Konami has launched a brand new website dedicated to the Castlevania franchise, giving fans a look at the series' history, a chance to check out the newest release, and perhaps hinting at more games to come.
As it's currently in its infancy, the site is relatively small in terms of content at the moment, but it certainly looks like it could evolve into every Castlevania fan's dream. The star of the show at the moment is the history tab, with pictures and purchase options for almost every game it has to offer. There are lots of Nintendo Virtual Console titles on there, a selection of games that originated on the likes of the Game Boy and Nintendo 64, and it goes right up to the present day.
Of course, the site has likely launched to coincide with the upcoming Castlevania Requiem, a remaster bundle of both Symphony of the Night and Rondo of Blood that is sadly exclusive to the PlayStation 4, and the launch of the second Castlevania season on Netflix. It seems strange for an entire portal site - which looks set to host all things Castlevania for years to come - to all be set up just for one game release, though; a 'new product' tab currently only features the one new release, so perhaps there are more new games on the horizon?
You can head over to the new site for yourself and take a look around if you're interested. In the meantime, though, feel free to share your hopes for the franchise in the comments below. Would you like to see a new Castlevania game on Switch? A remaster of an old classic? The floor is yours...
[source konami.com]
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YES! Best series in the universe
Rondo of Blood for Switch please
This shouldn’t even be news. If new Castlevania games do come out, it will go to the PS4.
Weren’t they going to rerelease that Wii Castlevania game? What happened with that?
I wish they'd just do a collection of the whole series like Capcom has been doing with some of their franchises.
We may not be getting the Remaster announced last week, at least not until it has been out on PS4 for a while but with Simon Belmont added to the Smash roster I do think something Castlevania is coming. Perhaps a remaster of the DS games?
I would prefer a remaster or the GBA games
I wouldn't hold my breath for anything new from Konami, let alone being released on the Switch.
Konami's gaming department, lately, has been such a disaster that soon rather than later they will probably sell out their IPs to someone more capable.
And the best news is it will be coming to the PS4 exclusively... oh wait.
Well it's not a complete history. They have missed several games off. Including CastleVania The Adventure 2.
Also what about Advenuture Rebirth and the "sexy" pachinko machine?
I might be the only one who wants a port of Legacy of Darkness from N64. Seriously though.. I've got memories attached to the first 3D castlevanias.
Just give me Symphony on the Switch, I’ll be happy. Maybe also the 2 PS2 games and the 2 Lords of Shadow games. But mainly SotN.
One of my all-time favorite series...but this CV site isn't done well.
Did they take the "Circle of the Moon" subtitle off of the 2001 GBA release?
Curiously the upcoming Castlevania mobile game is absent from that site.
I had no idea that Castlevania Dracula X was released in Europe as Castlevania Vampire's Kiss though.
While Requiem seems to be exclusive to PS4, hopefully Konami is preparing something else for Switch. Perhaps a collection of the original NES and SNES games? After all, those are the most classic 'Nintendo' entries in the franchise.
Konmai, it seems you totally forget about Contra. Give us more Contra.
@ilikeike They’ve also got all the GBA and DS games they could bring over. It’d be cool if they had Mercury Steam remake Belmont’s Revenge, though
@AG_Awesome I'm curious about that as well as that is one that unfortunately has slipped me by.
I would love to see a Castlevania collection on the Nintendo switch.
@OorWullie this would make me so happy. Hell, even a remaster of Circle of the Moon would be cool. Give us SOMETHING, Konami!
@aznable dude you and me both. I’ve been saying every month now I want to buy an N64 just for those two castlevania games. (And Shadows of the Empire, Turok 1 and 2, Mystical Ninja, Mischief Makers, and a bunch of others.)
(But yes, I played THE HELL out of N64 Castlevanias)
Hudson Soft is rotting in Konami's prison. I'm just glad Bomberman had been given at least a breathe of fresh air and at least as a rep in Smash as an assist trophy. Other Husdon's IPs are MIA though.
@Yasume castlevania should also come to the switch as well not just ps4 if konami is smart enough to do so.
@ilikeike i agree and plus they wouldnt have put castlevania on smash ultimate for no reason either so maybe well get a castlevania game down the road.
Call me crazy, but surely this pretty much 100% confirms the Castlevania GBA & DS collection for Switch, the one we all want... obviously, right?....
Give us the NES trilogy on NSO!
Cool, looks like someone at Konami has decided they should look at their games business a little more.
@wratih9 Gotta get those Pachinkos out first
@Retr0gamedad @OorWullie why not both?
I'd take simple Switch collections of the GBA and DS games. I'm assuming the DS games weren't too heavy on the dual screen functionality...
Classicvania
I guess Konami does hear the fans after all. If Mega Man 11 is any indication of Capcom "getting it's fans" for once, then Konami can do the same. I know they've restructured their company, but c'mon, you can't just abandon the games that put you on the map or kept you there. They owe that to their legacy and damn sure the fans.
@BraveBiT As far as I know, both "Circle of the Moon" on the GBA and "Lament of Innocence" on the PS2 dropped the subtitle in PAL territories.
Just give us the battle of 1999 already.
If they release a Castlevania collection of all the Metroidvania from Symphony of the Night up to Order of Ecclesia then I would snatch it up immediately or a collection of the older games with Castlevania 1-4, Dracula X, Bloodline, Rebirth, Legends, and Rondo of Blood.
2 new games one old style like the new bloodstainted for 3ds with multiple characters and the other new style like the gba games.
Also a complete collection would be great. I would look foward to trying the ps2 games and gba games, as well as a few of the remakes.
It sounds like a great idea to release a new Castlevania game or rerelease old Castlevania games on Nintendo Switch. Which is exactly why I don't think it's going to happen. Konami has a fear of money.
I'm still furious at Konami for making the Requiem collection PS4 exclusive.
I'm glad to see a resurgence of Castlevania popularity. Like Monster Hunter and Final Fantasy (pre-XIII anyway), I go where those games go and get whatever console I need to have access. It's probably my all time favorite series.
I need someone to get Konami to re-release or even remaster those GBA and DS CV games. Doubtless all of them could fit on one Switch cart but I'd buy a split release if that's what it takes.
@BionicDodo Dawn Of Sorrow had a weird 'sealing' minigame on some bosses where you had to quickly draw a pattern on the touchscreen to beat the boss after delivering the final blow, else it would revive with a half full energy bar. I'd be quite happy for them to remove that particular annoying 'feature' though.
@TromaDogg That game was played on the touchscreen though wasn't it? As in you were drawing on the main game screen? So in portable mode the Switch could fully replicate that.
Castlevania Harmony of Despair would be perfect for switch. Online madness in handheld mode
I would like to see an upgraded Castlevania II Simon's Quest upgraded to todays standards.
Imho it's one of the best atmospheric titles of the on the NES.
A walk through the entire Transilvania with it's eerie paths and dark forests to come across different castles and villages and on top the change of day and night is just outstanding.
And it's the very first "Metroidvania" styled Castlevania game!!! I really don't know why so many people praising Symphony of the Night as the pioneer of the Castlevania franchise.
Don't get me wrong- it's a great game.
But this one is so much underrated.
I'm really sure if Konami gives that title the rebirth what it deserves, it would be also for other people the best Castlevania game ever!!!
(sorry for my english, i'm a little bit rusty )
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