Nintendo gamers continually missed out on the best of what Telltale Games has been offering over the past few years, with very limited and late support for the Wii U. The studio seems to like the Switch platform, however, and has been tentatively stepping in with support - Minecraft: Story Mode - The Complete Adventure is due on 22nd August (NA) / 25th August (EU), for example.
With the company evidently keen to hit a new audience with its broadening range of story / adventure games one rumour has resurfaced. A while ago a Russian retailer listed Batman: The Telltale Series for the Switch, and now Spanish retailer FNAC has gotten in on the act; its listing is somewhat more precise, giving a release date of 6th October. If true Nintendo's system would be playing catch-up - with a second 'season' already on the way - but it'd certainly be a welcome addition.
The Switch format certainly suits the Telltale games, as they're ideal titles for playing either at home in an extended session or for passing time on journeys, in this scribe's humble view in any case.
Would you like to see this Batman series and more Telltale titles - perhaps the likes of The Walking Dead - arrive on the Switch?
With thanks to SLIGEACH_EIRE for the heads up.
[source fnac.es, via segmentnext.com]
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I will keep an eye on it. The Game of Thrones and A Wolf among us was very good. Im sure Batman will be a lot of fun too. The more the Nintendo Switch have games, the more happy the players will be.
Still need to finish all of their first game.
Nice maybe we get the telltale formula with some Nintendo ips
Sweet another Batman movie.
I've never played any Telltale games but that will change when they come to Switch!
I'd totally jump on this...after receiving confirmation that it doesn't run like trash of course.
No surprise, they tend to release their games in most platforms. But this is good news, I wanted to play it but the only version available to me was the 360 one, and it's practically unplayable due to performance issues. Here's the The Wold Among Us Season 2 also heads to the Switch.
@Arnold-Kage Collaboration between Nintendo and Tell Tale to work on a new Star Fox? Nintemdo handles a lot of the gameplay while Tell Tale works on the story and branching paths?
Great. Another platform to run this game at 10 fps...
Maybe look at this product page from base...
https://www.base.com/buy/product/batman-the-telltale-series-season-pass-disc-nintendo-switch/dgc-batttsns.htm
I forgot where I read it, but somewhere I heard that this series is actually trash. Could be their opinion though.
I am definitely interested in this-- especially for the right price! I'd also be all over a bundle of Telltale's Walking Dead seasons, as I think they'd be wonderful on the Switch! I never did play Season 2, and I think bundling them as a full retail release to get folks caught up would be an amazing way to do it, and one I'd be very interested in!
@Arnold-Kage That would be amazing, honestly! Sign me up for that!
I really like the Batman franchise so I hope it's true and that it turns out well.
@GamePerson19 I think I'd be good with a TellTale version of just about anything Nintendo related! I think Star Fox could definitely be cool, though! Mix in some on rails shooting sections with choices being made both while you play and through the usual TellTale QTE cutscenes.... that would be pretty fantastic!
Let's hope they actually optimize it, because even the PS4 was struggling, and that's not a graphically intensive game by any means.
..that's great!..
Is this an open world game?
@bluedogrulez Very not. Its like a movie game and your choices affect the scenes.
Awesome! This is the one Telltale game I wanted to play on the Switch! I like Telltale but I'm just not interested in most of their other IP's like The Walking Dead or Minecraft. Hopefully this turns out to be true!
I liked season one with its twists on the usual Batman backstory stuff. Good news for Nintendo only gamers who are also a Batman fan. I won't double dip though as season two starts very soon and as usual your choices carry over.
On a somewhat related note, the 'base.com' website has Guardians of The Galaxy: The Telltale Series for Switch releasing on 30th August. Another leak perhaps?
I've pre-ordered retail version couple months ago, priced under 25 €uros and paige tells that launch is 16th of september..
https://www.coolshop.fi/tuote/batman-a-telltale-game-series/AH3RG8
Couldn't they jave announced this earlier? Just got the game on Steam a few months ago.
It's really getting annoying, I had to rebuy so many titles I already had on Wii U/Steam. Only 3 out of my 11 Switch titles are not a port.
Since the Switch is basically a ports-only device (with very few exceptions), there should be a crossbuy option or at the very least, a heavy discount for people who already own the game.
@Inkling_Floor
My "source" said, that Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy: The Telltale Series is coming 31th of october for Nintendo Switch.. 😃
https://www.coolshop.fi/tuote/marvels-guardians-of-the-galaxy-the-telltale-series/AD5RH7?ic=alsoviewed-AD5RH7
@Henmii A co worker of mine who has played everything Telltale since the Walking Dead told me it's the weakest one in his opinion.
I'm not a big Batman fan so I'm waiting for a sale on PSN, considering its also their most expensive game so far. Expensive license most likely.
Switch needs the Life is Strange games. Even better than anything Telltales has produced.
I'll be getting this
@Mikanes
Your source is from Finland, right? Perhaps 31/10 is the European release date and 30/08 is the American one?
Yayayayaya Batman! (If this is actually happening, of course)
@Steelhead Every system needs life is strange. ❤️❤️❤️❤️
Even if the listing in in Spanish, La Fnac is a French retailer, not a Spanish retailer.
I got the whole season for $5 on the 360 a few months back and still haven't touched it, so probably not on the Switch.
Love the telltale games on the ps vita. I will definitely pickup batman on the switch. Hopefully games of thrones comes to the switch too.
I'm all for it. More the better.
@0muros I don't know... They keep releasing off shoots and the lesser known titles that don't sell like triple A.. remakes and remasters. I am happy, yea, but at the same time every time we think they are going to release REAL third party games, it's always a let down to be honest. I need a Dark Souls, A COD, A GTA, A mafia or something along THOSE lines. A Resident Evil 7 SOMETHING!!!! Edit to be brutally honest almost 90% of games they have released could be on phones Except Splatoon 2 and BoTW... Oh and anyone that comments on my comment is a straight hater who can't even be realistic with what they are doing with the Switch. I am going to start calling this a handheld that can be put on a TV. I will support for the next year but If I don't see any REAL support for Nintendo I will just box it up. Anyone who says "We buy Nintendo solely for Nintendo games" Is a huge part of the reason why the system doesn't get AAA games. I never bought a Wii but before that I bought Nintendo for Ninty AND triple A games.
@MarioPhD
Thanks now we just gave to wait and see
@GamePerson19
Maybe but hope we don't have to wait as long as we did for a new star fox
Not played a TT 'game' before. Are they more than glorified Dragons Lair 'games'?
Awesome, I love Batman. He had better games than Superman.
I'll only get physical copies for Nintendo Switch. I'd love to get this Batman.
All Telltale games should be on the Switch.
Whatever they do, they should make sure the game is up to stuff. From what i hear, the game performed terribly.
Too late, got it and a bunch of others in the Telltale Humble Bundle yesterday.
Funny this should be listed for the Switch as I bought an Nividia Shield K1 tablet to play games on. I own all the Telltale games on my tablet and a couple on my Vita. I honestly would buy it again for the Switch.
Got it just last week on the Humble Bundle. Oh well. Still sweet to see TellTale supporting the Switch.
Now if we ever get another Sam & Max, maybe it won't skip the Nintendo console this time?
@DEZn00ts Its sure, Im you with at 100% but just be patient. The only games who worth it in the present are The Legend of Zelda and Splatoon 2. I appreciate a lot Binding of Isaac afterbirth + too. In futur there will be Metroid, Pokémon, Xenoblade 2, Mario, Monsieur Hunter as everyone know. Nintendo will reserve us some surprises, Its sure.
I have a great hope for a Dark souls like on Switch me too. A F-zero too. There's so much games on all platform. Just be patient. Im optimist about the Nintendo NX!! So better name than Switch.
There's a PS4 on the market too. Everything I dont find on Nintendo's platform, I find it on Sony's console. Nintendo always do it by Its own way. Keep that on mind.
@SMW If i recall correctly. The Wii got two Sam and Max games.
@DEZn00ts
Same, not buying switch, no real support from triple A. Just indie games and every hardware has loads of them, at the end of the day it's only a handheld that you can hook up to the TV, not a home console you can take on the go, it don't have true power like ps4 or xbox, the true home consoles, so yeah nothing special about switchtab
This one I will pick up, starting to look legit
@MsJubilee Yep. I have those. What I meant was how we missed out on Season 3.
Gamefly now have a listing as well, further adding to the speculation.
https://www.gamefly.com/#!/game/Batman-The-Telltale-Series/5014378
@EDF Better buy one before you can't get one.
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