Following in the footsteps of fellow indie publisher Devolver Digital, Limited Run Games has announced it's going to hold its very own press conference during E3 2018. The keynote will take place at 3pm Eastern Time (8pm GMT) on Monday 11th June.
The North Carolina-based publisher has already made a big splash on Nintendo Switch, working in partnership with a number of indie studios to bring their titles to retail with physical editions (including some pretty cool collector's editions, too). Saturday Morning RPG was one such an indie, which even got its own action figures!
Be sure to tune into Limited Run Games' presentation, and keep your eyes peeled on Nintendo Life for any and all announcements related to Nintendo Switch...
[source twitter.com]
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Ugh, more digital buyer’s remorse incoming. I hate that I bought so many games digitally only to have the physical version release later. Overcooked, Rocket League, Human Fall Flat and Minecraft are all games that I totally wished I held out on buying digitally.
I really like what those guy do. It's nice to have the option to buy physical copies of smaller games. Sadly it's a bit of a catch 22 since the smaller games only get physical releases once they have proven popular and if a game has been out long enough to warrant a physical release I have usually already bought the digital copy and just can't bring myself to buy it again no matter how cool I think it is.
Hoping for an RCMADIAX anthology with lots of extra goodies like a SPIKEY WALLS plushy and a keyboard that can only type in block capitals. The combined eShop value is $20 but the physical collection will sell for $180.
LRG is pretty bit or miss for me. They offer a fair amount of middling to sometimes downright bad games that you have to wonder who is willing to pay the physical premium for them.
And regardless of whether the games are good or bad, that physical premium can sting quite a bit when you look at the price on, say, Steam (for a universal platform release).
Here’s hoping they have a good one in the works for switch! Golf Story seems like a deserving title. Maybe it could come with a retro Galf poster.
@thesilverbrick
I Really hope Snowcastle release Earthlock Switch in Physical retail in the future.
That's why i still wait from them by not buying the digital download version.
Probably quite a few of their past PS4 and Vita releases are making their way to Switch. Firewatch, Mutant Mudds, Rive, etc.
Disney Afternoon Collection!
My shelf is ready.
@Emperor-Palpsy I really want to play that on Switch. I also wish they’d release a sequel with the SNES Disney games.
@Magician
Don't forget Oceanhorn, 99 Vidas, Earthlock, etc.
I'm really happy that developers are doing this and it's a great option. I sadly have not been able to pull the trigger on one these games as the cost so much higher compared to their digital form. As a collector it pains me but simply cannot afford the 40 games I've downloaded if I'm putting $30-$40 a pop compared to the $5-$20.
Maybe Limited Run Games could help Capcom get a physical version of the Legacy Collection's published? You know - an actual physical release, not half and half.
@thesilverbrick It does suck. I feel your pain on Overcooked. For me, the really tragic one is Steam World Dig 2. I'm still tempted to buy that again physically...
EDIT: @subpopz Physical has been dead for me since the Orange Box released on PC. Except Nintendo for some reason. I'm still a sucker for physical Nintendo releases. Curse you Nostalgia.
@roadrunner343 - Not to mention carts are nostalgic as all get-out, too
What I'd do for a Shovel Knight physical.
Problem with Limited Run Games is their price is steep compared to their digital counterparts, and being limited we can't find them on Amazon or other online stores that offer sales and discounts, so we have to pay the full price and RUN, because they're LIMITED.
I'll show myself out.
Hyper Light Drifter please!
Just hoping somebody makes something like the Hollow Knight from IndieBox... I missed it.
https://www.theindiebox.com/hollow-knight/
I bought Flinthook in a heart beart (standard edition - it was a cheeky move sharing the limited edition with Mercenary Kings ewww.). Hope this conference doesn't hurt my wallet too much.
Ikaruga.
Keeping up a full LRG switch collection, happy to see what they have got in the pipeline. There are a few now digital only beautys i would like to get my hands on. (I very rarely buy digital, only got Sonic Mania of wich i soon Will get the physical + version, Tinymetal, ironcast and double dragon 4. The other 50+ games are physical)
This company is great with their offering. I own a few of their releases and they don’t disappoint. I hope more is coming in, but now I’m nervous to buy digital in case an unexpected game gets a release.
I personally do not like buying digital at all, so I’m glad some 3rd parties are doing their best to fill the void.
@mr_grimm
Oh man....one can hope!!
@mr_grimm Nicalis can do their own physical versions though...
I've been in the habit of simply waiting a year or so for those digital-to-physical releases to actually happen. Sonic Mania proved my point of the likelihood of popular games actually getting a physical edition.
Hoping Stardew Valley is announced 🙏🏻🙏🏻👍🏻
@GrailUK
Yupp. Just would love a physical release of the game. Maybe some collectable items as well
Awesome there are a handful of games that i would like a physical release for. Shovel knight treasure trove, golf story, stardew valley, hyper light drifter and hollow knight! 😃
I'm honestly more excited about this and Devolver Digital than Xbox's E3.
I really wish that they would make more of these games. I mean, I get that it's called "Limited Run" Games, but it sucks that people are picking these up and selling them for more.
@OnBeingHuman Just a heads up, all our Switch releases are open preorders so anyone can get their hands on any release they want.
@JoeyJoey95 We're making every effort we can to ensure we don't oversaturate Switch. Releasing too much on PS4 has been a detriment, so there is 0 benefit for us to do that on Switch. We've already had to cancel some planned Switch releases to make way for newer/bigger games. Vita has slowed down dramatically, but PS4 has been much harder to pump the brakes on.
@LimitedRunGames Huge thankyou for not making Switch games a lottery. I really hope you are finding success and good luck with Saturday RPG2
Interesting news. I hope it goes well. Flexible and small company that makes mistakes but has a good idea and does it right. Just keep improving it. I still think the whole Night Trap thing is a let down, a slot for a more deserving game is lost to that meme of a game that no one will actually play for enjoyment, but for youtube and twitch and then quickly extinguish and sit unplayed on shelves for eternity.
Still, I'm looking forward to PixelJunk Monsters. I see they publish a zeboyd game, and I love Breath of Death and Cthulhu saves the world, so maybe one day that will all come to switch.
I'll be interested to see what announcement(s) are important enough to call for an E3 conference of their own. My only guess is opening new production and HQ in Europe somewhere to expand the business, and then of course at least 1 smash indie title like golf story, celeste, heck its a longshot but maybe even undertale.
I don't mean to sound harsh, but if its nothing like that, then I won't see the point, I'm one of those salty people who sees E3 as a place for used car sales people to get on stage and blather on about nothing anyone cares about or wants and how it will be great, and then half the things they say end up being lies or let downs.
@hirokun Our conference will mainly be used to announce our upcoming releases for Switch/PS4/Vita, so it's all stuff we'll be acting on and delivering within the next six months.
@JoeyJoey95 We're working to provide a more spaced out release schedule across the board. Switch releases already always have a week between each one; PS4 and Vita should be getting to a point where that will be easier to do soon enough. June will be a good month for that with no releases last Friday and none on the 15th (for any platform).
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