Updated: The official game account confirms that Apex Legends will be released on Nintendo Switch on March , a week after the start of Season 8 on other platforms. The Champions edition will go on sale on March 18. To compensate Switch players, the first 30 levels of the Battle Pass will be given away, and double experience will be earned for two weeks after launch.
We're proud to announce that Apex Legends launches on Nintendo Switch on March 9th, 2021.
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Original news: Apex Legends has just started its Season 8 on all platforms ... except Nintendo Switch. Respawn's battle royale is on PC, PS4, Xbox One, PS5, and Xbox Series X, but the Nintendo Switch version, announced months ago, it has not yet come out, it has not even confirmed its date.
There were several leaks that seemed to indicate that it would be released today, February 2, coinciding with the start of season 8, it was even announced in the description of the Apex Legends YouTube video (although it was quickly edited). But clearly, it has not.
However, it seems pretty obvious that the release of Apex Legends on Switch is imminent ... or at least that was the intention. And the thing is that tomorrow, February 3, a new Nintendo Switch Wireless Controller (from PowerA) customized with Apex Legends.
We do not know why this apparent delay of Apex Legends on Switch, and we hope it will not take long to enjoy the explosive season 8, called Havoc, with Fuse as a new character.
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These dockable controllers for Nintendo Switch have several features that make them stand out over the Joy-Con, in addition to a much more ergonomic design. Buy it at the best priceAmong other news related to Nintendo Switch, several users highlighted that Nintendo was changing its online server system, the one it had used for the last 10 years with Wii U and 3DS, now out of date. It is a change that we will not notice in the games ... although it is expected that later it will serve to make improvements to the stability of the online multiplayer of Switch, one of the most criticized aspects of the console.