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The Switch eShop is getting pretty tasty, as more talented developers get lured in by the system and get hold of development kits. It seems that most days bring news of a quality upcoming release, and now we have Vostok Inc to add to the list.

On the one hand it's a colourful arcade-style twin-stick space shooter, albeit with cool abilities such as creating your own weapons. Yet you do that to accumulate money, and you can then invest in various capitalist enterprises on planets to earn more money. You get rich and that unlocks a boss fight, and then you can move onto other solar systems. Oh, and there are minigames. The quirky trailer below actually explains it quite well.

Speaking to Eurogamer, Andreas Firnigl - boss of developer Nosebleed - explained why the Switch will be the ideal platform for the game.

I really really wanted to do a Switch version because it's a perfect thing. One of the very early foundations of the game was to do this thing where you could sit and play five minute bursts and then put it down and the game is still playing.

On Switch you can sit for five minutes on the bus playing it, or I can sit watching the TV and my daughter will come in and want to watch Netflix so I can take the Switch out and play actively, or put it down. It just feels like the perfect fit.

There's no release date yet but it will cost the same as on other systems - £11.99 in the UK, for example. It'll also have a New Game+ mode to tackle.

Another one for the wishlist?

[source eurogamer.net]