Football Manager Touch 18 stealth drops onto Nintendo Switch

April 16, 2018 Luke Henderson

Last week, word surfaced that Football Manager was coming to Switch, and then out of nowhere, Sega stealth dropped it, letting players create and manage their own team. This also marks the first that the series has come to a Nintendo console and the only console to currently have the game.

The video below is made by the studio and does a great job of showing off the game, so check it out.

FM Touch has been fully optimised for the Switch with a bespoke user interface and a customised control system that takes full advantage of the system’s various controller input options, including support for both the touchscreen and Joy-Con 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.

“This is a milestone release for Football Manager,” says Sports Interactive’s Studio Director, Miles Jacobson. “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’ve included that gives everyone a way of playing Football Manager that suits them.”

“It’s been a huge technical achievement to bring Football Manager to the Switch but, as a studio, we’ve embraced the unique design opportunities that the console offers,” adds Jacobson. “Thanks to the support we’ve had from Hardlight throughout the development process we’ve been able to create a Football Manager experience that is just as immersive and enjoyable whether you’re managing on the move during your commute or playing it on your TV.”

FM Touch on Switch includes the same feature set as the tablet version of the game.