Following on from the announcement that it's bringing Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus R to Nintendo Switch (and with BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle still in development), Japanese fighting game powerhouse Arc System Works has confirmed via Twitter that it is planning to bring more of its titles to the handheld platform.
Question is, which games could Arc System Works potentially bring to Switch in the future? With Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 having done so well on Switch (especially in Japan) a port of Dragon Ball FighterZ doesn't seem beyond the realm of possibility. We'd also explode with excitement if Arc just so happened to revive the amazing Fist of the North Star (which graced PS2 over a decade ago).
Let us know which titles you'd like to see Arc System Works bring to Switch. Is the platform a good place for twitch-style fighting games? Share your thoughts below...
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Oh, without question.
We've known Fighter Z was coming the moment Xenoverse 2 exploded on Switch.
Haven't seen much of Fist of the North Star fighting game. Despite owning the DVD that only shows half the series however, I do like to see the fighting game come out. The first Guilty Gear that came out on PS1 would be a nice welcome. It's clear to me Arc System Works are getting in on the Switch action.
Lets hope they’re not a bunch of ancient cheap PSP-PS3 ports like the developers seem to love to pump out on the Switch nowadays
Just give us FighterZ. Not sure why Accent Core Plus R is such a big deal - it's an ageing Vita title - but I'm glad Arc is supporting the Switch (as long as it brings us FighterZ!).
@JaxonH mmm still not sure Fighterz is coming. Hopefully announced @ E3
@Krull looks like a test for me. Get a gauge of the switch audience.
Low cost port.
@kobashi100
I'm sure.
Mark my words- it's coming. Not only is Bandai Namco extremely happy with Switch sales across the board, they are specifically happy about the insane demand for Dragonball Xenoverse 2. And this... this is not some test. Don't need to test anything- they already know games are selling like crazy on Switch. This is just another game they're bringing to the system. Lower cost, sure.. They wanted to get Guilty Gear on the system and had concerns the new one couldn't run. Thus- here we are.
Hope a friend doesn't need the same game too, if we want to battle against each other. Wish we could use a second controller and play on TV, but sadly Switch the handheld... 😥
Guilty Gears 1 and 2 would be great. They are great beautiful games
The more the merrier, I will snap these up ASAP, sending the message clearly to both Capcom and Namco.
FighterZ!!!
Soon as FighterZ comes to Switch, i'll be getting it.
I got a BlazBlue game once as I loved the look of it, but while I was in the tutorial mode, learning about like 12 different types of blocking systems and having to remember ridiculously long strings of combos, I thought to myself, "This is everything that's wrong with modern fighting games. This is why it's a niche genre now". And I never played it again. To cleanse myself I played some classic Street Fighter II on the SNES. Back when fighting games appealed to everyone and not just e-sports people.
Good I'm waiting for Dragon Ball FighterZ, BlazBlue: Central Fiction, Skullgirls Ultimate Edition, and Guilty Gear Xrd Ultimate Edition.
@Haywired i completely ageee with you. These modern fighters go deep and it’s very hard to enjoy the game unless you learn about those combos etc. I will probably get SNK Heroines, as it’s supposed to be easy, but I will be passing up on Guilty Gear and BlazBlue.
@Shiryu Def hope fighting games find a home on the Switch just like the Saturn and Dreamcast did... those were two systems with very memorable, high-quality fighting games!!!
If Arc made a Fist of the North Star fighting game, i would lose my mind.
What?? Fist of the North Star? The PS2-Version? OMG! This is the best news I have EVER read... really!... in my entire life! I'm dead serious! Now I know how it is to feel hyped!
@JedRock We already got the shmups... no reason not to get fighting games next.
Well, let’s hope for a proper BlazBlue then, I’ve been itching to try that out for a while now! I’m not really into fighting games (I practically only like Smash and Soul Calibur), but something about BB really catches my attention, be it the art, the story or the characters.
That’s why I was so upset to see a BB game announced for Switch only for it to end up being a tag-team crossover with characters I’ve never heard of before.
You bring em, I'll buy em. Somebody tell Capcom the same...
With Guilty Gear XX and SF3 III Strike coming this year, Switch is getting 2 games I am very fond of. Now...if we can just get Super Monkey Ball 1 & 2 on the Switch. Heck I would change my avatar if that happens!
YES!
Can't disagree with FighterZ on switch.
@Shiryu Ha, which incidentally, were HUGE on the Saturn, as well!!!
Dragon ball Fighterz because the Switch version of Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 sold very well.
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