
Updated on September 5, 2023, by Ritwik Mitra: Fallout is one of the most popular open-world RPG series of all time, starting out as a CRPG before Bethesda acquired the IP and turned the series into a full-blown 3D open world that has wowed fans with each entry in the series. Thankfully, the Nintendo Switch has plenty of other excellent RPGs, particularly JRPGs, to scratch players' role-playing itch.

Moreover, with Microsoft's $7.5 Billion acquisition of ZeniMax Media, Bethesda's parent company, there may never be another Fallout entry on a Nintendo console. One AAA game series that hasn't had many releases on Nintendo's latest console is Fallout, with just the free-to-play Fallout Shelter being available. RELATED: Things You Didn’t Know The Nintendo Switch Could Do The Witcher 3, Skyrim, Dark Souls, Ori and the Will of the Wisps, and Divinity: Original Sin 2 all had critically acclaimed releases on other consoles before coming to the Nintendo Switch.

But something that is becoming more prevalent with Nintendo is for them to release ports of other AAA games. This certainly hasn't been a bad strategy, as iconic franchises like Super Mario, The Legend of Zelda, and Pokemon have been responsible for millions of console sales. Since the NES, Nintendo has always relied on its own IPs to sell its consoles. Nintendo Switch offers other excellent RPGs like Series has only one title available on Nintendo Switch, and with Microsoft's acquisition of Bethesda, that may be the only one. Nintendo Switch has relied heavily on its own IPs, but it's now releasing ports of other AAA games like
