The Holiday season is just around the corner and yet Nintendo's lineup for this month is rather humble.
The only major title for the 3DS is Style Savvy: Rising Star. Unfortunately, it being an eShop-exclusive title also means that no physical copies of the game will be available. The Nintendo Switch has a multitude of indie titles on its lineup, two of which will have a retail release. While the eShop version of The End is Nigh is priced at $14.99, its physical release is valued at $29.99 (around P1,500 excluding tax). The launch edition copies will also include a full-color instruction booklet along with a squishy Ash toy made of sticky silicone.
These are the tentative release dates for Nintendo 3DS and Switch games in North America (also known as US, Asian, or MDE) unless otherwise stated. The local retail prices mentioned below are just approximate values based on the US SRP. Tax, shipping, and other fees are not taken into consideration. Final price will only be revealed by the retailers on the actual local release date itself.
Nintendo 3DS
| Date | Title | eShop | Retail |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07 | Christmas Night Archery | $1.99 | - |
| 07 | Japanese Rail Sim 3D Travel of Steam | $19.99 | - |
| 25 | Style Savvy: Styling Star | TBA | - |
| Date | Title | eShop | Retail |
|---|---|---|---|
| 05 | Caveman Warriors | $12.99 | - |
| 05 | Nine Parchments | $19.99 | - |
| 07 | ACORN Tactics | $11.99 | - |
| 07 | Dimension Drive | $12.99 | - |
| 07 | Embers of Mirrim | $19.99 | - |
| 07 | Human: Fall Flat | $14.99 | - |
| 07 | Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds Overdrive | $9.99 | - |
| 07 | Plantera Deluxe | $4.99 | - |
| 07 | Riptide GP: Renegade | $9.99 | - |
| 07 | Slain: Back from Hell | $19.99 | - |
| 07 | Teslagrad | $19.99 | - |
| 07 | Vostok Inc. | $14.99 | - |
| 07 | Yōdanji | $4.99 | - |
| 12 | Party Planet | $39.99 | P2,010 |
| 12 | The End is Nigh | $14.99 | P1,500 |
| 14 | Bleed | $14.99 | - |
| 15 | Unepic | $9.99 | - |
| 19 | Crawl | $14.99 | - |
| 21 | Frederic: Resurrection of Music | $5.99 | - |
| 21 | Max: The Curse of Brotherhood | $14.99 | - |
While the 3DS is region-locked, the Switch is not so you can play Japanese Switch games on your US Switch console. The eShop usually updates at 12 PM or 3 PM of the same day or at 12 AM of the next day, Philippine Time. Local retailers like DataBlitz and Game One PH/ i.TECH will usually sell physical copies at the date of release, unless unforeseen shipments or delivery problems occur.
Which games are you interested in? You can also check out our Upcoming 3DS Games and Upcoming Switch Games articles for more info.
Source: Nintendo Original background from: Pinoy Anik Anik
