When it comes to third-party games on the Nintendo Switch, many companies call on support studios or specialists like Panic Button to do the hard work. We recently saw it with Respawn Entertainment’s title, Apex Legends.
With the upcoming release Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 + 2 , Activision has confirmed with Polygon that the game’s original developer Vicarious Visions will be responsible for the Nintendo release – despite being closely merged with Blizzard:
“Asked about the developer handling these ports, Activision told Polygon that the original developer is Vicarious Visions on the matter, although Activision Blizzard recently merged the studio into Blizzard Entertainment.”
Vicarious Visions worked before Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy, but Spyro Reignited Trilogy developer Toys for Bob handled the Switch release. Vicarious Visions is also helping Blizzard with its upcoming remake, Diablo II: Risen, which will arrive on the Switch and various platforms later this year.
In somewhat related news, Tony Hawk hit his “last ever” Ollie 540 earlier this week. He is now 52 years old. He first performed the same trick 32 years ago. You can visit it on his official Twitter account.
Are you glad to hear that the original developer of the Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 + 2 remaster is working on the Switch version? Will you add this game to your own collection when it lands? Leave a comment below.