Each month, more and more card games are released on the Switch. Recently, for example, the system has received Super Dragon Ball Heroes: World Mission and Warhammer Age of Sigmar: Champions.
If these games aren't the digital trading card game you're looking for, perhaps you would prefer to try out Yu-Gi-Oh! Legacy of the Duelist: Link Evolution by Konami Digital Entertainment. The Japanese company first announced it would bring the Switch exclusive to the west this summer back in March.
Now, in the latest update, it's been revealed the digital TCG will be available in both digital and physical form when it eventually arrives here in the west. This information was delivered via the official Twitter account for the game:
Attention Duelists! We're excited to announce both a physical and digital version for the Western release of Legacy of the Duelist: Link Evolution on Nintendo Switch! More information will be available later this month! #YuGiOh
In Yu-Gi-Oh! Legacy of the Duelist: Link Evolution, you take on iconic duelists from the series' universe and relive the stories of the original animated television series through Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V. You'll also be able to battle the newest generation of duelists in the virtual world Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS. More information about this game will be released later this month.
Check out the game's key features in our previous post and view the original 2016 trailer based on Yu-Gi-Oh! Legacy of the Duelist below:
Is this the card game you've been waiting to play on the Switch? Do you enjoy playing this genre on the go? What other TCG you would like to see made available on Nintendo's hybrid system? Tell us down in the comments.
[source gematsu.com]
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NICE!
This is day one for me!
I wonder if I there will be EU release or I must import from the US.
Great news! I tryvtonstay current on ygo (although link summoning has destroyed the rules that have been around since its inception). Hopefully we can actually get our full real world decks in the game instead of just singles.
Awesome. That’s a definite pickup; the recently released Speed Duel format (based off Duel Links) has gotten me back into the physical card game for the first time since Synchros were introduced, so this looks very appealing to me.
Excellent. I hope they expand the card list. I want to build my actual physical Noble Knight deck. GLORY TO THE NOBLE KNIGHTS!!!
Probably my first ever Day 1 purchase for me. I love Yu-Gi-Oh
@Nanoline52 I still have absolutely no clue about Synchros tbh. I just muddle along in Dual Links without acknowledging them in the slightest.
@Zuljaras could probably just get it from playasia since thats likely closer to you
now I need to know if it comes with cards or not
Will it include promo cards? If so, then will surely get it!
Day one without a doubt.
Who said konami is dead?
Good. Good for the community.
Now, where's my Pokémon TCG video game?
Is this why they haven't released this game on the eShop outside of Japan? 'Cuz the game is already fully translated & playable in English on the Japanese eShop.
Its time to du-duel...
@nessisonett they are so easy to summon, just have a tuner monster and fill the level requirements like a ritual summon. I practically rely on synchro summoning in duel links lol. I think they are interesting.
@Mew2Senshi https://www.pokemon.com/us/pokemon-tcg/play-online/
Literally right here.
Stopped liking Yugioh after the first season or so. After that, the card game became bloated in its complexity and absurdity. Want no part in this game as a result.
Like, I legit have seen someone on youtube take out opponents on their first turn. You can't tell me thats okay.
I still remember the good ol' days when Yu-Gi-Oh (and Digimon) was popular enough to the point where it was supposedly going to kill off Pokemon.
At least Yu-Gi-Oh is still alive and has a new Switch-bound entry. Can't say the same for other Konami franchises cough cough Metal Gear cough cough
A lot of people treat this game as hype of the year. Even Gaijin Hunter has a recent video saying to BUY IT NOW!
Maybe I’ll have to check this one out when it releases in the west.
Definitely onboard for this. I really don't want to support Konami. However, I can't say "no" when they commit to physical releases on Switch. Now, how about a Switch port of that Metal Gear Solid HD collection the 360 got in 2011, Konami?
We need pokemon tcg on switch
@Mew2Senshi
It’s on PC’s and tablets 😉
Finally! Hopefully this game has not changed to much. I enjoyed the recent card games on the eshop but the mechanics did not keep me for the long haul.
Awesome! I'm usually getting games physical but this one I'm leaning to get it digitally. The pnly summoning i need explaining to me is Pendulum Summoning. I havent watched the anime for it so im completely lost on the topic. Hope the game will explain it. Now then...
It's time to duel! Sorry. Had to do it. XD
I do have a yearning for a trading card game style experience on Switch.
I would absolutely kill for an annual Pokémon TCG game in the style of the GBC games as opposed to the microtransaction/grinding crap on mobile. By making them annually, they can add all of the new cards in each subsequent instalment (while phasing some of the old ones out?), and they will have a regular userbase willing to pay $60 a year as opposed to nothing at all on the physical cards.
I have put countless hours into the GBC game and I still yearn for the Japan-only sequel, which included the Rocket expansions.
So when will it be released? Def been waiting for this.
Ready for this to come out, will probably drop Duel links on mobile after this comes out lol.
@WindWakerLink the game does explain it. its pretty easy too
Now we just need YuGiOh link evolution abridged.
Reminds me of the good old days with tag force on the PSP. Then they dropped the series before even bringing tag force 6 to the west :<
I just hope this one doesn't have micro transactions for boosters or expansions.
@Dan_Dan I know it comes with all recently released DLC
@XavierIser, @Fandabidozi, I'm aware of the existence of that version.
What I meant is a Switch-exclusive with the concept of the ones released on GBC. With all the regular cast and new characters. Maybe some from the mainline games as cameos.
And the card collection available must be everything, from tweaked versions of the classics, to the latest from recent expansions. You'll start the adventure with a library of cards considered "obsolete" by today's game standards, and you get access to newer cards as you progressed. Even have access to Japan-only cards you can play with or add to your virtual collection.
Many here wants a proper follow-up to the GBC game. And I want one, as well. If many TCG, real and digital are getting grandoise treatment, why not the Pokémon card game?
@Mew2Senshi @Silly_G that won't ever happen. For one thing - pokemon tcg has an actual card rotation. Yugioh has nothing like that, Blue eyes decks are as common place now as they were upon release. Pokemon cards are only viable to use until the end of their rotation because of power creep. For another thing - pokemon cards have many many different illustrators who all get credited for their artwork right on the card, that illustrator gets paid every time that card is produced by the company. Yugioh (Konami) owns all the artwork their illustrators create and does not need to pay per card produced. If they made a game like you are suggesting them every copy of the game sold would be sold at a huge loss after paying the illustrators their cuts.
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