Fortnite formally arrives on the Nintendo Swap 2 on June 5based on Epic Video games. The optimized launch comes full with visible enhancements, technical enhancements, and recent management choices that benefit from the brand new {hardware}.
Nintendo’s new Pleasure-Con 2 controllers introduce mouse-style controlsand the function will probably be enabled on Fortnite on June 7 with patch 36.00. Gamers will have the ability to use one or each Pleasure-Con 2 controllers as a mouse to intention and navigate the sport’s UI, so anticipate some sweaty competitors. When utilizing this management scheme, the precise analog stick will probably be disabled, and rotation will probably be dealt with by bodily shifting the controller like a mouse. A visual cursor will seem on-screen throughout navigation.
Relying on the configuration, the ZR button (or ZL if utilizing the left controller) will act as the first click on. Gamers can allow mouse controls by heading into the Settings menu, discovering the Mouse tab, and deciding on Proper, Left, or Each underneath “Mouse Controls.” For these utilizing the left controller as a mouse, Epic recommends enabling the Swap Motion Thumbstick setting to permit character motion with the precise stick as a substitute, one thing that ought to assist left-handed gamers really feel extra snug.
Fortnite additionally now runs at a possible 60 frames per second on the Nintendo Swap 2. The visible constancy has been considerably upgraded as effectively, with the sport operating at 2176×1224 decision whereas docked and 1600×900 in handheld mode. This enchancment is coupled with better view distances, permitting gamers to see extra of the surroundings from farther away.
Gamers must also discover higher-quality textures, extra dynamic and sensible shadows, and significantly better water rendering. The builders even enabled clothes physics for added immersion, giving character outfits extra sensible motion throughout gameplay.
Fortnite’s replay system additionally makes a return on the Nintendo Swap 2, letting gamers rewatch their finest (or worst) Battle Royale moments from totally different angles. As well as, gameplay can now be captured simply utilizing the Swap 2’s built-in Seize button. GameChat is supported as effectively, permitting voice chat with as much as three buddies whereas broadcasting gameplay.
Fortnite on Nintendo Swap 2 contains the complete desktop renderer “for the hardcore tech people,” based on Epic Video games. This model of the sport helps high-detail geometry, distance subject ambient occlusion whereas docked, shadow-casting level lights, and high-quality visible results. Epic states, “Fortnite on Nintendo Swap 2 isn’t only a port — it’s a reimagined expertise.” As such, gamers who log into Fortnite on Nintendo Swap 2 between now and March 31, 2026, will obtain the unique Wishing Star Emote.
Mouse controls will probably be obtainable throughout all Battle Royale modes beginning June 7, together with conventional Battle Royale, Zero Construct, Crew Rumble, Reload, Fortnite OG, and their respective Zero Construct variants. Though it is a welcome addition to the sport, we’ve examined Nintendo’s Pleasure-Con 2sthey usually left a bit to be desired.
