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Digital Extremes Delivers Five Years of Content, Open Worlds, Lore, and Blazing-Fast Space Ninja Action to Switch Players for Free.

Press release:
LONDON, ON – 20th November 2018 – Canadian developer and publisher Digital Extremes delivers five years worth of evolutionary content, lore, and unparalleled space ninja action with the launch of Warframe (R) on Nintendo Switch today.

The award-winning cooperative online action game, in development with Panic Button (DOOM, Wolfenstein: The New Colossus, Rocket League), offers Nintendo Switch players the chance to experience what 38 million other players have loved more than five years of development, lightning-fast action gameplay paired with 1-4 player cooperative online play.

In celebration of this launch, Digital Extremes has created a package of free items that should warm players up during the cold holidays! To access these free gifts, players simply need download Warframe and install the Comms Segment in the Vor’s Prize tutorial quest, then check their in-game message inbox before December 4. The launch gift includes:

● 3 Day Affinity Booster
● Orokin Catalyst
● Orokin Reactor
● Forma
● 50k Credits (Frugal Credit Bundle)

Key Features of the Nintendo Switch version of Warframe include:

● Free!: Warframe is free-to-play on Nintendo Switch and digitally downloadable.
● Cooperative Four-Player Gameplay: Warframe delivers dynamic 1-4 player cooperative play on Nintendo Switch on day one.
● Launch Content: Warframe launched on PC in March 2013. When Warframe arrives on Nintendo Switch November 20, it will deliver more than five years’ of game content including 23 major updates, three cinematic quests, one open-world update and 36 Warframes.
○ All of the content up to the Mask of the Revenant update — updates, weapons, Warframes, items, gear — are included at Nintendo Switch launch.
○ The current Prime Access program will provide players with access to Nova Prime, Mag Prime, and Chroma Prime, and will be in-line with currently running Prime programs on all other systems at launch.
● Post-Launch Content: Warframe is a games-as-a-service title constantly offering regular free updates.
○ The open world Fortuna expansion will arrive on Nintendo Switch soon.
○ Garuda, the 37th Warframe, will arrive on Nintendo Switch simultaneous with the Fortuna update.
○ Warframe on Nintendo Switch will be in content parity with all other consoles in 2019 (exact date TBD).
● Controllers: Warframe will support motion controls and Nintendo Switch Pro Controllers at launch. Tenno can use the classic both Joy-Con controllers 1) attached to the Nintendo Switch console, 2) attached to the Nintendo Switch Grip, 3) detached Joy-Con controllers, and 4) Pro Controllers. Players can customize the level of sensitivity in the menu to their liking!
● Motion Controls: Motion control functionality is available at launch. All controls – mining, shooting, fishing, etc. – are motion control enabled.
● Chat: Warframe provides built-in voice chat, and does not require the Nintendo Switch Online App
● Migrating Accounts – Just like with the PS4 and Xbox One accounts, Digital Extremes will permit players to migrate their PC account to their Nintendo Switch account. This will happen during a limited time frame from day one at launch to a future date (TBD).
● Storage – As a games-as-a-service title with five years’ worth of content, players can download Warframe straight to their system. We recommend a 32 or 64 GB SD card, as we plan to bring more content in the future.
● Always Online: Warframe is an always-online game – meaning it requires an online connection to play.
● Have Fun!: Start solo and invite friends to play as you level up. We’ll join you in the Origin System, Tenno!

Would you like to join the Warframe community? Head to our forums to start a conversation. Check our official website at www.warframe.com. To keep up with the latest updates from the development team, be sure to follow Warframe on Twitch, YouTube, Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.

Nintendo Switch is a trademark of Nintendo.

ABOUT DIGITAL EXTREMES
Founded in 1993 by James Schmalz, Digital Extremes ranks as one of the world’s top independent video game development studios. Originating with the co-creation of Epic Games’ multi-million unit selling Unreal® franchise including Unreal, Unreal Tournament – and all its iterations – Digital Extremes went on to develop Dark Sector®, BioShock® for the PlayStation®3, the BioShock 2 multiplayer campaign, and The Darkness® II.

The studio has reached its greatest critical and commercial success with the free-to-play action game, Warframe®, boasting a global community of more than 38 million registered players on PC, PS4™ and Xbox One. For more information about Digital Extremes, visit www.digitalextremes.com. To sign up for Warframe, visit www.warframe.com.

ABOUT NINTENDO
The worldwide pioneer in the creation of interactive entertainment, Nintendo Co., Ltd., of Kyoto, Japan, manufactures and markets hardware and software for its Nintendo Switch™ system and the Nintendo 3DS™ family of portable systems. Since 1983, when it launched the Nintendo Entertainment System™, Nintendo has sold more than 4.6 billion video games and more than 725 million hardware units globally, including Nintendo Switch and the Nintendo 3DS family of systems, as well as the Game Boy™, Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS™ family of systems, Super NES™, Nintendo 64™, Nintendo GameCube™, Wii™ and Wii U™ systems.

It has also created industry icons that have become well-known, household names, such as Mario, Donkey Kong, Metroid, Zelda and Pokémon. A wholly owned subsidiary, Nintendo of America Inc., based in Redmond, Wash., serves as headquarters for Nintendo’s operations in the Americas. For more information about Nintendo, please visit the company’s website at https://www.nintendo.com.

ABOUT PANIC BUTTON
Founded in 2007 by experienced game developers, Panic Button “Makes Good Games with Good People,” specializing in challenging co-development, original intellectual property, creation of developer tools, and digital publishing.

Notable projects include Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus, DOOM, and ASTRO DUEL DELUXE for Nintendo Switch™, Rocket League for Nintendo Switch, Xbox One,and PlayStation®4, TO THE TOP for PlayStation VR, and the multiplatform Disney Infinity franchise. More information can be found at www.panicbuttongames.com.