Esidlule NgoJulayi 1 sananela ukuvuza lapho kwathiwa umdlalo wefashini, iFortnite, wawesohlwini lwemidlalo inkampani yaseJapan ehlela ukuyethula ngesikhathi se-E3 2018. Ngesikhathi kugujwa umcimbi weNintendo, Le nkampani imemezele ukutholakala kwe-flagship console yenkampani.
Njengawo wonke amapulatifomu atholakala kuwo, I-Fortnite iyatholakala ngokulanda ngokuphelele nge-eShop. Ukusebenza kwe-Cross-play kuyatholakala kuwo wonke amapulatifomu, kufaka phakathi iNintendo switch, ukuze sikwazi ukudlala sidlala nabadlali abakwi-PC, i-Xbox One nakumadivayisi eselula.
Ngeshwa lo msebenzi ayitholakali kubasebenzisi be-PlayStation 4, njengoba kushiwo ubudlelwano bomphakathi be-Epic Games uNick Chester nge-Twitter, njengabasebenzisi be-Xbox ne-PlayStation 4 abakwazi ukuncintisana ndawonye. Okwamanje, imodi ye-Save the World ayitholakali kulokhu kwethulwa, kuphela imodi ye-Battle Royale etholakalayo, ngakho-ke ukufika kwe-Fortnite kuleplatifomu kuyinjabulo kubasebenzisi abebeyilindile. Kuzofanele silinde izibuyekezo ezizayo ukubona ukuthi ama-Epic Games angeza ezinye izindlela emdlalweni.
INintendo switchch kube yikhonsoli yokugcina ukukwazi ukujabulela iFortnite, ngemuva kokufika ngaphambili kumadivayisi eselula e-PC / Mac, PlayStation 4, Xbox One ne-Apple, kusukela manje, uhlelo lokusebenza lwe-Android, lo mdlalo awukatholakali. Ngokuya nge-Epic Games, unjiniyela walo mdlalo, emasontweni ambalwa edlule, ukwethulwa kwe-Fortnite ye-Android kuhlelwe kuleli hlobo, ngakho-ke kusukela ngoJuni 21 kuya kuSepthemba 21, lo mdlalo ungafika noma nini.