Back in February, an Amazon listing suggested that Yonder: The Cloud Catcher Chronicles - an open-world action adventure game from Australian studio Prideful Sloth - was potentially arrivng on Nintendo Switch in March. Well, it's now official, with confirmation that Yonder will be available digitally for $29.99 on the Nintendo eShop alongside a physical retail edition priced at $39.99. No word on an EU-friendly version, or an official release date, just yet.
Coming from a studio featuring veterans from Activision and Rocksteady, the Switch version of Yonder will include all the farming, crafting, cooking, brewing, fishing and exploration of the main game along with a brand new photo set to debut on Nintendo's handheld consoles. Check out the trailer above for a glimpse of what's to come.
What do you make of Yonder? Does this open-world paradise pique your interest? Share your thoughts with the NL community below...
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Getting this for my kids. Game looks really good
graphics look nice!
This looks thoroughly enjoyable. Not sure if it's quite my cup of tea, but it's great to see ambitious indies come to Switch nonetheless.
Nice!
A pretty, if simplistic, game. Highly recommended for children.
Another 64% metacritic Indie game. Not sure why it is 29.99 digital on Switch when it is 19.99 on PS4.
Looks interesting.
Yay...!
I have been waiting for the Switch version.
And that means.... that will be my 3rd Elimination for my PS4 games (i have the PS4 version also). Hehehehe..... another cut again.
Looks relaxing! I want it!
@Agramonte because all Nintendo gamers are whales ready to drop a fat stack of benjamins every week on every eshop release.
Playstation owners are poor people.
-how corporations see gamers.
Honestly, I think they just assume Switch owners are desperate for good games and will pay more, wheras PS4 has thousands of games so to get noticed, gotta put it up for lower price.
Even though the game isn't very highly rated elsewhere I'm still very interested. Looks like the sort of game I can calmly relax to after a hard days work.
Really happy this is coming to Switch, been wanting this for a while now. Shame there's no EU info yet, hope that will be forthcoming. But... why on earth is the Switch digital version going to cost half as much again as the physical PS4 version? This is ridiculous.
Played this on PS4 and enjoyed it enough to get the platinum. It's a very fun, unique game that is relaxing and chill with a big focus on crafting and exploration. The open world is often beautiful, and I think this style of game is an excellent fit for a Nintendo console. Honestly, I'm ready for a sequel. There need to be more stress free games like this!
I'm glad it's coming for Switch, now I don't have to bother with the PS4 version.
@Alikan Yeah - they just probably think they can get away with it on the Switch.
@Alikan @Agramonte
Well, they'd be sorely mistaken if that's the case.
There are so many good indie games releasing, even on a weekly basis now, there's no possible way people can keep up anymore.
It's a year post launch- if the price is too high people will just buy something else. I'm perfectly OK with a physical copy of the game being more. That's always fine with me. I know the carts cost a lot of money and retailers get a cut, there's all kinds of costs and way lower profit margins...
But digital? Nah. I just won't buy it. There's no reason for a digital game to be more. So they will find out the hard way that there's a lot of competition on the eShop right now, and if you price your game too high you might end relying on sale discounts 2 weeks post launch to make up for it. Unless the game is just so good people are willing to pay it regardless. Which, given the sheer volume of indie games releasing on the system every single week, it's gonna take more than mediocrity to stand out in the crowd at $30.
@Agramonte That was going to be my exact response, what justifies this being priced $10 higher and if you spring for the physical it's essentially double the price the game cost at its original release
I will keep an eye open for a review. Could be interesting.
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