Super Bomberman R was a bold move by Konami; the series - which was much-loved on the SNES - had fallen from grace somewhat in recent years, yet this Switch exclusive not only hit the mark with fans, but also gained a new following for the cute little bomb-chucker.
Konami has since gone above and beyond when it comes to supporting the game with free DLC updates, and we still play it in the Nintendo Life office when we want a top-notch local multiplayer fix.
However, it would seem that the title's time as a Nintendo exclusive is coming to an end, as it has been listed by the Korean Game Rating Board for release on the Sony PS4.
There's no other information at present, but a rating of this type is usually followed very quickly by an official announcement. While it certainly makes good business sense for Konami to get this excellent game in front of as many potential players as possible, we can't help but feel a little sad that one of the Switch's most appealing launch exclusives is now jumping over to a rival system.
[source pushsquare.com, via grb.or.kr]
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I never even bought the game because it was way too expensive at launch for my liking.
Kind of the opposite of what we’re used to hearing. I wonder if PushSquare has commenters that will bemoan that this is nothing more than a port...
Probably be £20 on PS4 too
Nintendo has a habit of being unable to keep anything not-first party as an exclusive. Wonder why this isn't an issue for Sony.
I really regret buying this game at launch. It’s was this and Zelda. When you buy a game like zelda or splatoon, you shouldn’t buy another game with it at the same time
It'll sell 3 copies on PS4 since those Kojima nuthuggers hate Konami now lol
Minus 8 player local multiplayer and portability.
Sounds like a crap port that would be right at home on a Nintendo system.
I did buy it at launch but only because there was nothing else I was interested in. (Not a Zelda Fan)
If I was buying a Switch today for the first time it certainly wouldn't be on my list.
@YummyHappyPills Simple. Sony spends literally millions every year to keep third party developers games on their platforms as exclusives whereas Nintendo don't really care.
Doubt it will get the same level of success their
It's one of the least interesting bomberman games.
I very much prefer Bomberman World, Bomberman Generation and Bomberman DS
Good for them! Enjoy it, Sony fans! I'm still waiting for a price drop on the Switch version because I still think it's a bit too expensive, and I still have a ton of other stuff to play anyway. (Okay it's mostly Splatoon but still a lot of other stuff as well.)
@Marios-love-child I thought I was the only one on the planet who didn't buy BREATH OF THE WILD along with my day 1 Switch 😉 Ended up with 1-2 SWITCH, SNIPPERCLIPS, SUPER BOMBERMAN R and SKYLANDERS IMAGINATORS instead ☺️
@YummyHappyPills what benefit is there to having bomberman as an exclusive title?
@Lroy totally forgot Skylanders came out for Switch on launch day. The game any good? I swear I haven't heard one person mention it since launch day. Kinda weird.
@Marios-love-child I picked up Zelda, Fast RMX, and I am Setsuna at launch. Loved Zelda and liked Fast, but I dragged my way to the end of I am Setsuna and learned I don't like active battle gauge RPGs. Got Shovel Knight later when I stopped being afraid of it and it is one of my favorite Switch games. Was tempted by Bomberman, but never quite took the plunge.
@Alikan We bought the Switch as a family console (as we did Wii U and Wii before it). My young son was the main reason why we decided to give it a go. He had never played a Skylanders game before and to date it is still the game he has put the most hours into (over a hundred according to his activity profile). Of course, more recent games such as ARMS, SPLATOON 2 and MARIO ODYSSEY are closing in on that now but all in all. I would say we got more than our money's worth out of it and that includes all the additional expense of buying all the Sensei figures.
In fact, the wife and I even played the story mode through to completion in local co-op having already exhausted 1-2 SWITCH and completing SNIPPER CLIPS and SUPER BOMBERMAN R together. That first few months of the Switch were light on games I really wanted but we made the best of it.
Meh I got it on launch and was so disappointed I traded it in lol it was awful... Bomberman generations on cube is way better
If they’d dropped the price to $20, i’d have considered it, but now there’s are too many games on my switch.
@Lroy
It used to make me laugh when there was articles flying about saying that Zelda had a 125% attach rate or something ridiculous like that. I guess there must have been people out there who'd bought a copy of Zelda before managing to track down a shiny new Switch for themselves.
Glad I wasn't the only one anyway. At launch I had Bomber Man, Fast RMX and Snipper Clips..... Closely followed by Lego City under Cover & Mario Kart 8 Delux.
@Alikan
It was decent but nothing ground breaking, as I said in my first post only really purchased it due to lack of choice.
I was tempted by Shovel Knight but for one reason or another never got around it trying it.
Konami can't make good games anymore... now that Kojima has left, its even worse. I think Konami should become a pachinko maker instead.
Bought it on black Friday for 50% off after it updated quite a bit. We've put about 20 hours into it so I feel we got our money's worth. Fun little game but not close to being worth the 50 they were charging at launch. I'm sure if this is true it'll be priced at 20 or 30 on the ps4
If you like Megaman NES games you'd probably enjoy Shovel Knight Treasure Trove. Its one of the best 2D platformers I've ever played. I avoided it because I heard it was really hard, but gave in and bought it on a dare. It is hard in certain spots, but most checkpoints aren't too far from where you fall into a pit or hit some spikes and you get infinite continues so you can make it through eventually, you're just punished with less treasure to purchase non-needed items, armor, weapon, health, and magic upgrades. The story is pretty good when put up against 8 bit games.
@Alikan
On the surface it kind of reminds me of Super Ghouls & Ghosts which was brutally difficult but absolutely brilliant at the same time
Nice, now my friend will actually play it with me when I buy it on PS4. Hope it's not super expensive like it was on Switch though, I'll have to wait then.
@Marios-love-child suffers ghosts and goblins flashback not quite that difficult. 😂 haha.
They put a lot of effort into this post release, but by that time there was already better games to play.
I'm just hoping the Switch version will come down in price so I can consider trying it.
Oh well they got Super Bomberman R on PS4 and we got Crash N-Sanity Trilogy on Switch so no big loss. Those time exclusivity won't last anyways.
@YummyHappyPills Sony is a control freak megacorp. When you make a game for Sony it becomes a Sony game and as the creator you have no right on it. That's why they can remake a game like Shadow of the Colossus with major changes without the need of Fumito Ueada's agreement.
It's their most successful Bomberman release in YEARS, and it has enjoyed a full year of Switch exclusivity. Let the others play too.
Worse game I've got for the Switch. I even preferred 1-2-Switch
Playstation, nothing but ports etc etc.
I can't really see a reason for someone who already owns a Switch to get it on PS4. It's not the most graphically advanced game, and without 8-player local versus, and the portability, it doesn't seem worth it.
It was overpriced on Switch, it'll probably be overpriced on PS4 as well. No interest in the game at the moment.
@bitleman Because they own the IP perhaps? Nintendo can make a Mario game without Miyamoto. So, what's your point?
Should anyone care?
Watch it be better priced and with an extensive online multiplayer option.
I have an international Super Bomberman R server on discord with almost 300 members with free battles and tournaments.
I doubt the game will have crossplay with PS4 but we are already thinking how to sort the channels for a better experience when the game launches on PS4.
http://discord.gg/bXZjaZR
@Agramonte another old port for the PS4
@Octane So Disney have the right to modify the old Star Wars movies since they bought the IP from George Lucas right?
Have fun trying to convince me videogames are an art when the creators have zero right over them. Only megacorps have.
Also Miyamoto always watched closely all Mario games being made. All Mario series are directed by people who worked under Miyamoto direction.
@bitleman I don't have to convince you. It's true. George Lucas' company owned Star Wars, but the people working on the film don't own a single bit of the franchise. Even though films (and games) are clearly a collaborative effort. That's just reality. Whether that's right or not is a completely different issue.
Great game. Bad online connection. And I use LAN. Rarely a problem from other online Switch games. Maybe someday local friends will play it with me.
@gortsi yep, good thing there is also tons of new games on PS4 so does not really matter. Not like anyone trying to pretend this would be a big deal.
Seemed an eventuality to me. Unless it's a first party game, they'll all 'jump ship'. What developer/publisher in their right mind would want to shut off that large a slice of the sales from their game, FOREVER?
Tbh, my parties got more enjoyment out of Bombing Bastards on Wii U. We played Bomberman R for a total of a half hour. Konami sucks, and if they think Ps4 owners will bite after the whole MGS/Kojima debacle, they're in for a rude awakening.
@Agramonte yep, tons of new games on Switch as well. Keep an eye out on Thursdays, there's a weekly update.
@onex I did pretty much the same. The game was awful at launch, in my opinion. There seemed to be a ton of input delay and the framerate was poor. In fairness to Konami though, I did revisit the game after they patched it a few times, and the game felt MUCH better. Unfortunately, I never really revisited the game - my friend and I had moved on to other games by the time it was fixed. It's also hard to shake that terrible first impression.
@YummyHappyPills What Sony has had third party games that are not exclusives though, Crash N-Sanity Trilogy wasn't exclusive, heck even Street Fighter V and Final Fantasy VII & VIII as well were not exclusives. Most of those games were also released on PC and other system as well, the only few are Tekken 3 & 4, Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker, and Call of Duty: Black Ops Declassified. Besides Nintendo has had other third party games perhaps even more that are still exclusive to their platforms like Secret of Evermore, the Soul Blazer trilogy, Final Fight 2 & 3, Seiken Densetsu 3, Metal Warriors, Holy Diver, Summer Carnival Recca, Suikoden Tierkreis, the Castlevania GB, GBA, and DS trilogy, Doom 64, Demon's Crest, Gargoyle's Quest 1 & 2, Ogre Battle 64, Monster Hunter 3 & 4, Tatsunoko vs. Capcom, Dragon Quest IX, Destiny of an Emperor, Shining Souls 1 & 2, Astro Boy: Omega Factor, Baten Kaitos, Billy Hatcher and the Giant Egg, Zack & Wiki, Madworld, Arc Rise Fantasia, Breath of Fire I & II, etc.
Maybe Bomberman has been incarcerated by Nintendo this entire time, and they would only release him if Sony complied with their request to free Crash Bandicoot.
I'd say the trade-off was worth it.
@Damo Erm, you sure this wasn't for Push Square? What next, NLife reporting on games NOT coming to Switch...oh wait...
(Just being cheeky )
@gortsi Ill just wait for NinoKuni2 and Aliance Alive. No need to play random eShop nonsense. BattleChasers only eShop game I am waiting for.
xenoblade > MonsterHunter > NinoKuni2/Aliance alive > Yakuza6
Have No need to buy random overpriced rehashed games on either the Switch or PS4 in the last/nextfew months.
No love for Xbox?
@YummyHappyPills Really? Remember just yesterday when Sony lost Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy as an exclusive.
@KoopaTheGamer That was never msrked nor touted as such. Sony is very upfront with exclusivity on even the most menial of things.
Is this the same game that I played at launch? It was rubbish back then, nowhere near as good as previous entries whilst being far more expensive. The subsequent support has been magnificent and now the game is a much more enticing prospect but let's not pretend that Bomberman R is up there with the likes of Saturn Bomberman, speaking of which could they just not give us that one
Bit of a bummer, but at least more people will be able to play it I’m glad I got it day 1!
@Not_Soos Makes total sense
Not happy that a budget game selling at full price and patched, did not sell sufficient copies as an exclusive on the Switch, so you dump the exclusive tag and march off to another console where the game may well not be sold at full price. Fair enough.
@Marios-love-child I actually have a co-worker that preordered Zelda and didn't get a switch until Xmas later that year. I remember telling him he needed to get a Switch because the game is awesome. It wasn't until his partner ended up buying a Switch as a gift. I thought those articles were crazy too until he told me he had preordered it without getting the Switch. Must be some more people out there that did the same.
I'm honestly underwhelmed at how Super Bomberman R got treated throughout the months. Sure, it wasn't much to look at by launch, but it still had that simple but deep gameplay that made the mainstream series great, plus the updates the game received post-release actually IMPROVED the game in a similar manner to Splatoon and ARMS. I'm still playing the game even today since it happens to be one of the Switch's best multiplayer games, in my book. Hopefully in the future, Bomberman will get another chance.
@Ryu_Niiyama After this disastrous of a game, I don't think Konami want Bomberman to be anywhere near Xbox. Of course it wouldn't hurt if they give it one more chance.
I bought Super Bomberman R at launch and really enjoyed it. It has the fun Bomberman formula. It disappointed many because they wanted innovation. I think it will sell bad on PS4 if it is released for $59.99
Lol: If true, one of the very few third-party Switch exclusives...gone!
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