EA will be one of the third party publishers for Nintendo Switch games, using its flagship FIFA franchise to take the new console for a spin. And Nintendo's abilities to push boundaries is one of the reasons for teh company's support, executive VP Patrick Soderlund said. 

“What I like about Nintendo is that they come to the table with a slightly different approach,” he told IGN. “They’ve done that in the past to great success, and sometimes not so much, but I think unless you’re willing to think about something unconventional, it’s going to be hard to break ground.”

Soderlund said the Switch will do what Nintendo has been good at for years, and that is challenge convention. “Nintendo forces us to think differently. ... As game makers, makes us think about the platform in a different way.”

Making FIFA the first Switch title shows EA is supporting Nintendo. "This is our way of showing we’re going to be there, Soderlund said. "We are not announcing anything [else] yet, but you can expect us to be there once the platform launches and takes off.”

Previously,  EA CFO Blake Jorgensen had saidthat he wasn't sure how broad the appeal of the device would be, let alone how many people might be interested in the hybrid. Later in the year, EA's Peter Moore was a bit more enthusiastic, hinting that EA would be bringing a "major title" to Switch. Given FIFA's broad appeal, it is the most logical title to test Switch's viability in EA's eyes.