Super Bomberman R Is Coming To Rival Systems With Exclusive Characters

sales numbers will be interesting to see...

Even when a Nintendo system sells well, they still struggle to get or keep exclusives that aren't outright developed and/or published by Nintendo themselves.

I heard something about this. They're getting exclusive characters and isn't it reportedly going to be cheaper too? It would take little effort to give Switch owners an exclusive character at least as a thank you for the game's success. I'd say if it hadn't sold well on Switch that there may not be any other versions.

Appealing? The game was rubbish. I couldn't care less that it's now on other platforms, the exclusive characters are cool designs, but it doesn't bother me there were no Nintendo ones, because I didn't like the game anyway.

Nothing wrong with that, they helped bolster the day one lineup and thats appreciated. Now that their mission is done they can move elsewhere. Although I doubt it will sell as much on a non launch day, no 8 player Bomberman.

Me personally, I got it for twenty bucks on Black Friday. Definitely worth twenty with the patches and the simple multiplayer fun. I suck at it though

Not a bad one year Switch exclusive. I just wish Konami would give Hudson free reign to reboot all their franchises: Adventure Island, Star Soldier... Military Madness! Happy to see everyone else will now be able to experience the joys of current gen Bomberman.

This game is not even near as big as Rayman Legends for example. I don't think Nintendo lies awake from this news.

Konami doing Konami things.

I'm somewhat shocked but at the same time, Super Bomberman R sold really well on the Switch. It has improved so much since it launched a year ago.

The characters actually look very cool! And it's nice for other people to play the game. Cross platform will be something I'll look forward to.

It's just a port of a year old game. No one wants that.

How is this different than any other game that has arrived on the Switch after being on other systems first? Konami obviously had a meeting and said, 'We've fleshed out this game... let's expand its footprint.'

We have a ton of games that have arrived on Switch after developers thought the same thing... they made a game, and can make more money by porting it to another system.

I think the only time this kind of thing is lame is when the Switch needs momentum, and other systems pay to take away access or exclusivity to it...

I really like this game. I actually bought it twice. First at launch, but traded it in for huge credit quickly when I realized it wasn't very good... but it has improved a ton, and i rebought it on sale a while back...

Hopefully in that same meeting Konami recognized the need to put more games on Switch.

"one of the Switch's most appealing launch exclusives" is bit of a stretch.

@SLIGEACH_EIRE "isn't it reportedly going to be cheaper too?"

My very first thought was - "Was this a $60 game on Switch and is it now going to be $20 everywhere else?"

I don't know how much it is/was on Switch, though my son wants it but hasn't purchased it yet b/c of the price, he's cheap like me. I have even less knowledge of it's price on other systems, but it is something to watch.

On the bright side, I don't see 1 2 Switch getting ported anywhere ever. 😛

Are the Xbox One and PS4 becoming port systems now? This is terrible news! Bad ports, bad!

Just positive that more people get to play the game.

I liked the game; I just didn't find it as fun as the Bomberman games I'm used to. (Where are customization options like what items appear in game? Where are the other fun items like Line Bombs? The Detonator? Kicking bombs into each other producing a mega bomb?)

I absolutely hated the fact that stages were locked behind the currency of the game. What's up with that?

Aside from that, I don't give a rat's rootie-patootie whether it was exclusive or not.

Meh

We got Crash. They get Bomberman. It's a fair trade if you ask me.

It’s good for gamers

Edit. But the game is real bad. The only game on the shelf that doesn’t get used

Now the question everyone wants to know, will other console owners be asked to pay $50 for it like Switch owners?

I have two questions from comments above - is the game actually bad??? It’s on my wanted list.

• I saw someone mention Rayman - and also saw Mario is in it???? Is this true?

Give Nintendo players a price drop to $20 or less where the game belongs.

@chardir Guess Xbox/Switch/PC only owners don't want Crash than since it's a year old port.

The game was trash. I could care less what they get

@SLIGEACH_EIRE Before you do all the legwork, SBR is $49.99 on Switch, but selling for $40 most places retail. Still a Switch exclusive on the Konami website. 😉

https://www.konami.com/games/bomberman/r/us/en/

Can't find the PS4X1 price anywhere, checked several places, but I doubt it will be $49.99. Probably either $29.99 or $39.99.

@FragRed why would Nintendo try to keep bomberman exclusive. Sorry but come on dude. Just think about what you are saying.

We are talking about a very niche title here. Do you really think anyone @ Nintendo is bothered that it's gone multi platform. Why should anyone with a switch care either. The more people who can play the better.

@RadioShadow ha ha I wonder if Xbox and PS4 have people like we have here moaning that it's a port from a switch game

f..konami, nuff' said...

@rjejr "On the bright side, I don't see 1 2 Switch getting ported anywhere ever."

Thank God for small mercies.

We get crash they get bomberman fair trade if u ask me.

Give us a Samus Bomber!

I really need to get more value out of this game. Bought it at launch and played through the story in local co-op and the extra world that was free DLC. Handful of online games but still only about 10-15hrs game time.

If anyone fancies a game, let me know and we can arrange for some matches.

It was an awful entry in the series, thank God I sold mine a week after launch lol

@chardir
I irony is strong in this post.

I have zero problem with it even if I'm not entitled to object in the first place. I don't subscribe to the exclusivity mindset - I buy consoles for GAMES. And no matter how much I'd like the idea or some distant prospect to have an XBO for Sea of Thieves, Wii U for Tokyo Mirage Sessions and Xenoblade Chronicles X, a PS3 for LittleBigPlanet 1 and 2... I remain discouraged from these sizeable purchases. I understand hardware brand exclusivity for first-party titles and something very much sponsored in the first place, but I welcome any other game being on any number of platforms - personally, I just care about it being somewhere I can find time to play it among other options. That is, on something I can carry around with me -and preferably not have to stream while we're at it.

Bomberman R is on Switch and the matter's solved. Exclusivity? Unlike GameCube or something, Switch versions already have a very valuable exclusive feature in the current industry climate - you can take them away from the TV and along with you. With Sony no longer interested in portable gaming hardware, with Remote Play and Rainway having their obvious limitations and smartphones having their own but equally obvious ones, with GPD Win's lower specs (as opposed to Win 2 but its practical performance in the wild is for time to show) and gaming laptops' price and size, ... Switch doesn't just offer an option for video games on the go at the moment - for the time being, it offers THE option for console games on the go. And for some people, the ability to have the game with them on promptly demand wherever they go still means the ability to play games properly in the first place. Add up that Switch is a hybrid console and can hook up the same game to a TV on a whim and without shamanic cross-save rituals (which are actually among the more vulnerable aspects of server support expectancy)... need I say more?

There's the biggest exclusive the games need and offer. Nintendo wasn't all that boastful when teasing NX as a "quality of life" concept.

The game sold well at launch according to reports from Konami themselves. Why wouldn’t they want to keep some of that momentum? Not sure why people would feel precious about keeping this a Switch exclusive.

Shock horror, third party game that has nothing to do with Nintendo launches on other consoles.

To be honest it's far from the best Bomberman game I've played even if the multiplayer is still fun so won't get this for the Xbox unless very cheap, especially considering I can already buy a Bomberman game on there for about £8

Crossplay? I couldn't care less if the game appears elsewhere, but if there's crossplay, then great! Online is all but dead on Switch.

I got the game over the holidays for half price, and the game is pretty cool. Maybe not amazing, but apparently the post launch patches and added content really improved the game. I know I've enjoyed my time with it.

Though I am bummed Switch doesn't have a special character:( I really like Portal...

Thats very nice

Its good for the Bomberman series. Remember aside from the odd mobile game, Bomberman has remained quiet ever since the Hudson buyout. If it does well enough on other systems, hopefully we should see more of our bombing friend in the future....

Now all of a sudden port isn't such a bad word.

@chardir My head figuratively exploded at the irony here.

Unless you're being sarcastic....in which case, you beat me to it.

@Stocksy It had an extensive slew of issues at launch. Since then there's been some fifteen plus updates fixing every issue, adding several new features, stages, items, special characters and a whole new world tournament kind of mode.
I assume people calling it bad never touched it since day one.

That said it's still overpriced.

I’m not going to bash Konami for actually releasing games.

Now EVERYONE will experience what a mediocre Bomberman game looks like

@Menchi187 @Xaessya @Deadlyblack @HipsterInkling Sarcasm always works well on the internet...

Mhmmm...Konami should be thankful for it’s time on switch. No one on PS4 and Xbox one is going to care. They’re busy play AAA games and indie games that are leagues better than bomberman.

Oh right, Negativity returns!!...
Because a game will be in more platforms/consoles and more people can enjoy the game; Because Konami, a third party will port a game (and some consider this a betrayal, oh my...) and probably this may generate more profits and success and then, more new games in the way...

Oh well, Negativity, more stable that 3DS updates...

Jokes on them - they're getting a port!!!

@Stocksy Ignore these people. Bomberman R, while not one of the best games in the franchise, is still a great game in its own right. While the launch version wasn't much to look at, the updates further improved the game with plenty of maps (albeit having to be bought with in-game currency, which is now easier to get), characters, accessories, a new world in Story Mode, and the new Grand Prix mode. I may not play this game as much, but I pop it in time to time.

It was well worth the $50 from I paid, in my opinion.

@FragRed

you very rarely see a '3rd party' exclusive anymore. usually timed is about all that happens.

As much as I want to get the PS4 version, the Ratchet & Clank Bomber isn't enough to cover up my needs for a new non-rewhatevered Ratchet & Clank game in the series, in which I hope Insomniac Games would make happen soon.

And hopefully this port to other consoles means more Bomberman games in the future. I'd just hate to see one of my favorite video game franchise go back into the grave after R...

I will confess that on launch day I bought only 1 game for Switch. It was Bomberman. I best the single player campaign the same day and didn't like the multiplayer control feel. I've now got maybe 15 total hours into it. Good luck, Konami.

In this day and age I'm not surprised it's going elsewhere. I do doubt it will sell much better on the other systems though as that's a Nintendo platform fit.

@rjejr Super Bomberman R launched at $50 on Switch.

@chardir Wasn't that what we got with Doom? A port of a year old game...

@Lroy I can send you my friend code. I wanna get back into this, too.

@StephenYap3 Ratchet & Clank (2016) wasn't a remaster, it was a ground up re-imagining of the first game.

Waaah I'm sick of ports

I feel Switch owners should get a free exclusive character since Bomberman R was a success on Switch.

I feel StarFox or Samus would fit best in Bomberman R. Do it Konami!!!!!

@Rubbercookie @Stocksy Yep, that's it fairly summed up in a nutshell. Unless of course, you are that one person on my friends list who has now clocked over 900hrs on this game.

@20wonders Yeah. Cool, click on my name to bring up my profile and my code is there. Otherwise, it is in my forum sig.

PlayStation and Xbox just becoming a ports machine for old Switch games. Haha!

So still no word on Bombergirl for Switch then? (lol)

Nintendo has the best group of game characters to pull from and we get the short end on exclusives. Same with Shovel Knight actually. We did get to play this over a year earlier though.

At least Nintendo's returning the favor to Sony for the Crash Bandicoot port, now if only Microsoft would do the same for Nintendo by releasing some of its exclusives(maybe Banjo-Kazooie series or Conker the Squirrel).

Thought this game was very boring to be honest. Not to bothered its getting ported to other consoles. Only bomberman i liked was mega bomberman on the megadrive. Least we are getting the crash n sane trilogy. So hyped for it!

@SLIGEACH_EIRE: @rjejr: "On the bright side, I don't see 1 2 Switch getting ported anywhere ever."

• Nintendo just wants to replicate Wii's financial success. I don't own a NS, or 1,2,S, but as I understand it, the game should have retailed for $10, or come with the system. I think its inclusion (with the system), or being cheaper would have helped it become more popular; made people more forgiving about it being Switch(Wii) Sports.

@Everyone_Else: Most 3rd parties won't have an exclusive for the system's lifespan, & beyond, as that makes the games' success directly tied to the console's success. Business-wise, that's a poor move, unless you have a guarantee that the hardware will sell.

Could care less - let it be anywhere. People can play on the system that best for them for each individual games

Wish Bayonetta would also go to a more powerful console/PC like Monster Hunter did. And the Cold Steel series would be on a portable system again like the Switch.

I have it. I enjoy it for what it is. But it's definitely not a launch darling. It's hit multiple"worst of the year" lists, and it doesn't have that charm of the Hudson Soft Bomberman games.

I liked Super Bomberman, and if you turn off the terrible voice acting this is basically just Super Bomberman. I'm not bummed it's going cross platform, it served it's purpose. It'd have been cool to get a Nintendo exclusive character for the Switch, but I mean the game is still damn good on it's own.

@Capt_N People keep talking about what 1-2 Switch should have been. But it doesn't matter as it's sold a crap ton of copies at full retail price.

Dwell on it all you want day after day, but Nintendo knew what it was doing for better or worse, and it made them tidy profit.

@SLIGEACH_EIRE Idk about that. I believe that ZombiU sold pretty poorly on Wii U and was still ported to Xbone and PS4 some years later (Likely in an attempt to recoup the money they lost on developing it exclusively as a launch title for the U in 2012)

@CptProtonX think Nintendo definitely proved people wrong with 1-2 switch.

I honestly thought it would bomb massively. Boy was I wrong!

"It's official, then - one of the Switch's most appealing launch exclusives is going cross-platform"

Apart from the brilliant Breath of The Wild, which was available on Wii U as well, it's not as if there was particularly stiff competition, is it?

These are all amazing.

Yea bummed i bought this game day one and its been nice to get a bunch new characters and maps but i was hoping for more support. Now so more than ever since all systems are getting special bombers. Im done with bomberman now trading in for better games

Doesn't faze me at all cause imo this game is ok at best. There is also the fact that they're a ton of better games out there.

@ImagineerNik It wasn’t great, but I wouldn’t call it "rubbish" either. It’s an average game.

This game is getting a lot of unneeded criticism. Bomberman R is a good game just not at the price of $60.

My friends and I have a blast with the multiplayer.

Don't know who any of those things are so don't really care.

I didn't realize you could shoot things (or teleport) in Bomberman R. It seems like shooting your opponents with guns would make it too easy.

Is it even worth the steep price tag though? I want to buy this but I feel it’s pretty expensive

Nintendo isn't struggling. It doesn't matter at all.

I feel if its cheaper on other systems and the darned online is any better I may jump ship! Or! Not! I already own it and have beaten it on Switch. I intented to have local fun that never happened, and bad online matches that hurt my rank and lag like crazy with a LAN connection. It had a lot of potential to be a blast, but really it’s kinda filled with low blows.

@Lroy @rubbercookie @stephenyap3 thanks guys - I shall push forward with the plan to purchase - 800 hours!!!!!!!!!!!!! And I thought my Mrs clocking well over 100 hours in zelda was impressive - especially when all I see her do is climb in it... she has turned it into climbing sim 2018

@Stocksy Hit me up with your friend code and we can play online together 👌

@Alto At launch, it was pretty expensive and although it was affordable for me, I understood at the time. Now, with all the updates the game received including more maps, characters, accessories, World 7 in Story Mode, and a brand spankin' new Grand Prix mode, those $50 I put down at launch were well invested for me. I mean, if Splatoon and ARMS could benefit from the free updates at $60, why not Bomberman R? (despite being $50, but eh).

Completed it

They should add Wario to the switch version.

@FragRed

This applies to everything.

Timed exclusives or “Esclusives” they suddenly aren’t exclusive the next year are quite common.

@chardir
You should know how next to impossible it is to tell on the Internet

Shouldn't even be news. Doesn't affect Switch owners in any way.

It was a launch title. It's time has passed. Port it, don't port it... I honestly don't think anyone cares at this point.

This is what happens. Like Disgaea 5 coming to Switch, and Crash, and Dragon Quest Builders, and DQ Heroes 1/2, and Superbeat Xonic, and Fate Extella, and I Am Setsuna, etc etc etc

@StephenYap3 see now I didn’t know they released all those updates... that’s pretty great then actually. All things considered I’ll still be much happier buying this at 39.99 or even better yet, 29.99... I’ll grab it on a sale if I’m lucky.
Side note—I wish they’d release another Bomberman 64 style game with visual character upgrades and armor. That’d make me very happy!

@Meowpheel That would be RAD! I have Wario Blast on Gameboy somewhere!

I don't think there are many people who said "That Bomberman exclusive is the reason I am getting a Switch!" So This isn't a big deal.

The reason why this was as successful as it was is because the launch line-up was so paltry. Konami were absolutely mad to charge AU$90 for this, yet it still managed to sell due to a lack of competition.

Now with the Switch's library being in the state that it is in now, I see absolutely no appeal in this game whatsoever and I can't imagine it being at all successful on platforms with far broader libraries.

@JaxonH I have never understood gamers who get the hump about a game they have already played getting ported to another machine.

Worse is people who have no interest in a game and they still moan when it is no longer exclusive.

That literally makes no sense

@kobashi100
Cause those people care about console war bragging rights more than they actually care about enjoying video games.

It's why you see people complaining about No More Heroes, despite the fact the game looks absolutely brilliant. People wanted full NMH3 sequel with the highest level of AAA graphics possible for bragging rights, another notch in the old fanboy belt to load as ammo.

Screw that nonsense. I don't give a crap about bragging rights, I just wanna play games. And that game looks downright incredible.

@Lroy @rubbercookie @stephenyap3 Hah, 100 hrs on Zelda is amazing!
Yeah you see a lot of very high playtimes on multiplayer games what reward people who play often, games like Splatoon 2.
Super Bomberman R has this currency system where the more you play, the more gold you earn for the ingame shop, and so you can eventually expand the game to more than twice its own size worth of content.

Could’ve atleast given Switch owners an exclusive character or something.

We play this on occasion.
Despite the broken lag fest of online, the atrocious in game unlock system that means over a hundred hours of grind to unlock everything, and generally uninspired game modes versus the Wii version, it's fun to play in groups.
Not as fun as say, party golf or runbow, but there aren't many 8 player games.

Wonder if it'll be horribly overpriced on those systems also.

@rjejr @SLIGEACH_EIRE What, you DON'T want to play 1 2 Switch on your Vita, phone, and kitchen sink?

@TheLobster 1 2 Switch

Maybe it can be a PSVR 2 on PS5 launch title. Those Move controllers should work great for the cow milking game in VR. Just don't stand to close to your friends and hit'em were it hurts.

@rjejr "Rated M"

@JaxonH
And some PS4 owners are none too happy about the Crash trilogy going elsewhere. The negative reaction to more people getting a chance to play a game (and I won't single out any group of fanboys, they all do this bs) is hilarious but absolutely pathetic at the same time. Grown men crying like 5 year olds who were just told no.

@Alto Understandable, though especially with those updates, I felt like my $50 was well spent. I just wish I could say the same for 1-2-Switch...

And while getting another 3D Adventure-centric Bomberman game would be nice, I still like classic 2D Bomberman the same as well.

Can we get a MarioBomber or BowserBomber added on Switch to even it out?

I didn't even know Konami was still making games. I thought they were too busy with their pachinko machines and chasing all of their talented game designers out of the company.

Wonder if they'll drop an exclusive Nintendo bomber for the Switch version when these other versions launch, a Mario, Link, or Samus themed Bomber would be perfect for this game.

Reading the comments here, is this how Sony and Microsoft fans react when one of their games loses exclusivity?

The only thing I'm bothered at is how these systems are getting exclusive characters, but not the Switch. I'd like to think they would have an update on that front, maybe introduce Mario as a character, but I guess they would've already announced that if that was the case. Otherwise I'm not bothered by ports.

@Reginald
They act the exact same.

Can't wait for Steam forums to complain about "yet another port"

I want as many games to come to Switch as possible, it works both ways.

A discount would be nice though.

I am zero percent bothered.

I never bothered with this game because of the price. Didn't think it was worth it. Am hoping now it will come down in price so I can give it a shot.

@Gamer83
Goodness knows I'm happy when previously exclusive games or series come to Switch, and I hope as many come as possible because I enjoy games more on Switch.

Would be hypocritical of me to then resent it going both ways.

As long as it's not a 1st party game, I say go for it.

@TheLobster Rated M

For manure.

Ho-hum, another day, another port for the Switch - oh, wait. 😉

@Stocksy It's not bad, it's Bomberman. A very simple game that can be a lot of fun if you have a couple of friends to play it with. You won't be spending hundreds of hours in it completing epic quests. But it's fun in small doses.

I bought it on launch day along with BOTW. It was very bare-boned at first and had some issues, but the updates have really helped.

I put 5 hours maybe max on this game, it's my biggest regret for purchases on the switch. I understand it may have been better, but I've never played it since since I had other stuff to play and they just did so poorly on the game out of the gate it made me not want to play. Online play was so terrible from the get go, and I found the story mode dull as heck. If the launch library had been a little bit bigger I probably would have ignored it. I'm also a fan of all the bomberman titles from old nintendo systems, but this was definitely not as good as those.

@Lroy SW-4725-7667-3976 I haven’t actually used online modes on switch yet. Ha

@Stocksy I'm trying to play online a bit more, arranging a few game nights with fellow NL Community members. Been good so far, adds value to the games we've all spent hard earned cash on.

By the way, if you check the Adult Switch Gamers thread. We are having a MK8 Games Night next week.

Nintendo needs to pull an EA. Buy Konami, dismantle them, and abuse their IP. Although, Nintendo being Nintendo, it will probably be a good thing.

@FragRed has nothing to do with nintendo. if a game isn't funded by a platform holder then it will eventually go multi-platform these days.

Im going to play Blast Zone! Tournament instead.

I think it would be cool of Konami to drop the price of the Switch version if the other versions are cheaper, and maybe give the Switch an exclusive character as well. Of course, with Konami being Konami, this'll never happen.