Persona 5 and Nier: Automata are coming to the Switch
The Nintendo Switch is getting some big-name roleplaying games. At a Nintendo Direct Mini today, Nintendo revealed that Persona 5 Royal (along with its predecessors Persona 3 Portable and Persona 4 Golden) will be coming to the Switch. Persona 5 is launching on October 21st and will be preceded by Nier: Automata on October 6th. Both are seminal RPGs that originally launched in 2017; you can check out our original reviews of P5 and Automata. (Nintendo says to expect more details on Persona 3 and 4 “soon.”)
The announcements were the highlights of today’s event, but there were a handful of other notable reveals and updates as well. Here’s what you may have missed:
As per usual, Nintendo didn’t just announce new games; it also launched a few. The Portal: Companion Collection — which bundles together both games in the series — will be available later today as will the RPG Little Noah: Scion of Paradise. The Switch eShop will also be getting a demo for the remake of cult classic Live A Live; save data from the demo will also carry over to the full game, which launches on July 22nd.
There’s still a lot we don’t know about Ron Gilbert’s return to the Monkey Island series. But at least one platform has been announced, as Return to Monkey Island will be coming to the Switch when the game launches later this year. Nintendo says it will be available “first for consoles” on the Switch. For more on the sequel, check out our interview with Gilbert and Dave Grossman.
It’s been a while since we heard much on Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope, the sequel to a surprisingly great strategy game from 2017. Today, Ubisoft showed off a new trailer for the game and also revealed that it will be launching on the Switch on October 20th.
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