Topic: Asphalt 9: Legends

I recall it being a summer release, but do we have a solid date yet?

Seems to be saying Autumn everywhere, @J-Plap .... Some places have 2nd August but I don't think that's official yet

October 9th supposedly
I would like NintendoLife to confirm it

@J-Plap October 9th:

• https://jackofallcontrollers.com/2019/09/15/asphalt-9-legends...
• https://nintendoeverything.com/asphalt-9-legends-launches-for...

My friend and I are pretty happy about the game having a release date. I haven't played too many Asphalt games aside from one on Windows 10 and a 3DS entry. Hoping to have some fun with this one.

@ss213 Sometimes going to the official source is a great way to find out release dates. Nintendo of America says October 8th, not sure about UK/Europe since I haven't check those Nintendo sites.

So this is another free-to-start game eh?

I've never played a game in the series; might be worth a dabble.

My friend messaged me about this, and I checked the eShop, this game can actually be preloaded right now. Just downloaded it myself, now to wait for launch day.

Question, has any other free-to-play game done preloading? This is the first time I've seen it happen to one.

@Sunsy yeah, most of the times (if not always) half of the questions asked on nintendo life can be answered with a quick search...

@Sunsy Asphalt 9 Legends is the first F2P game you can preload on Switch.

For all the other 35 F2P Switch games you had to wait until their official release date.

1. Stern Pinball Arcade (FarSight Studios)
2. Pinball FX3 (Zen Studios)
3. The Pinball Arcade (FarSight Studios)
4. Pokémon Quest (Nintendo)
5. Kitten Squad (Arcade Distillery)
6. Fallout Shelter (Bethesda)
7. Fortnite (Epic Games)
8. Galak-Z: Variant S (17-Bit)
9. Dawn of the Breakers (CyberStep)
10. Zaccaria Pinball (Magic Pixel)
11. Paladins: Champions of the Realm (Hi-Rez Studios)
12. Nintendo Entertainment System - Nintendo Switch Online (Nintendo)
13. Arena of Valor (Tencent)
14. Brawlhalla (Ubisoft)
15. YouTube (Google)
16. Coloring Book (FX Valley)
17. Warframe (Digital Extremes)
18. Color Zen (Cypronia)
19. InkyPen (InkyPen)
20. Lightseekers (PlayFusion)
21. GetAmped Mobile (CyberStep)
22. Onigiri (CyberStep)
23. TETRIS 99 (Nintendo)
24. Smite: Battleground of the Gods (Hi-Rez Studios)
25. Izneo (Izneo)
26. Gems of War (505 Games)
27. Warhammer: Age of Sigmar - Champions (PlayFusion / Games Workshop)
28. Prime World: Defenders (Nival)
29. Realms Royale (Hi-Rez Studios)
30. Growtopia (Ubisoft)
31. DC Universe Online (WB Games)
32. Dragonball Xenoverse 2 for Nintendo Switch Lite (Bandai Namco)
33. Super Kirby Clash (Nintendo)
34. Super Nintendo Entertainment System - Nintendo Switch Online (Nintendo)
35. Angry Bunnies: Colossal Carrot Crusade (Cypronia)
36. Asphalt 9 Legends (Gameloft)

@ss213 Usually for release dates, Nintendo's own site is my favorite way to check. Now there's an article confirming it too.

@SKTTR So it's a first, that's neat then. I won't have to wait for day of release for a download and play right away.

Hope it's not too heavy handed with the micro transactions. Looking forward to trying to out!

@Sunsy Yes, you can preload it right now, and start to play 8th October 2019. It's 1,6 GB.

@Sunsy yeah, but I love to read it on NL. Now that there is the article I wished for I can enjoy the comment section and the hype. And besides, I usually only get news updates throgh RSS feed, so NL is my way to go.

Switch game play footage:

@redd214 Looks good so far. I already have this pre-loaded, and looking forward to playing tomorrow. It seems to be what I expected it to be too, I played a few of the Asphalt games on Windows 10, so I'm going into this with that in mind.

One thing lets this game down the microtransactions if it can be monetised it is monetised. I would have rather them charge a fair price for the game and get rid of the free to play mechanics

Hey! Join my club: Siege Engine

I love the game. A couple others are joining from this forum to. Awesome game.@Sunsy

Game is awesome, haven’t spent a penny either. Join my club with the others on this forum! It’s open to join public.

Club name: Siege Engine @redd214

The game way surpassed my expectations. I haven’t spent any real money either.

Join my club with the others on this forum, it’s open to public. Club name: Siege Engine @Magician

@CTmatic You'd better put spaces in between your club name and the people you want to address, or they won't get notified...