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McGruber

I can't be the only one who prefers physical retail games over digital, so I made a list after searching for my own, and I will update it continuously until the end of time. This list is for North American release dates only for now. I will also include games exclusive to other regions that have English language options. Keep in mind many of the games listed as UK exclusive are also released in other regions like the Netherlands and Australia, etc. Feel free to let me know if there is something you would like added.

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Limited Run Games

Super Rare Games

Signature Edition Games

Strictly Limited Games

updated: May 18th

-Already Released-

Legend of Zelda: BOTW (Nintendo)
1 2 Switch (Nintendo)
Skylanders Imaginators (Activision)
Just Dance 2017 (Ubisoft)
Super Bomberman R (Konami)
Binding of Isaac: Rebirth + (standard and limited, 2nd print variant) (Nicalis)
Has-Been Heroes (Gamestop Exclusive, 2nd print variant) (Gametrust)
Lego City Undercover (Standard & Toys R Us exclusive) (Warner Bros.)
Puyo Puyo Tetris (standard & Target exclusive) (Sega)
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo)
Disgaea 5 Complete (standard & limited) (NIS America)
Ultra Street Fighter II The Final Challengers (Capcom)
Cars 3: Driven to Win (Warner Bros.)
Arms (Nintendo)
Cave Story + (Standard & Gamestop exclusive bundle) (Nicalis)
Minecraft: Story Mode (Telltale Games)
Splatoon 2 (Nintendo)
Fate/Extella: The Umbral Star (Marvelous)
Troll & I (Maximum Games)
Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle (Ubisoft)
Lego Worlds (Warner Bros.)
RBI Baseball 2017 (MLB.com)
Rayman Legends Definitive Edition (Ubisoft)
Pokken Tournament DX (Nintendo)
Dragonball Xenoverse 2 (Bandai Namco)
Lego Ninjago Movie Videogame (Warner Bros.)
Sine More EX (THQ Nordic)
FIFA 18 (EA)
Touhou Kobuto V: Burst Battle (NIS America)
Soldam: Drop, Connect, Erase (Dispatch Games)
88 Heroes: 98 Heroes Edition (Rising Star Games)
Tiny Barbarian DX (Nicalis)
NBA 2K18 (Standard, Legend, and Gold Editions) (2K Games)
Retro City Rampage DX (Standard and Collectors Edition) (VBlank Entertainment) Online exclusive
I Am Setsuna (Square Enix) Japan exclusive w/ English option
One Piece Unlimited World Red Deluxe Edition (Bandai Namco) UK exclusive
Fire Emblem Warriors (Nintendo)
Siberia 1 (Microids) UK exclusive
Poi: Explorer Edition (Alliance Digital Media)
Just Dance 2018 (Ubisoft)
Nights of Azure 2 (KOEI TECMO)
Super Mario Odyssey (Nintendo)
Monster Jam Crush It (CokeM Interactive)
Cartoon Network Battle Crashers (CokeM Interactive)
Monopoly Switch Edition (UbiSoft)
Sonic Forces (SEGA)
Snipperclips Plus (Nintendo)
Doom (Bethesda)
Farming Simulator: Nintendo Switch Edition (Focus Home Interactive)
L.A. Noire (Bethesda)
Batman: The Telltale Series (Telltale Games)
Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2 (Standard and Deluxe) (Warner Bros.)
Ittle Dew 2 (Nicalis)
Ben 10 (Outright Games)
Lumo (Rising Star Games)
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (Bethesda)
MXGP3: The Official Motorcross Videogame (Milestone Games)
Rime (Tequila Works)
Superbeat: XOTiC (PM Studios)
Unbox: Newbie's Adventure (Merge Games)
Axium Verge (Standard & Multiverse Editions) (Badland Games)
Azure Striker Gunvolt: Striker Pack (Inti Creates)
Gear Club Unlimited (Maximum Games)
Let's Sing 2018 (Koch International) UK exclusive
Resident Evil Revelations Collection (Capcom) Only #1 on the cartridge
Xenoblade Chronicles 2 (Standard and Limited Steelbook) (Nintendo)
Syberia 2 (Microids) UK exclusive
Super Putty Squad (System 3) UK exclusive
Aqua Moto Racing (BigBen Interactive)
Snow Moto Racing (BigBen Interactive)
This Is The Police (THQ Nordiq)
3D Mini Golf (Markt Technik) German exclusive w/ English option
WWE 2K18 (2K Games)
Party Planet (Mastif) (Stickers Included in 1st Print) Gamestop exclusive
The End Is Nigh (Nicalis)
Stern Pinball (Alliance Digital)
Rocket League: Collector's Edition (Psyonix)
Voez Japan exclusive w/ English option
Lost Sphere (Square Enix) - Online exclusive
Vegas Party (Fun Box Media) UK exclusive
Ostwind Das Spiel (Eurovision) German exclusive w/ English option
Island Flight Simulator (Markt Technik) German exclusive w/ English option
Tales of the Tiny Planet (Markt Technik) German exclusive w/ English option
Death Squared Collector's Edition (SMG) Australian EB Games exclusive (no game cart incl)
Dragon Quest Builders (Square Enix)
Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap (Nicalis)
Monster Energy Supercross (Milestone Games)
Overcooked: Special Edition (Team 17)
Portal Knights (505 Games)
The Longest 5 Minutes (NIS America)
Bayonetta 1 (With Bayonetta 2 download) (SEGA)
Payday 2 (Starbreeze)
Scribblenauts Showdown (Warner Bros)
Human Fall Flat (Super Rare Games) Online Exclusive Limited Edition
The Count Lucanor (Merge Games) UK exclusive
Kirby Star Allies (Nintendo)
Attack on Titan 2 (KOEI TECMO)
Atelier Lydie & Suelle: The Alchemists and the Mysterious Paintings (KOEI TECMO)
Thimbleweed Park (Limited Run Games)Online Exclusive Limited Edition
Shantae 1/2 Genie Hero Ultimate Edition
Penny Punching Princess (NIS America)
The Flame in the Flood (Super Rare Games) Online Exclusive
Darkest Dungeon (Cokem International)
Wild Guns Reloaded (Natsume)
Labo Variety Kit (Nintendo)
Labo Robot Kit (Nintendo)
South Park: The Fractured But Whole (Ubisoft)
Donkey Kong Jungle Freeze (Nintendo)
Shantae: 1/2 Genie Hero Ultimate Edition (XSEED)
Hello Kitty Kruisers (Rising Star)
Battle Chasers Nightwar (THQ Nordiq

-COMING SOON-

PixelJunk Monsters 2 (Limited Run) Online Exclusive Limited Edition
May 18th Pre-Order

Saturday Morning RPG (Limited Run) Online Exclusive Limited Edition
May 25th Pre-Order

Super Chariot (Microids)
May 18th UK exclusive

Hyrule Warriors Definitive Edition (Nintendo)
May 18th US

Mega Man Legacy Collection 1 & 2 (Capcom)
May 22nd US

Runner 3 (Nicalis)
May 22nd US

Street Fighter 30th Anniversary (Capcom)
May 29th US

Harvest Moon: Light of Hope (Natsume)
May 29th US

R.B.I. Baseball 2018 (MLB.com)
May 29th US

Fallen Legion: Rise to Glory (NIS America)
May 29th US

Owlboy (Soedesco)
May 29th US

Shaq Fu (Wired Productions)
June 5th US

BlazBlue Cross Tag Battle (Arc System Works)
June 5th US

Happy Birthdays (NIS America)
June 5th US

Flashback Anniversary Edition (Microids)
June 7th UK &AU exclusive

Sushi Striker (Nintendo)
June 8th US

Yonder Cloud Catcher Chronicles (Merge)
June 12th US

LEGO The Incredibles (Warner Bros)
June 15th US

Steamworld Dig 2 (Rising Star Games)
June 19th US

Yoku's Island Express (Team17)
June 19th US

The Lost Child (NIS America)
June 19th US

MUSYNX (PM Studios)
June 19th US

Minecraft (Mojang)
June 21st US

Mario Tennis Aces (Nintendo)
June 22nd US

Tennis World Tour (BigBen)
June 26th US

Brawlout (Merge)
June 26th US

Hunting Simulator (Maximum Games)
June 26th US

Ys VIII Lacrimosa of Dana
June 26th US

Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus (Bethesda)
June 29th US

Chicken Range (Fun Box Media)
June 29th EU exclusive

Crash Bandicoot NSane Trilogy (Activision)
June 29th US

Shining Resonance Refrain (SEGA)
July 10th US

Octopath Traveler (Square Enix)
July 13th US

Captain Toad Treasure Tracker (Nintendo)
July 13th US

Sonic Mania Plus (SEGA)
July 17th US

Tohou Genso Wanderer Reloaded (NIS America)
July 17th US

Adventure Time: Pirates of the Enchiridion (Outright Games)
July 17th US

Slain: Back From Hell (Merge)
July 20th UK exclusive

Mega Man X Legacy Collection 1 + 2 (Capcom)
July 24th US

Hello Neighbor (Gearbox)
July 27th US

Little Dragon's Cafe (Aksys)
August 24th US

Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate (Capcom)
August 28th US

Mercenaries Saga Chronicles (PM Studios)
August 28th US

Code of Princess EX (Nicalis)
August 28th US

Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom (FDG Entertainment)
August 28th US

God Wars The Complete Legend (NIS America)
September 4th US

SNK Heroines: Tag Team Frenzy (NIS America)
September 7th US

Labyrinth of Refrain: Coven of Dusk (NIS America)
September 25th US

SNK 30th Anniversary Collection (NIS America)
October 30th US

Crystal Crisis (Nicalis)
October 30th US

Valkerie Chronicles 4 (Sega)
October 30th US

VOEZ (PM Studios)
October 30th US

Disgae 1 Complete (NIS America)
October 30th US

[TBD 2018-2019]

Beyonetta 3 (SEGA)
Blade Strangers (Nicalis)
Clever Learning (UIG Entertainment)
Constructor (System 3)
Cops 911 (UIG Entertainment)
De Blob (THQ Nordiq)
Dark Souls Remastered (Bandai Namco)
Dragon Quest Heroes 1&2 (Square Enix)
Farmer's Dynasty (UIG Entertainment)
Flipping Death (Rising Star)
Firefighters: Airport Fire Rescue (UIG Entertainment)
Flint Hook (Limited Run) Online Exclusive
Ginger: Beyond the Crystal (BadLand)
Guardians of the Galaxy (Telltale)
Gal Gun 2 (Into Creates)
Indivible (505 Games)
Max and the Curse of Brotherhood (FlashBulb)
Moonligher (Merge)
Metroid Prime 4 (Nintendo)
Mercenary Kings (Limited Run) Online Exclusive Limited Edition
Mega Man 11 (Capcom)
Netherworld (Hungry Pixel) Online Exclusive Kickstarter
No More Heroes 3 (Suda 51)
Professional Farmer: American Dream (UIG Entertainment)
Redout (34 Big Things)
Riding Stable My Life (UIG Entertainment)
Realms of Arcania: Blades of Destiny (UIG Entertainment)
Song of Memories (P Qube)
Ski Racing 2018 (UIG Entertainment)
Shakedown Hawaii (Vblank) Online Exclusive Limited Edition?
Starlink: Battle for Atlas (Ubisoft)
Transport Giant (UIG Entertainment)
This is the Police 2
The Town of Light Deluxe Edition (Wired Productions)
The World Ends With You Final Remix (Square Enix)
Wolfenstein 2: The New Colosus (Bethesda)
World Racing (UIG Entertainment)
Yoshi (Nintendo)

Edited on by antdickens

McGruber

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rallydefault

Oh nice! I didn't know Has-Been Heroes was getting a physical release. Sweet.

rallydefault

McGruber

rallydefault wrote:

Oh nice! I didn't know Has-Been Heroes was getting a physical release. Sweet.

I think it is Gamestop exclusive but don't quote me on that. For $20 it's a must have for me.

McGruber

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kkslider5552000

McGruber wrote:

rallydefault wrote:

Oh nice! I didn't know Has-Been Heroes was getting a physical release. Sweet.

I think it is Gamestop exclusive but don't quote me on that. For $20 it's a must have for me.

I've read the same thing. It's one of those weird things where Gamestop is a publisher now.

Yes that's actually true. I think.

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rsbrowndog

McGruber wrote:

rallydefault wrote:

Oh nice! I didn't know Has-Been Heroes was getting a physical release. Sweet.

I think it is Gamestop exclusive but don't quote me on that. For $20 it's a must have for me.

It's a Gamestop exclusive in Europe too, €25 at their Ireland website which is the same price as the Xbox One and PS4 versions.

They appear to have shut down the UK website oddly, but the price converts to about £21.50 according to Google, but postage is €7.50, adding around £6.44.

rsbrowndog

Sisilly_G

My guess is that Has-Been Heroes is GameStop exclusive worldwide as they themselves have licensed the game for physical distribution. It's also exclusive in Australia (and New Zealand?) to EB Games, which has retained its original franchise name here. The asking price here is $39.95 (the PS4/Bone versions are priced the same).

While the budget price is very tempting, it doesn't look like something that I would enjoy on a shiny new console. I already have similar looking games with higher production values (Shin Megami Tensei springs to mind) that I'm yet to scratch the surface of. I think I'll give it a pass unless it receives glowing reviews.

"Gee, that's really persuasive. Do you have any actual points to make other than to essentially say 'me Tarzan, physical bad, digital good'?"

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Sisilly_G

I skipped Lego City Undercover on Wii U due to its long load times, but I'll be more tempted to have a look in on the Switch version. It would be cool if they did a port of the 3DS version as well (and address all of the performance issues in that version). Honestly, they should have just bundled them together. That way, they could easily demand a full retail price for the complete package. Seems like a missed opportunity on the publisher's part.

"Gee, that's really persuasive. Do you have any actual points to make other than to essentially say 'me Tarzan, physical bad, digital good'?"

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FGPackers

sillygostly wrote:

I skipped Lego City Undercover on Wii U due to its long load times, but I'll be more tempted to have a look in on the Switch version

Same here, if load times are cutted out i will surely grab it because i wanted on Wii U and didn't

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Sisilly_G

Disgaea 5 Complete has been rated by the Australian Classification Board just the other day (it's not an IARC rating, so a physical release is assured).

"Gee, that's really persuasive. Do you have any actual points to make other than to essentially say 'me Tarzan, physical bad, digital good'?"

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JaxonH

@sillygostly
NIS is already selling the collectors edition of Disgaea 5 Complete Edition on their website

http://store.nisamerica.com/disgaea-5-complete-limited-editio...

So that's a definite physical release, at least in N.A. Sonic Mania has a Collectors Edition too, but it includes a download code for the game.

They really need to ensure Rime, Shovel Knight, Yooka Laylee and Rayman Legends gets a physical version. I'd have loved to see I Am Setsuna in a boxer version. Major missed opportunity on SE part.

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rallydefault

kkslider5552000 wrote:

McGruber wrote:

rallydefault wrote:

Oh nice! I didn't know Has-Been Heroes was getting a physical release. Sweet.

I think it is Gamestop exclusive but don't quote me on that. For $20 it's a must have for me.

I've read the same thing. It's one of those weird things where Gamestop is a publisher now.

Yes that's actually true. I think.

Interesting. Well... guess I'll have to suck it up and interact with a Gamestop employee for the first time in years lol.

...

I'll just order it online haha

rallydefault

Sisilly_G

@JaxonH : Unfortunately they do not ship to "PAL regions", which includes Australia, so we have no other option but to wait for a local release (and it's extremely unlikely that the collector's edition will ever see the light of day here).

"Gee, that's really persuasive. Do you have any actual points to make other than to essentially say 'me Tarzan, physical bad, digital good'?"

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McGruber

I think whether or not we get more retail releases depends somewhat on Bomberman R, Binding of Isaac, Redout selling decently well. Nintendo needs to be encouraging publishers to get their games on store shelves if not even offsetting the cost of the cartridge vs blu ray. Have you seen the 3ds & Wii U sections of Gamestop recently? Combined they are about 1/3 of the Xbox section. I imagine future 3rd party support in general will depend on the sales of the 3rd party games from the first year, so I plan on supporting as much as possible. So far for me it's only Zelda, Binding of Isaac, and Has Been Heroes.

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Sisilly_G

There is a lack of any strong third party titles at launch, so I doubt that Bomberman and the like are going to sell in high numbers, especially at those ridiculous asking prices. Bomberman is priced at $90 in Australia (and that's after they've so generously marked the price down from $100). That's AAA pricing. Konami is having an absolute laugh if they think that people are going to be paying that much for what looks like an eShop-tier game. Even Nintendo's own Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker and Kirby and the Rainbow Paintbrush were priced at a more sensible $60 here (which is also the standard retail price for premium 3DS games).

I'll most likely grab Zelda and 1-2 Switch at launch, but I just can't justify the stupid asking price for Bomberman, as fun as it could be in a group.

"Gee, that's really persuasive. Do you have any actual points to make other than to essentially say 'me Tarzan, physical bad, digital good'?"

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kkslider5552000

I think they might do well, purely on the basis that...what other Switch games are you gonna get at a store?

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McGruber

kkslider5552000 wrote:

I think they might do well, purely on the basis that...what other Switch games are you gonna get at a store?

Yeah exactly. If anything, Konami should be applauded for actually making a smart business move. That Bomberman game looks fun, but cheap to make. In fact part of me believes it was an old Wii/Wii U game that got brought back from the dead to reap the launch sales of Switch. I love the box art.

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Sisilly_G

I love the box art too, and I'm keen to give the Bomberman series a try, but the asking price is just way too much for what the game appears to offer. I resent it so bloody much, because I'll most likely end up caving in.

"Gee, that's really persuasive. Do you have any actual points to make other than to essentially say 'me Tarzan, physical bad, digital good'?"

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Octane

@sillygostly Why not try another entry in the franchise first? I believe there's a Bomberman game on the Wii Shop for $10, and maybe even on the Wii U eShop too (or 3DS). If not, then I'm sure there are VC Bomberman titles available. I'd even recommend getting one of the entries on the N64 or GameCube if you have those systems, I'm sure they give you more bang for you buck. Bomberman Adventure on the GBA is one of my personal favourites, the story mode in that game borrows some RPG elements, and it works brilliantly.

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