{"id":13450,"date":"2018-04-13T20:46:47","date_gmt":"2018-04-14T00:46:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.darkainarts.com\/gamers\/?p=13450"},"modified":"2018-04-13T20:46:47","modified_gmt":"2018-04-14T00:46:47","slug":"football-manager-comes-to-nintendo-switch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.darkainarts.com\/gamers\/2018\/04\/football-manager-comes-to-nintendo-switch\/","title":{"rendered":"Football Manager Comes to Nintendo Switch"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sports Interactive and SEGA are announced today that the latest game in the Football Manager series, <strong>Football Manager Touch 2018<\/strong>, is now available on Nintendo Switch as a digital download from the Nintendo eShop.<\/p>\n<p><em>Football Manager<\/em> is an in-depth and immersive football management simulation game. Putting you in the hot seat of any club in more than 50 countries across the world, <em>Football Manager<\/em> allows you to take on the role of a real-life gaffer: you decide who plays and who sits on the bench, and you&#8217;re in total control of tactics, team talks, substitutions and pitch-side instructions.<\/p>\n<p><em>FM Touch<\/em> has been optimised for the Nintendo Switch with a bespoke user interface and a customised control system that takes full advantage of the system&#8217;s various controller input options, including support for both the touchscreen and Joy-Con\u2122 controllers. This gives fans a unique Football Manager experience that can be played on the move or docked at home and enjoyed on the big screen.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, FM Touch on Switch will offer a fully-fledged single-player experience including the series&#8217; acclaimed 3D Match Engine \u2013 the first time that the 3D engine has been playable on a home console.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This is a milestone release for Football Manager,&#8221; says Sports Interactive&#8217;s Studio Director, Miles Jacobson. &#8220;This is our first console release in a number of years but it is also our most innovative release of Football Manager Touch to date thanks to the various control methods we&#8217;ve included that gives everyone a way of playing Football Manager that suits them.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><em>Football Manager Touch 2018<\/em> for Switch has been co-developed by Sports Interactive and sister game development studio Hardlight (the team behind Sonic Dash and Sonic Jump).<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s been a huge technical achievement to bring Football Manager to the Switch but, as a studio, we&#8217;ve embraced the unique design opportunities that the console offers,&#8221; adds Jacobson. &#8220;Thanks to the support we&#8217;ve had from Hardlight throughout the development process we&#8217;ve been able to create a Football Manager experience that is just as immersive and enjoyable whether you&#8217;re managing on the move during your commute or playing it on your TV.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><em>FM Touch<\/em> on Switch includes the same feature set as the tablet version of the game. Some of the highlights include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>MANY WAYS TO PLAY &#8211; Start your managerial career at one of the world&#8217;s top teams, create your own club or tackle one of several management scenarios in Challenge Mode.<\/li>\n<li>3D MATCH ENGINE &#8211; Football Manager&#8217;s acclaimed match engine and modernised match presentation help to bring your fixtures to life.<\/li>\n<li>REAL WORLD SCOUTING &#8211; Play the transfer market like never before with a realistic and immersive approach to scouting.<\/li>\n<li>TACTICAL INNOVATION &#8211; Developing your footballing philosophy is easy with tactical analysis steering you towards your strengths by highlighting your weaknesses.<\/li>\n<li>BARGAINING POWER &#8211; A wealth of clauses and transfer options arm you with more ways than ever to finalise that blockbuster deal.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Football Manager Touch 2018<\/em> for Nintendo Switch is published by SEGA and is available as a digital download from the Nintendo Switch eShop.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3_GsLpKlIqs?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sports Interactive and SEGA are announced today that the latest game in the Football Manager series, Football Manager Touch 2018, is now available on Nintendo Switch as a digital download from the Nintendo eShop. Football Manager is an in-depth and immersive football management simulation game. Putting you in the hot seat of any club in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":13451,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[1530],"tags":[2118,1789,76,2119],"class_list":["post-13450","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nintendo-switch","tag-football-manager-touch-2018","tag-nintendo-switch","tag-sega","tag-sports-interactive"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.darkainarts.com\/gamers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/football_manager_touch_2018.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6HXYU-3uW","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":13504,"url":"https:\/\/www.darkainarts.com\/gamers\/2018\/04\/april-19th-nintendo-download\/","url_meta":{"origin":13450,"position":0},"title":"April 19th Nintendo Download","date":"April 19, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"South Park: The Fractured But Whole \u2013 Standard Edition\u00a0\u2013 Players will once again assume the role of the New Kid. 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