Lord Of The Rings: Gollum Launches On 25th May, But "Later" On Switch

Still planned for 2023, my precioussses

by Gavin Lane Thu 23rd Mar 2023

Daedalic Entertainment and Nacon have announced that The Lord of the Rings: Gollum is launching on 25th May for PC and consoles... except Nintendo Switch.

According to the press release, the Switch version is still in the works and "planned for later this year".

The most recent news on the game came earlier this month at the streamed Nacon Connect 2023 showcase which featured the trailer below. It still bears the Switch logo, unlike that of RoboCop: Rogue City which is releasing on other platforms in September and was previously announced for Switch.

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The Lord of the Rings: Gollum

We reached out to Nacon at the time to ask if both games were still coming to Switch and didn't receive specific comment. It seems that Gollum, at least, is still Switch-bound; we'll have to wait for news on ol' Murph.

What did you think of the trailer? Are you confident this will still see the light of day on Switch? Scroll down and let us know.

Gavin first wrote for Nintendo Life in 2018 before joining the site full-time the following year, rising through the ranks to become Editor. He can currently be found running from a Switch backlog the size of Normandy.

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Cashews
Thu 23rd Mar 2023

I've decided I am getting one of the newest gens solely for Street Fighter 6. So all of these "late" on the Switch games" will only be considered - if at all - for the consoles they were designed for.

Also, I want to think more about Street Fighter 6.

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Dpullam
Thu 23rd Mar 2023

For some reason, I am not super excited for this game. I was initially, but I think the delays have caused me to lose interest. I am still kind of wanting to see more. Perhaps I need to check out some gameplay videos, if there are any out there yet.

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DogDetective
Thu 23rd Mar 2023

I wonder if this is arriving "later" for Switch like Evil Dead...

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Gamergirl94
Thu 23rd Mar 2023

As much I love Lord of the rings franchise this looks disappointing out all the characters your playing as why couldn't they picked someone like Gandalf as the focus.

Will give this a pass doesn't look interesting this could have been easily open world RPG such big missed opportunity.

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rjejr
Thu 23rd Mar 2023

And somewhere from beyond the grave the Wii U can be heard saying: Been there, done that.

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nickp
Thu 23rd Mar 2023

Such a great license, but why spend an entire game on the one character nobody gives two dimes about. that’s probably what’s been causing the delay; a project which should have been killed. Long time ago. Or, am I missing something here?

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Ulysses
Thu 23rd Mar 2023

Pro Switch model incoming later this year

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tseliot
Thu 23rd Mar 2023

I'm going to put myself in the cautiously optimistic category, for this one, and if it is a great game I am definitely going to buy it on a more powerful console.

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tseliot
Thu 23rd Mar 2023

@Gamergirl94 Don't know if the world could handle two powerful wizards in one year...

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Poodlestargenerica
Thu 23rd Mar 2023

I dislike literally everyone who comes on the posts about this game and just whines because the game isn't for them. Imagine if I did that for every Jrpg and shoot 'em up, what a waste of energy. Gollums one of my top ten literary characters of all time, and his character has an extremely interesting journey and arc interwoven throughout the lore. I'm genuinely excited nely excited for this game, though maybe not the switch port.

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mrMike
Thu 23rd Mar 2023

This is probably for the best. I wouldn't want to release any game on a Nintendo console in the same month as a new Zelda title.

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Yomerodes
Fri 24th Mar 2023

@Poodlestargenerica

Here goes my theory as for why many dislike the idea of this game.
Going from the notion that videogames are escapist fantasies for many, they want to play as idealized characters: handsome guys, muscular dudes, sexy voluptuous honeys, or even if they are losers or weirdos, they have their redepmtion arc to bring them peace. On the other hand, they see Gollum, and just picture a grotesque being, smelly, weak and scrawny, and they want nothing to do with it.

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Poodlestargenerica
Fri 24th Mar 2023

@Yomerodes That's interesting, and probably has a lot of truth to it.

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NorrinRadd
Fri 24th Mar 2023

@DogDetective

It’s releasing on the same day as evil dead and Hogwarts legacy

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SpoonySpoons
Fri 24th Mar 2023

@Poodlestargenerica I’m having a hard time getting excited , but the concept alone is pretty interesting. Always loved Gollum and what he represented as a reflection of Frodos struggle. Gandalfs advice to Frodo in regards to not passing judgment on Gollum too quickly is one that I think back on a lot.

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Yannis
Fri 24th Mar 2023

Having been a Tolkien megafan in my school years i can't just not play this game. More time in the oven also hopefully means the game will be better optimized, either way i'm excited!

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AG_Awesome
Fri 24th Mar 2023

@nickp The character definitely has his fans, so saying nobody cares about him is a pretty bold statement. But moving beyond that, the game takes place in the lord of the rings world. That is extremely appealing to many people who just want to wander around and take in the environments and locations and characters they’ve read about and seen in the movies/show. Just my take on it.