Nintendo has unveiled a new game/programming tool called Game Builder Garage. This title can teach you the basics of developing video games and guide you through the steps of creating your own Switch game.
Build Your Own Nintendo Switch Games With Game Builder Garage
Game Builder Garage is a programming educational tool aimed at people of all ages interested in making their own Nintendo Switch video games. It is not just another boring software with hard-to-understand lessons. Game Builder Garage will make learning how to build games a fun and easily-approachable process for everyone.
You don’t need to have any prior experience in the visual game programming field. Game Builder Garage will guide you through the steps of developing a game and teach you all the basics of programming needed to make a Switch game.
The whole video creation process will be handled through connecting creatures called Nodon. Here’s what Nintendo tells us about these creatures:
Nodon are creatures with big personalities that are used to help build your games from the ground up. There are dozens of Nodon in Game Builder Garage, each with a unique function, and you can learn how to build games just by connecting them in various ways. For example, you can create and move a human-like character with an analog stick just by connecting Stick Nodon with Person Nodon!
So just by moving and connecting them, you’ll be able to create almost any type of video game and share it with other users via codes. Also, according to Nintendo, you’ll be able to work on projects together with friends.
Game Builder Garage consists of two modes: Lesson Mode and Free Programming Mode. The first will offer step-by-step lessons that will teach you the basics of video programming. After you learn everything, you should switch to the other mode to apply those lessons and create a real Nintendo Switch game.
Game Builder Garage will become available for Nintendo Switch players on June 11, 2021, and cost $29.99. If you want to be among the first ones to try out this software, you can pre-order it on Nintendo.com.
Have Fun Learning Programming With Nintendo
It looks like Nintendo is placing a bigger focus on making programming more accessible. Through the Game Builder Garage tool, anyone, whether 8 or 80 years old, can learn how to develop video games. And then actually create one and have fun doing so.
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