The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth+ Will Be A Launch Title For Nintendo Switch

@Damo You should put this in there as well. I already tipped you in another news piece, but I guess you did not see that

https://twitter.com/nicalis/status/821836378400952320

I'm not really interested in getting this game, but I appreciate that those that want this game on the Switch get it at launch.
The Switch now has 6 launch titles!

So now the Switch has.......6 launch titles. We really are spoilt for choice. Also, I could be wrong but I don't think it's getting a physical release in Europe.

patiently awaits uk pre-order

@KJ85 raises hand, then retweets

Strong post, quietly shouting it would seem. On the plus side I've learnt what the asterisks do in here.

Knowing that the game, with all its DLC, is at $36 on PC, $40 on the Switch seems like a good price for its portability.

The price is more suited for this game than the price for some hum hum other launch titles hum hum.

Be positive people! It's $39.99!

@SLIGEACH_EIRE You can still import it if it's not available in Europe.
Having no region lock is so useful!

That's a fantastic price, especially being a retail release (which is awesome, welcome back middle market!)

@Mopati
Ya no doubt.

EU gamers are gonna really benefit from that the most with all the retail US releases. I'm in the US and have, let me see... 1, 2, 3... six imported EU and English Asian Vita releases.

So the region free will even help me out.

Launch copies will come with a discarded, pickled umbilical cord. Delicious!

Amazing, got addicted to the first Isaac when it came out, haven't played Rebirth yet so I'm really looking forward to it. Maybe that will convince me to get Switch on a launch date, just Zelda is not enough

Well, let's pray to our lords at Nicalis for a physical release in europe (already retweeted Nicalis's tweet). Not gonna bother with an import, though.

@sillygostly Yes, please, that'd be lovely!

It's official: Nintendo is broadening the demographic base for Switch on Day 1. XD

I got well over a hundred hours out of the 3DS version, and I was upset that it never got the DLC...

Finding out that this is a launch game is very nice. It'll be my second Switch game, for sure!

The only other decent launch title aside from Zelda then.

UK please!

Well, from being a controversial title that has reluctantly come to Nintendo console between Tyrone Rodriguez's tweets and its own generally unpleasant development hell (pun on the biblical place not intended) to being a Switch launch title.
Coupled with Minecraft being already confirmed for Switch, I guess things do change, huh.

Really not a bad price, I don't think. Plus, I got a discount for being a prime member. I'm all over this.

Could be interesting not sure how much I'll play the game tho.

I wonder what the special bonus will be? Will it be unbundled with poop keychains?

Hopefully, the game breaking kinks will have been worked out. The game crashed so many times on my Wii U whenever I used the Dice Rooms.

Also, is anyone else having issues with getting rid of notifications? I'm pretty sure I've read the associated comments and also hit the "X" but the moment I go to another screen or refresh the notifications come back.

Day 1 for me. I was just playing it on ps4 last night. Such a fun game with infinite replayabillity

Slightly off topic, but how is the New 3DS version of Rebirth? I remember it had a lot of game-crashing bugs when it was first released. Were they all fixed in an update?

And that's the way to price a game.

Slightly funny how originally nintendo didn't want binding of Isaac because of the subject matter. And now it's a launch title.

Preordered for two reasons. One, I have Prime so I get 20% off for any early order, and I definitely want Isaac, so, I might as well. Two, Isaac is awesome, and I love that despite how temperamental Tyrone Rodriguez is, that they're supporting the Switch at launch. I'm hoping this decision pays dividends for them since it'll almost certainly be the best non-Nintendo launch title. I sure wouldn't mind getting an awesome bonus as well, however!

@flapjackashley2 I've been playing the heck out of it, and I don't think it's frozen once in my ~30 hours with it. Due to the procedural nature of the game, I may just be lucky, but it's been smooth sailing for me. The Switch version will nearly negate the N3DS version for me, but it's still great in my experience so far and great to have on the go.

$40 for 3 games is a great deal for a brand new console. never played the first but Ive always heard great things! might have to get this on the eshop

I would buy this instantly on the Switch just to play it on the handheld.

@Jasonmd yeah, i think that was just nonsense really. The same thing happened with Apple, they supposedly rejected it due to violence and things then were okay, so was with Nintendo. Misunderstandings I think.

@sillygostly
Not that we'll see them, there's been issues with bringing the last few iterations of BoI to Australia

@KJ85 I'm in the U.S., but I retweeted it anyways. I hope the folks in the U.K. get the cart too.

@shaneoh : I was just trying to be funny. I have my doubts that the retail copy will ever be released in Australia, at least on a console, but who knows. Considering how barren the Switch launch line-up is at the moment, it wouldn't surprise me if Niantic seized the opportunity and tried to take advantage of those launch sales.

It doesn't really concern me though as I won't be supporting this release. I'm all for satirical humour, but The Binding of Isaac is unabashedly blasphemous, so I shall be keeping my distance.

@MarioPhD Thanks for the feedback.