FIFA 18 is one of the first titles for the new Nintendo Switch. If you want to know more about it, follow our short guide.
FIFA 18 for Nintendo Switch Guide
Details of the FIFA 18 version for the new Nintendo console
The Nintendo Switch is the seventh major home video game console developed by Nintendo. It is designed to go wherever you do, transforming from home console to portable system in a snap. So you get more time to play the games you love, however you like. You can buy it for around $300. The first titles to this console include Super Mario Odyssey, Arms, Splatoon 2, Skyrim, NBA2k18, Rayman Legends, Sonic Forces, Minecraft Story Mode and… FIFA 18.
EA SPORTS™ FIFA 18 on Nintendo Switch™ is the most immersive, social, and authentic football game ever created for Nintendo players. Feature packed, you can now play the world’s game anytime, anywhere and in unique ways with FIFA 18 on Nintendo Switch.
With a variety of controller and display configurations available, as well as split Joy-Con support, FIFA 18 built for Switch offers a responsive and exciting experience – no matter how you play.
With advanced rendering technology, FIFA 18 on Switch delivers the most technologically-advanced portable FIFA experience ever. Brand-new pitch environments, realistic character likeness, and new gameplay mechanics, all built for Switch.
You’ll need an EA Account to play FIFA 18 built for Nintendo Switch. You can use several different controller and display configurations, and split Joy-Con™ support:
Play with your console
☑️ Docked
☑️ Handheld
☑️ Tabletop
☑️ Local multiplayer connection
Joy-Con support includes
☑️ Handheld
☑️ Dual
☑️ Single
FIFA 18 supports the Nintendo Switch Pro Controller configuration.
Unlike what happens on iOS and Android devices, the FIFA 18 for Nintendo Switch includes several modes like FIFA Ultimate Team, Career Mode, Switch Kick Off and Local Seasons. Unfortunately, The Journey is not included. FIFA 18 built for Switch offers fans more depth in modes than any other portable console. The best of the best are also coming to FIFA 18 on Nintendo Switch. Play with the most iconic legends of football including Ronaldo Nazário, Henry, Pelé, Maradona and Lev Yashin.
Check out your favorite FIFA modes on Nintendo Switch.
☑️ Kick-Off
Play single-player or local multiplayer with a friend.
☑️ Local Seasons
Play Local Seasons across two Nintendo Switch consoles. This means you can have up to four players. Play a five-match season and keep track of your win/loss record.
☑️ Career Mode
Guide your club to victory as a player or manager.
☑️ Tournament
You can play offline in this knockout style structure.
☑️ Women’s International Cup
Compete for your country in a knockout style tournament when you play as the world’s best women’s teams.
☑️ Skill Games
Brush up on your skills in these individual mini-games.
☑️ Online Seasons
Get in the game with other Nintendo Switch players online. Track your divisional progress as you try to get promoted.
☑️ Ultimate Team
It’s on Switch. Build and manage your squad. Buy and sell players on the Transfer Market to build your team.
Get into it with Single Player and Online versions of Seasons, Tournaments, and Draft. You’ll also get Squad Building Challenges and Team of the Week (TOTW) Challenges.
Play with football legends including Ronaldo Nazário and more in FUT Icons.
Watch FUT reflect major cultural and football moments through Live Campaigns.
The game will be worldwide released on September 29. It looks significantly inferior to the PS4, Xbox One and PC versions, but viewed as a portable game is pretty impressive. FIFA 18 on Switch is not built on the Frostbite game engine, and so none of the fancy new graphical features that you’ll see on the main version of the game are included.
You can have an idea of how the game looks, watching the following videos: