Embracing the strange, persistent, and no doubt annoying culture that is port-begging, Minit developer Devolver Digital has shared a final, confirmed release date for the game - and we don't have long to wait at all.
Yes, taking to Twitter, Devolver Digital has uploaded a series of images to confirm the game's release date as 9th August (this Thursday). As you can see in those images, the tweet references the constant questions of, "Is Minit coming to Nintendo Switch?" and the classic "Switch when?", which you'll likely find splattered across any indie developer's Twitter feed on any given day.
If you're unfamiliar with the game, Minit is a Legend of Zelda-inspired adventure game that has an incredibly intriguing twist: the game is played 60 seconds at a time. Players must journey outside the comfort of their homes to help the unusual townsfolk, uncover countless secrets, and overcome dangerous foes, all in hopes of lifting a rather unfortunate curse that ends each day after just one minute. You can get a sense of the action with this video below.
We'll have a review of the game ready for you on these very pages later this week, so make sure to keep an eye out for that. Until then, though, why not let us know if you're thinking of picking this one up with a comment below?
[source twitter.com]
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I was definitely one of the people who asked them to bring it to Switch.
I loved this on PS4. Absolutely one of my favorite games this year.
Odd, I thought this was already coming.
So you can play the game once for 60 seconds in a day?
EDIT: Actually, just tried to find out the answer on Wikipedia. Didn’t get far enough into the article to answe my own question, but I now know this game was previously announced for Switch in May, which makes the angle of this article kinda irrelevant considering people knew it was on the way already.
@HobbitGamer It was. They just hadn't announced the release date yet.
Excellent!
Nice! I’ll have to pick it up later.
@ottospooky
It sounds like you have a very strange idea of what this game is.
The idea behind the game is that your character will die and respawn at their house every 60 seconds. That's it. It's about time management, and estimating how long any given task will take so that you won't die half way through.
@Razieluigi Ok. I thought I had been seeing this in the eShop for awhile now. Thanks for confirming I'm not crazy. As it is, I can't really say I'm too interested in this. It's like a 2600 and Half Minute Hero had a baby. Then left it in the woods.
Might get this along with Megaton Rainfall.
@HobbitGamer It is pretty similar to Half Minute Hero in some ways, but I enjoyed Minit more. Both are cool though.
Now if we can only get A Hat in Time devs to do the same.
I would have preferred this on Switch but I already bought it on Xbox. Great game.
This game loop seems very stressful for me. I know it has a ton of fans so I will certainly give it a shot at some point though.
@Spoony_Tech Those Devs are honestly jerks. Sorry people love your game and want to play it on their preferred platform.
@SimplyCinnamon53 @Rafke What's sad is they just announced the game has past 500k total sales I believe across all platforms. You would think that the Switch could bring in at least another 250k and quickly too.
They had said at one point they are happy with the sales they got like a few months back. They don't want to port an unreal engine 3 to the Switch yet Outlast ported well and fast too. Just seems like lazy devs to me. Almost makes me not want to support them even if they did decide to finally bring it over.
Devolver Digital isn't the developer, they only publish the game.
@Spoony_Tech Not to mention their insinuations back during its kickstarter days of releasing on Wii U. You'd think they would do everything in their power to make good on those notions. Road Redemption was another one scheduled for Wii U, but is making the jump to Switch.
Everything about the AHIT situation just rubs me the wrong way.
@EarthboundBenjy thanks for the clarification. If I seem a bit confused then it’s more because the article was a tad misleading!
I now understand the basic premise. To me it sounds almost Majora’s Mask-like. Like they imagine the concept in an 8-bit kind of way
It was a surprise to everybody that didn’t see this article last week
https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2018/07/zelda-inspired_adventure_game_minit_arrives_on_us_switch_eshop_next_month
@adh56
I’m sorry. Unlike you, most of us can’t remember anything past 60 seconds. What you expect us to do? Go on the eShop AND browse the Upcoming Games section? That’s both ridiculous and time-consuming.
I'll tell you one thing I love about this game right away: The pixel art is just seriously good.
@Solomon_Rambling well maybe this game is perfect, since it revolves around a 60 second game loop
Sounds like the perfect game for someone with severe ADD
Monochrome? Infact looks like 2 bit display? Really really weird....
Does this include a European release or is it just America? I ask because i can't find it on the UK eshop or website, whereas it is on the American eshop and website.
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