this is very promising news and are happy that Nintendo has at least taken the initiative in this regard of engine support out of the gate.
• The Developer seems to think that they have a good chance of getting an actual dev kit and not just an SDK.

So they have access to an SDK which is the first step getting a fully featured dev kit. However, the fact they know so much off an SDK is a good sign for the future of the NX. GoNintendo seems to be standing by this source calling them trustworthy – so take that for what is worth. What do you think?

Source: GoNintendo, Nintengen