If you're into your puzzle games, you'll know few series come as addictive and downright and time-consuming as Lumines, so you'll pleased as punch to learn Lumines Remastered as coming to the Nintendo Switch eShop as part of the new range of Nindies in 2018.
With original creator Tetsuya Mizuguchi back on board, with a set of beats specifically tuned to work with the tactile feedback of the Joy-Con's HD Rumble. Considering Lumines debuted back on PSP back in 2004, it's both surprising and apt that this forgotten gem should be reborn on a new handheld device.
Enhance Games are handling the remaster, with support for local multiplayer also included. The game will launch in Spring 2018, so look out for it on the Switch eShop soon!
What do you make of this surprise announcement? Are you a Lumines veteran or is the series totally new to you? Let us know below...
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Can't believe I won't be playing this on something Sony. Excited.
If buying this means a chance at getting Meteos on Switch then I will buy three copies. Don’t know much about the game itself, but Meteos (a DS puzzler from the same man) was gold.
@PhilKenSebben First Crash, now this. Heh!
Hope this get a Physical release, since it did for PS vita!
Looks interesting. Another Ninty I'll be keeping tabs on. By the way, caught another one; this is a fun game - "as addictive and downright and time-consuming as". It needs no "and" between downright, & time-consuming.
Come on guys, time for some real game journalism.
Contact the developer and try to see if you can get confirmation that the complete soundtrack of the first Lumines will be on here in it's entirety, including licensed tracks.
I'm beyond excited for this! This was the only game from the direct that had me excited. I love Lumines. It's one of my favorite puzzle games of all time and I personally think that it rivals tetris as the best falling block puzzle game if all time. This game can suck hours of your time and the music is phenomenal. I loved it back on the psp and ps2
@PhilKenSebben Lumines is also on ios as well
Love Lumines! Yay!
I love this game, I'll be picking this one up if the price is good.
@Balladeer I might double dip on this depending on the price, but a new Meteos would be epic
Loved it on the psp. I still play it now but more on my phone
This is pretty exciting news. I've always been a fan of the series, as is my wife. I was wondering if there were ever going to be any Lumines games again, and to see it coming to Switch is a pleasant surprise indeed. I guess if Sony doesn't appreciate it, Nintendoes?
@JoeDiddley As long as it isn’t the Disney version with the blasphemous horizontal block movement.
When I had a PSP this game, Darkstalkers, and Street Fighter Alpha 3 Max were my main games to play. I think I’ll give Lumines another run.
@Balladeer ...I thought Sakurai made Meteos...
@Darlinfan Second post in the thread sir! And then the ensuing conversation. Mizuguchi was the man behind them both, hence the link. Although on further research @Joeynator3000 isn’t wrong: Sakurai was the designer, Mizuguchi was the producer.
Very pleasant surprise. Lumines is one of my favorite PSP games, will definitely be buying this remaster.
Really enjoy this on PSP so I may check this on the Switch.
One of the game I enjoyed the most on PSP, I can't believe it's going to land on Switch. Awesome gameplay and stellar OST.
oh god... SHININ’ 🕺 happy
Can't wait! Me and the wife must have literally spent hundreds of hours playing Lumines together over the years 😁
Absolutely brilliant news!
I am really excited for this one. Probably my all time favorite puzzle game. Way better than both Tetris and Mateos, in my opinion. I have every version of this game including the older mobile version. One of the newer moble versions was just terrible and I deleted it. I still keep the older one on my phone. One thing I wish, though was that they gave us both psp games. The second one has a puzzle mode that makes you complete increasingly elaborate shapes. It gets pretty hard towards the end, and it’s so addictive.
Not having a successor for the psp+vita line meant no more Lumines in my mind.
I'm so, so glad I was wrong.
'Perfect fit for the Switch' tm.
I love me my Lumines (had it in PSP, Vita, and even XB360) but did I read that it only had local multi-player? I really want online battle for this. It killed me that the Vita version didn't have online play...
Holy crap, this is awesome. I love Lumines.
Be nice if this sells well and encourages the developer to drop a version of Rez down the line...
Excellent news! This is perfect for the switch.
I really enjoyed Lumines on PSP and Vita. Definitely picking it up for Switch!
I can finally retired my PSP GO when this comes out. Lumines on iPhone sucks with touchscreen, but music is good. Lumines was a killer app for PSP, just like Sound Shapes was a killer app for Vita... now they are both on Switch.
I get a feeling they will be porting Rez to Switch soon, motion control can be used like a VR headset for aiming.
I will probably pick this up. I’ve heard good things about the psp version
@neufel I was in the same line of thinking my friend, glad we are wrong! I got this on psp my senior of highschool and it was my jam, meteos as also mention here is a masterpiece as well. If this does well I'm calling it "meteos remixed"
Loved it but the Vita version is far superior in music and visuals.
Still a good surprise and a must have !
@meppi64 According to Mark MacDonald via the Giant Bombcast this week it does have all of the tracks (around the 5o minute mark).
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