It's time to dust off your favourite slugger and head onto the field because Bandai Namco is bringing the Yakyuu Famista series to Nintendo Switch in the form of Yakyuu Famista Evolution. It's currently only slated for a Japanese release, but since its based on the players in the NPB (Nippon Professional Baseball league), that's hardly a shocker.
Along with all those Nippon Professional Baseball players, there will also be selections from the Route Inn BC League, Shikoku Island League Plus and the Women’s Softball League. The Tokyo Big6 team will appear for the first time with the Nippon Professional Baseball Golden Players Club and Japan Women’s Baseball League also returning from previous games.
The series’ popular Dream Penant and climactic online battles will also feature, as well as the 'Famista Fantasy' and 'Board de Famista' modes where you develop an original player are all included. New action elements have also been added, so you're getting a cutesy yet faithful baseball sim all in one package. You can even use the Joy-Cons to swing your bat and launch a ball!
Yakyuu Famista Evolution hits Japanese Switches on 2 August, with a price tag of 6,100 yen.
Will you be importing a copy from Japan? Are you a Switch owner living in the East? Let us know what you make of this new baseball addition to Switch's library...
[source gematsu.com]
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Finally a game for our good friend @Anti-Matter
Wait, that bat is used for some kind of sport other than bashing heads in?
@1UP_MARIO
Wait, i haven't checked yet.
I remember hearing the MLB game we got on Switch was pretty lame. So maybe this will scratch that Baseball itch for fans of the game. I am sure a couple of my students will want it.
@DockEllisD I'm a huge baseball fan and i logged hundreds of hours on MLB Power Pros on the Wii. How much Japanese do I have to navigate through if i import this?
This looks like my kinda baseball game!
"Launch" a ball? Is that supposed to be "pitch"?
Anyone know if this features an English translation? A decent baseball game on Switch would be nice to have if it does.
As long as the gameplay is good bring it here! We have no baseball on Switch and I personally don’t need real MLB rosters!!
@DockEllisD I hope so, too! I seem to recall, however, some sort of weird MLB console monopoly that Sony now has. The crappy MLB game that came out on the Switch this year is mobile shovelware that's seems to be out on every system.
@DockEllisD my favourite pitcher.
Cannot wait for this and also the PS4 Pro Yakyuu!
@joey302 apart from RBI... 18 is pretty decent on iOS but keeps getting pushed back on Switch (latest estimate is 29/5).
I couldn’t wait any longer and got 17 over the weekend. Definitely scratching the baseball itch for me.
would buy this is in a heartbeat if localized
@pbb76 I read a MLB dev interview that 18 was supposed to be a big improvement over 17 so hopefully that will be true! But this NAMCO entry could be more of an arcade style sim which I tend to enjoy!
@joey302 yea 18 is definitely better. As I say, 17 isn’t as bad as people make out IMO. I’m a big baseball fan and ok, it’s no Show obviously, but it’s a nice quick to play alternative.
If you considering it though, I’d probably wait for 18 for an improved experience.
@pbb76 thanks- I am waiting on 18 myself. I have 17 on Xbox but haven’t Had the chance to try it yet. Of course it’s no Show but as you know on the Switch our baseball choices are limited! Lol
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