After several delays and a whole lot of confusion, upcoming retro side-scroller Battle Princess Madelyn has received a final, confirmed release date for Nintendo Switch. North American fans can pick it up later this week on 20th December, while those in Europe will get it slightly later on 7th January.
The game was originally planned to release earlier this month, just one day before that little game called Super Smash Bros. Ultimate hit store shelves. Unfortunately, a delay pushed it back by another week to accommodate an early patch, before an "unavoidable" second delay was announced due to publisher clearance timings.
The news comes from an official press release which states that both Nintendo of America and Nintendo of Europe have now approved both the main game and the necessary patch for the dates mentioned above. We'll have our official verdict of the title ready for you, in the form of a written review, here on the site in the coming days.
Will you be grabbing this one the second it becomes available? Are you happy for short delays to occur if changes need to be made? Share your thoughts with us in the comments.
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Pre-ordered the Physical from Play Asia as it's the only place to get one from, can't wait for some Ghouls and Ghosts style action
Got it on PC but will absolutely double dip.
i would have gotten it if it came out on time but now i moved on. got gris and others to play now.
@Bunkerneath Amazon JPN has it also. But it comes with extras so wondering what does the NA have?
@mcpedwards that's poor excuse at best trolling.
@hatch
Are there technical issues? I'm genuinely curious what's wrong with it because it's exactly due to nostalgia that I'm interested in it.
They should make up for the delays with the announcement of a properly distributed retail edition, amirite?
Nice and I still haven't unlock everyone in Smash Ultimate yet, still got 50 more characters to unlock.
@SwitchForce Amazon US don't carry the game. No Switch physical planned outside of Asia right now.
@Steel76 - respectfully, the game has been continually patched and updated since release on Steam and is on-going. CBG and HPG are tiny, tiny teams and we're working around the clock to iron out the issues experienced by early players. Please ensure that your copy is up to date.
@Hatch - release dates are out of our control. We tried to get release parity but you have to understand that the processing speed of updates and patches varies from platform to platform. We opted to delay the Switch release so that the major were taken care of before the public laid hands on the game.
@DockEllisD For Famitsu, that's a solid score. They're a super, super critical outlet.
@eripmav In fairness unless you guys make a new Musou game you aren't going to get super high in Famitsu scores 😂
Will keep an eye out on this. Delays suck but a bad first impression can kill a title. Shame its longer for UK but alas this month is jam packed anyway.
@XenoShaun believe me mate, I was gutted when we faced the realisation that we couldn't deliver the parity of release that we strived for. But at the end of the day, it's out of our control and hope that everyone understands and, more importantly, enjoys the game.
@SwitchForce how am i trolling. so many game came out around 6 december that when battle princess come out ill already have a back log of games. with smash and gris out now i still have abzu and then fire watch.
I'll probably grab this on Wii-U since they are still committed to delivering that version.
I am excited, I loved the demo.
This game looks absolutely delightful, can’t wait to finally play it!
@BensonUii Misinformation? I’m co-publisher of the game...
@eripmav Do people not read all what was said go back and read what I wrote all of it first.
@SwitchForce sorry? I was just saying to you that NA isn’t planned for a physical right now.
Still looks like something I will enjoy, so I will definitely pick it up. I am not one to base my decisions on reviews, and at the end of the day, if I like it, then it is money well spent. Take care all.
With all the news pieces this game is getting around these parts, I hope it turns out to be worth everybody's mindshare.
I will be buying the game on Friday....
@Bunkerneath No it isn't.
Oh awesome, this just became a next year release.
@BensonUii Sorry was only repeating what the devs told me on Twitter. It's the first time I've ever ordered a game from there.
I'll wait for the test from Nintendolife, as I tend to trust them, but I'm pretty sure I'll end up buying the game. Kicking ass as a princess is a rare pleasure. (except in Smash. Peach main.)
@DockEllisD So many indy titles have been hyped to death and gotten a free pass for a poorly executed game. This very site is guilty of it too. This whole nostalgia hype is getting tiresome.
We are in 2018, soon 2019. We are not in the 80's anymore.
If I want to play retro games, I can just buy a second hand NES or old SEGA Mega drive console and play the original retro games.
Hell, my parents still have the old Mega Drive on the loft with a ton of games lol. /shrug
Somehow my JPN version stated it was charged and the Physical version is being sent to me.
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