Battle Princess Madelyn Has Been Delayed On Switch

Got the physical pre-ordered on Play Asia (release date of the 20th Dec) and with smash coming out in 2 days, not really that upset

As long as it's coming soon it should still outsell all the other systems and perhaps combined sales as well.

I feel like it has more to do with Smash and it being overshadowed, I would want to delay too.

Good job delaying it as I would be too busy unlocking things in Smash Ultimate by that time anyways. It's only by a week, not a big deal.

I noticed this last night whilst bvrowsing the eshop.

Everything else releasing on Switch this month will likely be overshadowed by Smash, unfortunately. I'll also be passing on it for the moment: I really don't want to create some huge backlog for the system.

Well now! Turns out the game is releasing on my birthday. Thats neat.

Eh, the Wii U version isn't out until next year anyways.

Likely to be bought after SSBU launches than before?
I jest, I jest, as long as it's coming still.

Yeah, we don't want Madelyn to be smashed on release. Next week sounds better.

I figured this was happening when I couldn't pre-order it on the eShop site.

Backed this and can wait a bit longer. Last minute delay is odd though.

It must be related to the upload/stores of both. You simply cannot have game faults in both PS4 and Switch but not in XBOX or Steam.

@hatch Because it's already been delayed by six months and they are trying to get it out as soon as possible to the people that backed it originally.

I'm actually pretty happy about this. Landing right on top of Monster Boy was terrible luck, as I preordered that in July.

While they're patching, I hope the make a better eShop banner and (I imagine) home screen icon. It's so awful and cheap looking, and not at all representative of the high-level of care put into the in-game graphics.

@Fake-E-Lee My backlog across other platforms, going back to the PS1, is hundreds of games deep. I decided I was going to stop that sort of madness with the Switch. I still have to finish Torna: The Golden Country and Okami HD, and, of course, there are plenty of games that have post-game content that I haven't touched, but I'm pretty well satisfied with the self-control I've exerted on this platform so far.'

These games aren't going anywhere. That's doubly true with the advent of digital distribution, for the most part. And, by the time I get around to them, they'll likely be cheaper than they were when they first released.

It also helps to mostly avoid games like Warframe and Diablo 3 that are MASSIVE time sinks. Smash and Splatoon 2 will do me well enough in that regard.

@Fuz There are likely multiple reasons for sure.

I got the Amazon NP order with extra the PA doesn't seem to have a extra but I have to check again but with Amazon JPN prime I get some discounts.

@MysticGengar Nice! I didn't realize what day it was when I was setting it up again on the store. Kept thinking to myself"... the 13th... why is the 13th ringing a bell. Do I have an appointment or something?"

It's also my birthday. I've been so busy I forgot about it... yup. Launching the Switch and PS4 on my birthday... opps.

If you were wondering delayed game developer.

The more I hear about this game, the more I want it. Looks absolutely lovely from what I’ve seen so far.

Actually kind of happy it's delayed. I wanted to get it but I also wanted to save my eshop credit in case anything is announced at the game awards tomorrow. This answers my conundrum for me!

@CBChris
Well happy early birthday to you!