Remember Hover: Revolt of Gamers? That Kickstarted open-world title that looks like a mashup between Mirror's Edge, Jet Set Radio and TrickStyle? Well, it was coming to Wii U when it was first announced in 2014, but like most games once destined for Nintendo's deceased platform, the title will now be heading to Nintendo Switch instead. It's also dropped the Revolt of Gamers subtitle.
The game is already available on PC, with developer Midgar Studio confirming the title will be hitting the hybrid console sometime in 2018. With both the PS4 and Xbox One versions also slated for 2018, fingers crossed we're not waiting too long to see the handheld version.
Is Hover still on your radar? Let us know if this Jet Set Radio love letter is destined for your digital collection. Share your thoughts below...
[source hover-rog.com]
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Wasn't this already known ages ago?
I own Hover on Steam. Great game!
As jump said: this was known for ages. Slow news day?
@NinjaSyao @jump
I sometimes think the writers on this site are under a quota, having to write x-number of articles a day/week.
If there's no news, stuff like this gets reported to reach that quota.
I could be wrong of course, but knowing for a fact that's how many websites work, I think it's safe to assume this is the case here as well.
@Gungeonite ok
If it was known ages ago it passed my radar until now. Something to add to my wish list!
Damn, I just (finally) got it a few months ago. If I had known it would be coming to Switch, I would've waited...
Good. I was hoping this'd happen. I had requested the wii u version when I backed it like 3 years ago, but I of course don't play that much anymore.
@thiz That kind of arrogance isn't exactly friendly.
" . . . fingers crossed we're not waiting too long to see the handheld version." Et tu, Dom, et tu?
Seen a trailer for Hover, looks really good to me.
@wazlon Mind linking me to that trailer? This is my first time hearing of the game, and the screenshot looks quite interesting. I'm surprised there wasn't a trailer embedded in the article.
@Not_Soos Here you go:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OLsBx9PcQBU
Enjoy
@wazlon Ah, much appreciated! Visually, the game looks like a real spectacle, and the sense of speed in this open environment is great as well. I worry about the longevity of the game, as it didn't look like anything was really going on at all in the realm of finding collectibles or encountering enemies or NPCs. The promise of online is pretty enticing, though. I'm not big into the indie scene, but I'll definitely be keeping an eye on this one! Thanks again!
This....is amazing. Jet set radio for the modern age? Can’t believe this flew under my radar.
"fingers crossed we're not waiting too long to see the handheld version."
SO that means a new Nintendo handheld console is in the works. Come on tell us more NintendoLife.
@YamAsereht IKR? Goes out of the way to call it the “handheld version” instead of a Switch version, after mentioning a “PS4 and Xbox One version” and before that, calling the Nintendo Switch a “hybrid console.”
Like “bud, who you trying to trigger?”
Hilarious, if pretty obvious.
I backed Hover in 2015. They've barely acknowledged their console backers since the PC release arrived over 12 months ago
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