New Super Lucky’s Tale is set to jump, burrow, and explore on a Nintendo Switch near you from 8th November, launching both physically and digitally. As you may have guessed from this article's title, we've just stumbled across a very welcome piece of news for physical collectors.
Yes, the whole game will be placed onto a single Switch cartridge with no pesky downloads required. We've seen a number of Switch games be treated to a physical box and cartridge, only to discover that half or more of the game actually has to be downloaded anyway, so this is good to hear.
It seems pretty strange to be celebrating the fact that the product you're buying is indeed included in the product you're buying, but there we are. The last big release we can remember which forced players to download most of the game was Spyro Reignited Trilogy.
Of course, this whole 'additional download required' business on Switch isn't as simple as developers and publishers just being lazy; back in 2017, we explored the different sized Switch cartridges available to developers and the costs involved when choosing the best fit for a particular game. It's an interesting read, if we do say so ourselves.
Are you thinking of grabbing New Super Lucky's Tale next month? Let us know with a comment.
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Not really interested in this one but glad to see it's getting a full hard copy.
actually like this game, was hesitant due to the 5/10 it was given by IGN but this is actually a good 3d platformer, it doesn't innovate much but there is a lot of variety to levels etc. i'm a fan of the genre and so enjoyed it a fair bit, I think others will too.
And they will release a patch on day one or sometime later that renders the full complete game physical copy unpreservable. It surely is better than Spyro but some sort of issue remains nevertheless. Assuming that Switch carts are good quality that don't fail some years down the line.
Anyway the only 3D platforms I have are Mario 64 and various Crash games so I am not an expert on the genre but I really enjoyed this game. I have not finished it yet but it has good graphics, it is charming and has some variety. Since it has retail copies I guess it will be 35-40 Pounds? If however it is in the 20 mark I may get it.
Edit: The preorder price seems to be 35pounds/40euros
It's a sad day for gaming when this is a headline that's required. If a game comes in a box it's not too much to expect that gamers can play the full title physically.
Nintendo need to get the 64gb cards out and try and get costs down for publishers. Frustrates me when the whole game doesn't come on the cart. Was a real issue before I got a couple of 256gb SD cards.
And this is how it should be.
This is the reason I cancelled my Trine Ultimate Collection. When it was first announced they said they would get all games on the cartridge. Then closer to release changed it to only Trine 4 on there, so for me it was a cancel.
I couldn't do that to Spiro though as I love the games and wanted to play them again.
New Super Lucky's Tale is one that caught my attention even back when it was an Xbox exclusive title, and I've had it pre-ordered since the European title became available.
So I'm glad this is all on the game card, that was the main reason I didn't buy Spyro Reignited Trilogy, no compromised releases!
Forgot about this game lol. Not out while November 30th in the UK. Pre-Ordered it from base.com for £23.85!
This just makes Activision look even more incompetent.
Bought my switch lite a month ago so my backlog is terrible but i buy this one next year.
Played a demo back at EGX a few years back and enjoyed it. As soon as it was announced as coming to Switch, i pre-ordered
@bigcalsworld buy almost all of my day one purchases from Base. They're almost always cheaper and you get the game in time for release. Not sure how they do it cheaper than everyone else and I hope they can continue to do so!
@WrongChops I have about 6 game sites I always search before buying/pre-ordering lol. Base is probably 50% the cheapest, with the other sites being 50% combined lol. No idea why anyone would just go straight to Amazon and order something at full price like that. Crazy lol.
May grab New Super Lucky's Tale after Christmas, mostly because of Christmas. I usually get a game or two as a gift for Christmas, so this may be one of them. I am very happy with this news, and I've been enjoying the PC version of Super Lucky's Tale, and love it.
This game is pathetically easy. I know it's aimed at children, but even kids will be bored with this in a day or two.
Just get Yooka-Laylee or anything else tbh.
@Bunkerneath GameStop has an exclusive Trine 1-3 collection with all three games on the card, if you’re interested. I picked that up yesterday. You’ll just have to buy the fourth separately.
I am a little disappointed that the Hat in Time release was delayed to be the same day as this. I will still get both, but that means I probably won’t play this until closer to Christmas
Definitely buying it.
@bigcalsworld Would you be kind enough to list the 6 sites please?
I'm really loving what Microsoft are doing with their game releases on Switch. Cuphead won't had a physical copy until it's actually complete with all DLC, Witcher III is going to be a complete physical edition, and Super Lucky's Tale is going to be a full game and not half baked like the many others. Hopefully Ori got a complete physical edition too. All publishers should learn from Microsoft.
@Bunkerneath Yeah I was about to buy that collection too then I realize I already downloaded Trine 1 & 2 anyways and probably will wait for this collection to have all of them on the cart. Well since only Trine 4 is on the cartridge, it's best to just get Trine 4 physical by itself without the collection. It was a missopportunity, they probably cheap out cause they can't afford the bigger size cartridge.
At least it won't be a mess like Yooka Laylee, even though it is made for children. Seems like decent fun if the game has a price cut.
@brunojenso thegamecollection.net, 365games.co.uk, shopto.net, simplygames.com. Not as many as I thought. So just 4 including Base. Occasionally Amazon, Game and even Smyths Toys have good deals. Just a case of searching each site when looking for a game and seeing which is the best.
@bigcalsworld Great thank you. In particular I'd never heard of Base.com before. May pre-order Lucky's tale at that price.
I'm really hyped for this game – I've heard it's gameplay is similar to the 3D World/Land games from a camera/perspective p.o.v. and from the 'fun platforming (not exploration) first and foremost' p.o.v.
For me that's best and I adore those games.
@belmont Unless it's a required patch for online purposes (don't think this game has any online) OR has tons of game breaking bugs/runs terribly, it will ALWAYS be able to play straight off the cart... Subject to the life of the cart, which with maintenance and care you can extend.
Isn't it kind of weird to compare a single release with a trilogy, though?
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I'll be getting this one for my son, too. Between this, YLATIL, and probably Golazzo, he should be a well-videogamed little indoor kid.
My nephew has this for his X-Box; it seems like a cute/fun game. I'll be picking it up for the Switch myself to give it a proper playthrough.
Too bad the successful console had to use cartridges. 😒
If Sony could do discs on a portable, I’m sure Nintendo could do have done them too. Heck, I bet they could even do it better.
Eh, this is just a download-game...but on a cartridge. There are more of these games, and they are all fully on the card (Lumo, Little nightmares, etc). This is not news!
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