July2020
News Every Nintendo Switch Physical Release Announced During Limited Run Games' Livestream
Castlevania, Bug Fables and more
Limited Run Games today revealed more than 30 physical games during its LRG3 livestream. Many of these are coming to the Nintendo Switch later this year, so we've rounded them all up into a single post. Enjoy! Shantae - Pre-orders open this September You asked for it, you got it! The original GBC Shantae will be...
News WayForward Is Releasing Two Classic Shantae Games On The Nintendo Switch
And one is returning to GBC
If you've been wanting to relive some of the half-genie hero's earlier adventures on your Nintendo Switch, we've got some exciting news to share. WayForward has announced it will be bringing Shantae and Shantae: Risky's Revenge to the system. Pre-orders for the original game on Switch (both physically and digitally) will...
June2020
News Limited Run Games Has Postponed Its Upcoming Presentation
Will be broadcast at a "later date"
When this year's E3 was officially cancelled, physical specialists Limited Run Games was one of the first companies to confirm it would still be going ahead with its own digital conference (filled with announcements about upcoming physical releases). The show was scheduled to take place on 8th June, but will now...
May2020
News Limited Run Is Releasing Both Blaster Master Zero Games In Physical Form On Nintendo Switch
That's a lot of Blaster Master!
Update (Tue 26th May, 2020 01:30 BST): As suspected, Limited Run Games will be releasing physical versions of Blaster Master Zero and Blaster Master Zero 2 on the Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4. Pre-orders will open for four weeks starting on 29th May. There'll be the option of a standard edition or classic...
News Pre-Order This Adorable Shantae Plush From Limited Run Games On 15th May
"Her hair is posable"
Later this month, on 28th May, WayForward is releasing Shantae And The Seven Sirens on the Nintendo Switch and multiple other platforms, after the first half of the game was released on Apple Arcade last September. This week on 15th May, pre-orders will go live for the Limited Run standard edition ($34.99 USD) and Limited...
Collector's Edition includes a commemorative Game Boy cart
This month sees the release of Shantae And The Seven Sirens on the Nintendo Switch and multiple other platforms after the first half of the game was released on the new Apple Arcade service last September. This next chapter in the Shante series will arrive digitally on 28th May and to go...
March2020
News Limited Run's Streets Of Rage 4 Physical Pre-Orders Are Now Live
Return to the streets
Update - Sat 21st Mar, 2020 01:25 GMT: Pre-orders for the Classic Edition and Standard Edition of the game are now live. The standard edition will set you back $34.99 and the Classic Edition including various extra goodies is $59.99. Pre-orders will close one week after the digital release (TBD).
January2020
News Mighty Switch Force! Collection Gets A Limited Run Physical Release On Switch
Pre-orders open next week
In addition to the Vitamin Connection release date, WayForward has also revealed it has teamed up with Limited Run Games to release a physical version of Mighty Switch Force! Collection on the Switch. This collaboration is part of LRG's 'WayForward Day', with a two-week pre-order period ope
Save the Sables
You might recall how WayForward - best known for the Shantae series - announced a new action title exclusively for the Nintendo Switch last August. It's called Vitamin Connection and allows up to two players to enter a microscopic world as Vita-Boy and Mina-Girl, as they guide a minuscule Capsule Ship into battle against evil...
December2019
News Blossom Tales Limited Run Physical Release Announced For Switch
Orders open next Friday
To mark the second anniversary of Blossom Tales: The Sleeping King, the action-RPG title will be receiving a Limited Run Games physical release, starting next Friday on 20th December. This retail release comes with three sheets of removable stickers and four background sheets so you can recreate scenes from the game. As...
November2019
News Limited Run Pre-Orders Open For VA-11 HALL-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action
Drink up
Earlier this year in May, the booze 'em game VA-11 HALL-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action was released on the Switch eShop. If you've been holding out for the physical release, you'll be pleased to hear pre-orders for the Limited Run version are now open. The game is priced at $29.99 and you have until 13th December to secure a copy. Each...
News Divinity: Original Sin 2 - Definitive Edition Is Receiving A Limited Run Release On Switch
Pre-orders open on 6th December
One game offering hundreds of hours of fun on the Switch that you might not have yet played is Larian Studios' epic RPG adventure, Divinity: Original Sin 2 - Definitive Edition. This masterpiece received a surprise digital release on the eShop back in September, and now Limited Run has revealed a physical version will...
Pre-orders open on 26th November
Idea Factory International has teamed up with Limited Run Games to release its dungeon-crawling RPG Moero Chronicle Hyper on the Nintendo Switch in physical form. Pre-orders for the standard version of this game will start on 26th November alongside a physical pre-order of Mary Skelter 2 on the Switch and will set...
News Punishing Action-Platformer Blasphemous Gets A Limited Run Physical Release
Pre-orders open next week
The beautifully-crafted Souls-like/Metroidvania action-platform game Blasphemous is receiving a Limited Run Games physical release for Switch. The title was originally published on the Switch eShop and multiple other digital platforms by Team17. Two-week pre-orders for the standard and collectors versions open next week,...
October2019
News Relive The Glory Days Of Podracing With This Re-Release Of Star Wars Episode 1: Racer For N64
Available later this week
Limited Run Games is at it again, re-releasing old Star Wars games on classic systems. This time around it's the Nintendo 64 version of Star Wars Episode 1: Racer getting the special treatment. It'll be available from the LRG website on 18th October for $89.99. Here's what you can expect: Star Wars™: Episode 1 Racer...
News This Limited Run Switch eShop Game Is Currently On Sale For Just 9 Cents
98% off!
If you've got some leftover credit from a previous Switch eShop transaction and aren't sure how to spend it, the retro-inspired "action/platformer/RPG-lite" Revenge of the Bird King might be worth checking out. It's developed by M7 Games, published by Limited Run Games, and is currently 98% off its regular price of $4.99 on the North...
News Mercenaries Wings: The False Phoenix Gets A Physical Release On Switch
Pre-orders open later this month
PM Studios and acttil are teaming up with Limited Run Games to bring a physical version of Mercenaries Wings: The False Phoenix to the Nintendo Switch. Pre-orders open on 29th October over on the Limited Run website. In celebration of this physical release, PM Studios and acttil have created a "stunning" Limited...
August2019
News Retro Beat 'Em Up Jay And Silent Bob: Mall Brawl Gets A Limited Run For NES
Oldschool
Jay and Silent Bob fans are in for a treat next week, with Limited Run Games announcing the 8-bit companion brawler Jay and Silent Bob: Mall Brawl is receiving a Limited Run for the NES, on 6th September. Snooch to the nooch! Jay and Silent Bob: Mall Brawl, the 8-bit companion brawler to Jay and Silent Bob: Chronic Blunt Punch from the...
News Limited Run Pre-Orders For Gunvolt Chronicles: Luminous Avenger iX Open Tomorrow
Includes DLC on the cart
Limited Run Games is opening pre-orders for a collector's edition and the standard edition of Gunvolt Chronicles: Luminous Avenger iX tomorrow, on 27th August. Pre-orders will be available directly from its website up until 27th September. The standard edition will set you back $34.99 USD and the Collector's Edition costs...
News Limited Run Reveals River City Girls Collector's Edition, Pre-Orders Open 30th August
Get ready to kick some butt
The beat 'em up genre is alive and well on Nintendo's hybrid device. Earlier this week, DotEmu confirmed Streets of Rage 4 for the system and now the girls from the River City series are vying for your attention as they gear up for their big September release. To ensure you side with Misako and Kyoko in this fight,...
News Limited Run Pre-Orders For River City Girls Physical Release Open Later This Month
Prepare to kick butt and take names
Limited Run Games has shared the first details about the River City Girls physical release. If you want to "kick butt and take names" as Kyoko and Misako, you'll be able to pre-order a hard copy of the game for Switch or PlayStation 4 from 30th August onwards. Pre-orders will be available for a total of four...
News Limited Run Pre-Orders For Turok And Turok 2: Seeds Of Evil Open On 16th August
Two Nintendo 64 classics return in physical form
Earlier this week, Turok 2: Seeds of Evil locked in a Nintendo Switch release date. The game will arrive on the eShop on 9th August and will require approximately 596.64 MB of free space. This left many physical collectors wondering when the previously announced hard copy of the games would be...
July2019
News Limited Run Pre-Orders For Timespinner Physical Copies Open This Friday
Add this critically-acclaimed Metroidvania to your collection
The list of great Metroidvania games on the Nintendo Switch continues to grow. At the start of last month, we got Timespinner. It's a lovely little pixel-art title developed by the small team at Lunar Ray Games and is about a young woman who trains talented magical youth like herself...
June2019
News Limited Run Announces Multiple Physical Game Releases For Nintendo Switch
Forever physical
As there were so many physical game announcements at the Limited Run Games E3 2019 Showcase, we've decided to group them together. So, without further ado, here are all the Switch-related physical game reveals announced during the event. Night In The Woods (Q4, 2020) Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid (Available now to...
News Limited Run Partners With Lucasfilm To Re-Release Classic Star Wars Games
Fingers crossed for a Switch release
Limited Run Games today held its second annual E3 2019 video presentation. Right before the end of the showcase, the physical distributor made an incredibly exciting announcement, revealing it would be teaming up with Lucasfilm Games to release definitive collector's editions of classic Star Wars titles. As...
