<P> A release of Fortnite for the Nintendo Switch video game console had been rumored in the week prior to the Electronic Entertainment Expo 2018 in June 2018 . During the Nintendo Direct presentation, Nintendo and Epic Games announced the release of Fortnite Battle Royale for the Nintendo Switch, supporting cross-platform play with any other platform except the PlayStation 4; such users are able to carry over their inventory, Battle Pass status, and in - game currency between these platforms through their Epic user account . The game was released on June 12, 2018, the same day as the announcement . It is the first game to support direct voice chat through the Switch console . </P> <P> In March 2018, Epic announced it was making Fortnite Battle Royale for Android and iOS mobile devices . The iOS version was released first, and was expected to be followed by the Android version by mid-2018 . The beta version for iOS devices launched on March 15, 2018, and opened to all players on April 2, 2018 . Epic Games stated that it was not possible to release the Android version with the iOS version simultaneously, and declined to provide a concrete release date for it, because the developers wanted to spend a few months making sure that the game will be compatible with as many Android devices as possible, a task that is not easily accomplished due to the high variety of Android hardware . </P> <P> The Android beta version of Fortnite was released on August 9, 2018 with a time - exclusivity for selected Samsung mobile devices until August 12, 2018 . On August 13, 2018, Epic began sending invites for the Android version to registered users for non-Samsung devices, and by October 11, 2018, the Android client was made available to all without an invite . Epic distributed the Android Fortnite Battle Royale app directly from its website rather than through the Google Play Store, citing that they want to have a direct connection to the players of the game, and they believe that the 30% fee Google takes from all microtransactions from apps through the Play Store was disproportionate to the types of services the store provides . Security experts expressed concern over this decision, since this requires users to modify security settings in default Android distributions to allow third - party sites to install Android application packages (APK). This setting can make users, particularly younger players, prone to potential malware, including clones of Fortnite that install malicious programming . About a month after the Android release, there were at least 32 clones of the Fortnite installer on the Google Store, with half found to include malware . Epic's installer for Android does include a warning message following the install that users should re-enable security controls and warns users of only downloading content from trusted sources . The initial installer was found by Google to have a potential vector that would allow for malware to be installed, though this was patched within 48 hours of discovery and Epic did not believe anyone used the vector . </P> <P> The iOS version of Fortnite Battle Royale alone brought in an estimated US $1 million in microtransaction revenue within the first three days of in - app purchases being available, according to analysis firm Sensor Tower . Glixel considered these numbers impressive, compared to the early success rate of other popular mobile games, such as Pokémon Go and Clash Royale which earned US $4.9 million and US $4.6 million in their first four days, respectively . Sensor Tower further estimated that after one month, the mobile title had earned more than US $25 million in revenue, surpassing revenues from any other mobile games and other several top - grossing apps during the same period . </P>

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