Nintendo has revealed that the Japanese game developer Capcom played a role in the development of its latest gaming console, the Nintendo Switch. At the Game Creators Conference 2017, the electronic gaming company discussed how Capcom helped in shaping up the groundbreaking gaming platform, particularly the features that the players are enjoying today.
According to Game Rant, Capcom paved the way for the Nintendo Switch to have a bigger random-access memory (RAM). If not for Capcom convincing Nintendo to do some significant changes, the Nintendo Switch would have been running at a very limited RAM capacity.
Interestingly, many gaming and tech enthusiasts did not know that Capcom had anything to do with the development of Nintendo Switch, given that the game studio has not yet announced any of their titles playing for the Switch. Although it is possible that Capcom has something up its sleeves for Switch users.
It appears that Nintendo consulted several game developers while developing the Nintendo Switch. Using the feedbacks from the developers, including Capcom, the company was able to create a powerful hybrid console. Capcom suggestion for the first Switch prototype was apparently that it should have its RAM capacity increased. With this, Nintendo created the Switch with at least 4GB RAM. This turned out to be a great decision as gamers can properly enjoy their favorite titles without freezing problems.
One of the latest and biggest game titles from Capcom is the survival horror video game "Resident Evil 7," and it was revealed that the engine used to create "RE7" was the main reason for Capcom's RAM suggestion. The engine requires larger memory to play the game, and the Nintendo Switch would need at least 4GB of RAM for "Resident Evil 7" to work properly on the console, UberGizmo reported.
However, it looks like increasing the RAM capacity of the Nintendo Switch is not sufficient for the "Resident Evil" engine to work with the console. Aside from "Resident Evil 7," other game titles such as "Ultra Street Fighter 2: The Final Challengers" use the said engine. Unless Capcom is able the bring the "Resident Evil" engine to the Nintendo Switch, players cannot expect Capcom titles featured on the console anytime soon.