"Baldur's Gate 3 is a game that would make perfect sense on the Switch 2. Nintendo's console has mouse controls thanks to the new Joy-Con 2 controllers, and Larian's award-winning RPG would have been a great fit for its point-and-click capabilities. From the sound of it, the studio was down to bring Gale, Astarion, Shadowheart, and everyone else to Nintendo's platform, but someone got in the way."
""We would have loved to, but it wasn't our decision to make," Vincke said in the replies. Vincke didn't get any more specific, but it's entirely possible that Hasbro and Wizards of the Coast, , could have complicated any port efforts on Larian's part. At the very least, they seem to be the only ones with the power in this arrangement to tell Larian it wasn't allowed to work on it."
"This doesn't mean the dream of a Switch 2 Faerûn campaign is entirely out of the question, though. Wizards could have pinged a third-party partner to do the port work, but I somehow doubt Vincke would have responded to this at all if a Baldur's Gate 3 Switch 2 edition were actively in the works. Whoever made this call, it's a dumb one and there's still time to rectify it."
Switch 2 includes mouse controls through the new Joy-Con 2 controllers, making point-and-click RPGs a natural fit. Baldur's Gate 3's award-winning design and dense RPG systems align well with those control capabilities. Larian indicated willingness to bring the game to Switch 2 but stated the decision was not theirs to make. The rights holders, such as Hasbro and Wizards of the Coast, appear capable of blocking or directing port efforts. Nintendo could be involved, though it seems unlikely the company would reject an acclaimed title. A third-party partner could still perform a port and a Switch 2 edition remains possible.
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