When EA Sports released FIFA 18 on the Nintendo Switch, it was a highly anticipated event. Unlike previous attempts at bringing major sports franchises to portable consoles, FIFA 18 on the Switch used a custom-built engine specifically optimized for Nintendo's hybrid hardware.
Critically, FIFA 18 was a product of Western football culture. The game featured the Premier League, La Liga, and the Bundesliga prominently. The Chinese Super League (CSL) was present but limited—only a handful of teams, generic stadiums, and no authentic crowd chants. For a nation that spends billions on foreign talent like Oscar and Hulk in the CSL, the lack of deep local representation stung. fifa 18 rom nintendo switch china