No, you're not misreading the above headline. A retail version of Panty Party for the Nintendo Switch is indeed on its way to the west.
The game's publisher Cosen has announced the Switch eShop version will be made available in late April or early May for $14.99, and a physical release is also "planned" for outside of Japan.
Panty Party is described as a fast-paced battle game where you fly about "as a panty" on the street searching for fights against "enemy" panties. It promises plenty of comedy, love, passion and a dance-inspired soundtrack.
As badass as it all sounds, don't expect this game to be filled with adult imagery. As noted by the official game page:
"All you get is funny and stupid panties!"
The Switch version of this title will also include multiplayer battles for up to four players. Below is a trailer leaving very little to the imagination:
What do you think about a local retail release for a game like this? Will you be picking it up yourself? Tell us in the comments section.
[source japanesenintendo.com]
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Someone actually took the time to make this? NOTHING better to work on?! Sheesh!
Oh Japan...
Funny ffg gg
But why are panties fighting
"Who else but Quagmire?" is all I can think about when seeing this. With Quagmire replaced with Japan, of course.
Is one of the level bosses a vending machine?
I just can’t.
No.
At least they got the alliteration spot on.
@eaglebob345
They’re Ja-pan, Ja-pan,
You just never know what they’re gonna do next.
They’re Ja-pan, Ja-pan,
Gigiddy Gigiddy Gigiddy Gigiddy Dai-Su-Ki!
This is why I love Japan.
As a video game connoisseur, I shall begrudgingly buy this filthy game and play it for in excess of 1000 hours. Just doing my duty.
Panty party.
....pretty pervy.
I like to think I'm pretty open minded. This is bonkers lol. I grew up in the 80s, so I'm used to enemies being hair dryers, toilet seats and baby's dummies etc. I'm sure it's not the first time a game has you shooting underpants.
Day 1. thanks weird, crazy and beautiful Japan. please never change!
This game has been deemed unsuitable for minors due to brutal violence against (and perpetrated by) panties.
May the smelliest pair win.
Will pick up the retail release if it truly gets a retail release.
Looks really fun.
I'm liking the look of the story in this one..I like a good story driven game.
Hahaha! ...Watchlisted.
This is WILD. It’s technically a fighter/shooter?!??!!?!
Just the title alone says everything I need to know.
Aaaahh...
You had me at the title but lost me at the article.
@TempOr Ecchi games /games with ecchi themes tends to get negative feed back. Almoste every time. It's the norm sadly.
Looked at the website, and for some reason this games has Norwegian text.... First Switch game I have seen in my native language.
This isn’t right lol wth?!
Just...can't stop laughing. You've got to appreciate the Japanese for their quirky choices in game themes. It'll be an embarrassing moment, walking into the game store and putting a reserve down on a game about panty combat. But to have a discussion piece like this on my shelf? I can't say "no" to that.
.....I mean now the switch had it all. We wanted games but never thought about the outcome of our desires, wishes are a mysterious thing... ..... I just don't know anymore
I just watched the trailer. W t actual f....
@Charlie_Girl Don’t judge. Just because you wouldn’t, doesn’t mean someone else shouldn’t. I won’t be partaking in the festivities but, if anyone else wants to go to that party... by all means. Enjoy.
How come this sorta stuff manages to hits the streets here but the Doraemon game is still undecided? I mean cmon my wife needs that game.
ONEGAI PANTSU MISETE YOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
This kinda reminds me of Gotcha Force. Anybody remember that game? Makes me wish Capcom would bring it back (along with Power Stone).
@graysoncharles I think the fact that they have to put a warning that theres no animated porn in the game says it all. I also notice there aren't any battling male underwear. Panty obsession is an unpleasant subculture and more of a problem than you'd realise.
"Feel emotions of foolishness and excitement. "
I believe the correct emotions are "deep shame and self-loathing."
....I've no idea what to say about this...
Is poor Poe at Fangamer obligated to play this crap? RIP
Well, at least it's not a Visual Novel, she's been playing all the poorly translated Switch VNs.
Been a little curious about this one since it was announced. It may or may not end up being terrible but I do love and appreciate the sheer weirdness of it.
Paaa pa pa pa paaa paaaaaa...!!!
oh god...
Well... I never would have imagined this lol.
The theme song is stuck in my head. ARRRGG!
The game looks... interesting. It might be better than Fornite?
@RadioShadow I first saw the trailer three months ago and the theme still randomly pops into my head from time to time.
Games like this give me hope for a future where we can still have a laugh at stupid things without someone being offended.
I would like to extend to you an invitation to the pants party.
@Powerballad People will always be offended but that's just one extra thing to laugh at.
Literally "Underage Panty Quest", wow!
@Samwise7 'I also notice there aren't any battling male underwear.'
If you think there is money in it why not make one yourself? Developers don't have to make something to cater for everyone you know, they cater to an audience who they think they'll make money from and that is perfectly fine.
I don't like the music at all. The idea of dance inspired music doesn't appeal to me. The gameplay looks decently good though.
@Aronin - Awww man, that was the greatest hidden gem of the GCN era (second only to Billy Hatcher). I would definitely trade 4 years of no perverted games for a port of that now.
Staying on topic; I really don't see the lewdness as all too berderline in this game as I do in the other games in the past. I mean, if it were boxers the response would likely be much different.
No girls in those panties? Then it's not much of a party...
Yeah, but what about Condom Combat? When's that going to be (cough) released?
Oh lol, another garbage game
@BradC40 Their off having a party.
AHHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
gasp for air
HAHAHAHAHAHAAA
yes, I will buy your stupid panty game. It looks so terrible, in the best way. XDDD
Am never a fan of Ecchi games sorry.
WILL SOMEBODY THINK OF THE CHILDREN???!!!
NINTENDOLIFE I AM OUTRAGED.
So no wet panties then?
This is the stuff you don’t often see localized. What is going on in that trailer?
Absolutely no idea where the devs got the inspiration to make this, but you gotta admit the gameplay actually looks kinda fun
@TempOr Would have bought it even without Norwegian text, I have wanted this game since it was announced for Japan
Now if only someone could also do physical releases of Nekopara and Tokyo school girls...
Wait what's the objective of the game? Steal panties?
Level up the panties until you have the strongest pair in the universe?
I find it amusing those rambling about this game but guess what those are the very people buying it. There is a old saying on this "those making too much noise are the likely culprit for it".
Japan: Don't ever change.
Ha ha! Day one purchase! It's in my steam wish list so I may as well!
Good to see they care enough to give us a physical copy.
This makes me ashamed to be human.
Okay, I was expecting something else, but this premise is unique and sounds totally hilarious. XD
Many comments and Nobody has mentioned it? okay...
Panty for Smash!!!!
Someone had to say it, XD
This game looks pants lol.
After watching the trailer, I might hafta get this just for laughs.
I wonder if there will be dlc for bras, briefs and boxers to fight with? Can you customize your fighting undies with colors and patterns?
I was planning on getting this but I've heard the main story is brief.
prepare to get censured by UK or any other country that doesn't like the look of this game. why do japanese keep making these stupid games, they should really STOP. I find it really inappropriate.
@andrew124 Oh look. The fun police has arrived.
Games like this make me uncomfortable. My solution to that is I don't buy these kinds of games.
It’s just pants shooting other pants, swap for people and you have fortnight
@OorWullie You win.
Good strat tbh... The hentai fans wanna check it, the feminazis wanna see how offended they can be and check it, those who want a laugh wanna check it but no one can really complain. Free advertising.
Looks fun. I'll keep an eye on it.
I'm getting this for the novelty alone. It would be a riot to have a few drinks with friends and play a round of Panty Party. I love Japanese culture.
...You win again, universe.
If the vs mode has online play I may have to get this.
It’s astounding how some people like to feel offended by everything. Isn’t this a game meant just for the laughs? That the devs need to actually go out of their way and say that there’s no porn in it, says a lot.
Some comments here are pure gold.
“Think of the children”, “This makes me feel ashamed to be human” lol... but honestly I’m not sure if those comments should make me laugh or cry.
Surely, flying brains and blood splattered are MUCH better for the children than flying panties. Gutting people really makes everyone feel proud of being human.
@Tempestryke shut up, I'm only giving my opinion, ok? don't care what you think, I find these kind of games very disturbing, I would prefer if nintendo bans them from the eshop.
So this is coming out physically outside of Japan but Capcom won’t put Resident Evil 4 on a cart?
Time for the same people who watch all the sex scenes on HBO and in Netflix originals to complain about how Japan is the perverted nation again!
Remember, full blown sex scenes: Okay! Panty humor and anime boobs? Eww perverted! #Doublestandards
@BlueBlur101
Actually, the title really doesn’t tell you all you need to know.
Watch the vid. There are no women in the game, at all.
You’re literally fighting as a pair of panties
I went to a party in the 80s with my dear friends Barbara and Reginald and I left my pantys in their heated conservatory. Assume this game will have a similar feel to it.
IGN was correct! EVERYTHING is coming to Switch!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OpOkr0bTSwQ
This is hilarious. I know a lot people will judge it as a weeabo game because of panties but I just see "underwear fighting game" and laugh at the idea.
I'll def pick this up if the gameplay is good.
@graysoncharles Yeah that's what I'm saying, the fact that people would assume there will be porn is why they have to state that there isn't.
And although yes I'm sure selling panties online to desperate blokes is lucrative for a few entrepreneurial ladies, the actual problem in Japan goes a lot further than that and a game like this hardly helps. Sexualising school girl's panties isn't something I can really stand by tbh.
@eaglebob345 😁😁
@Samwise7 Idk man, I get what you’re saying about the panties culture in Japan with upskirting etc but this game seems more played for laughs than genuinely harmful. There’s quite a few really dodgy games on Switch and the lack of sexualised underage girls makes this one less awful.
#PantiesforSmash
So revisiting this topic, it's sadly gone the way of the moral high ground grandstanding every forum gets when a game that's a literal nothingburger to the grander world becomes popular cause people got a soapbox and need to condemn others.
A decade ago this game would likely sold to a few hundred across the nation, likely a couple thousand lifetime in the West. Now, it's the seed that has been made the "reasons of toxic masculinity," and creating the Streisand Effect for the game.
No way this game is as popular for the sexualizing culture as many say it is cause most of us find it so damn ridiculous that someone would have thought of this to begin with. But, since we're all not as outraged as others, we're propagating it. So this game's sales are likely going to be spite sales cause people just cannot stop vilifying one another.
@andrew124 Ok, that's you. And I don't like these games anymore than the next sane person, but I don't think it's fair to say ban them all from the eshop simply because of the content. Again, when it comes to any action shooter or intense violence like in Warframe or MKII, that doesn't even raise an eyebrow, but literal panties with no booties in them? MODS! DO YOUR JOB! You're disturbed over nothing, dude. Don't buy the game and don't ruin other people's fun Just because you don't like it.
The plot! don't forget the plot!
So, they're charging $15 for a completely unremarkable little indie shooter whose only unusual attribute is that it gives you an excuse to say the word "panty" a lot? I can't tell if they're trolling or just cynically marketing to trolls, but I've got to hand it to them. They're going to be raking in the cash for what looks like very little effort. They don't even have to promote it, it pretty much promotes itself.
This is hilarious heheh.
Why does this make me wish we had an Earth Defense Force game on Switch? It looks more like Virtual On with panties.
I was watching the trailer and laughing lol. I dont know what to think. I might actually get it if its as funny as it seems to be.
And people say Kojima is weird.
LOL this is hilarious 😂
@maruse I'm just picturing them dying of shame when they accidentally walk by a cloths line.
What a bizarre game. There should be a level in which the panties attach themselves to a rotary clothes line, and let the wind blow them around.
Is Captain Underpants the final boss?
Are you saying that there's a party in your pants and that I'm invited?
@graysoncharles Cheers buddy. I'm totally open minded about most things but this riled me for some reason as it was just so blatant. I was tired and just spent the weekend with my two young nieces so just seemed a bit gross y'know.
@nessisonett Yeah I agree, I'm sure there are worse games on the Switch. I went to uni with a Japanese girl and the stories she used to tell me about stuff that happened with her and her mates at school literally makes the whole thing turn my stomach. It looks like it's played for laughs but its the underlying seediness, the fact that they warn that there no hentai etc just leaves a nasty taste in the mouth y'know. Probably just being over sensitive after a long weekend lol.
Looks a hoot- will definitely give it a go.
I figured we would've gotten a dating game where everyone was underwear before this.
@DrJiggle
I already feel those things, what else do you have?
Pervy panty party... another one for the child molesters and perverts.
This country used to be about honor, sacrifice, discipline and badass samurais.
What the hell happened?
@graysoncharles Thanks.
@Samwise7 You had me at Japanese girl. Lucky you, m8!
@Nickolaidas American influence happened. They saw our ideals and culture and decided to let their freak flag fly too.
oh gosh I still remember seeing this months ago and was like wtf?? but that it will come to the WEST with even a possible PHYSICAL one... Japan amazed me again lol.... staaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaare
@Kit >Child molesters and perverts
>Implying that there aren't any girls who would buy this game and play it for a quick laugh
>Thinking all Child molesters and pervs play videogames
What happened to "Live and let live"? This site disappoints me with each passing day.
Are they going to charge to upgrade the gusset?
@Dakotastomp I don't ******* care what you think. I'm allowed to say whatever I want if you're really annoyed at my comments then don't reply to them. I have reason to believe this game is rubbish. next comment I get from anyone else will be blocked.
(That wasn't very lovely language - Matthew010)
@Dakotastomp reported you for your abusive behaviour. nobody wants to be your rude comments in this site.
@graysoncharles shut up, I'm not religious, understand? next time you reply to me I will report you
@andrew124 @andrew124 If you didn't care about my comments, then why did you reply and report them? If you don't like what I have to say, you should have ignored it instead of being butthurt.
If you are allowed to say what you want about this game, I'm allowed to challenge your opinion. Also you want to block me over this? Man, you're a clown.
I'll do you this one solid and block you so you don't have to. Have a nice life.
Wow some people on here do make me laugh, no understanding of Japanese culture and laws what so ever, at the end of the day its just a game
Lol, I saw this nonsense very recently on youtube!
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