Both Super Robot Wars V and Super Robot Wars X, two titles previously only available on PS4 and PSVita, are set to launch for Nintendo Switch.
The news comes from the official Japanese account for the Super Robot Wars series, which notes that both Switch and Steam versions are on the way for each game, and that more details will be published in this week's Weekly Famitsu, which releases on Thursday 25th.
Switch owners were also recently treated to Super Robot Wars T, a game we thought was well worth checking out. Here's a snippet from our full review:
This is one of those rare games that's appealing to fans of every part of the package and at every level: Tactical RPG genre fans can have a great time whether they're just here to pass a few hours with some well presented action or wish to turn up the difficulty and fuss over every stat and build. Mecha fans, ranging from "I think I remember liking the red one in Evangelion" to "I built an MG Gunpla once and only cried a little when I messed up the decals" and even the heady highs of "My first Mazingerviewing was a Betamax fansub at anime club" are equally well-served.
It's unclear whether or not the games will receive a western release; the PlayStation versions are currently only available in Japan, so we'll have to wait and see if these new versions spark an international release.
Excited for more Super Robot Wars action on your Switch? Here's hoping they make it over to the west.
[source twitter.com, via siliconera.com]
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This is also coming to Steam which frequently has often meant an english version might be coming too eventually based on japanese games habits there.
Cool. Good to know!
These will never come to the west. When was the last time a Super Robot game was localized? I think the last one was a GBA title.
Got both for the Vita and was considering PS4 purchases but if they come to Switch a Asia English releases will get that instead.
@Yasume Only SRW:OG & OG2 we’re released in North America for the GBA but these had completely original mecha and characters designed by Banpresto. The core SRW series pulls mecha and characters from a load of different series so localisation would be a legal nightmare. Thus western releases are nigh impossible for what would be a niche product in the west. Hopefully though Asian English releases will occur.
@Yasume Super Robot Wars OG: Endless Frontier & its sequel were on the DS. Though the gameplay was vastly different than the core games.
Check out my custom Sega Saturn Satakore Collection cover I made on my DeviantArt account two of which are Super Robot Wars F and Super Robot Wars F Final I'm really proud of making them:
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Thats good news!!
Great games
I hope they include Chaos 2.
Will it be Craig Charles, or Dara O'Briain presenting?
Here’s hoping for English on the Asian release
Looking forward to both of these? No clue when I will get the chance to play though.
I would love to buy one if they are a little cheaper than SRW-T. That one was going for $80. A little too much for me.
@Jayenkai Hypno Disc for the win. ;P
I've been enjoying T as a noob to the series. Granted, it was because my fav anime, Magic Knight Rayearth, was represented but perhaps when I watch the series' that interest me from T, I might consider these 2 later down the line.
Have to think there's a decent chance of the Asian English releases making it to Steam.
Depends on if the licensing fees would ramp back up or not, I guess.
I imported the Asian release for V on PS4 and I loved it so much, it even made me go and start watching Yamato 2199 and 2202. Might have to double dip on the Switch release.
Considering Super Robots Wars 4 was released in like 1995, I guess it was about due for SRW5. Kappa
@Yasume I was going to say the last time Banpresto made a game without any licensed robots but I think there was such a PS2 game and it didn't get localized.
Will the UK version have Craig Charles?
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