World Of Goo 2 Is Getting A Physical Edition On Switch This October

It's a good job I actually wanted this digitally after buying it this morning 😅 Hope this didn't screw anyone over who would have preferred it physically though.

I’m happy that this is happening and that the announcement wasn’t any later. It’s always a bummer when I buy a digital-only game that later gets released physically.

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Exactly what kind of "goo" are we dealing with here? (˵ ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°˵)

Also, it's a bit of a shame that it isn't a double pack as the only physical release that the last game got was via Super Rare.

Now I am torn! Play it now or wait until the end of October? 🤔

Will the physical release cost more than the digital version?

Why not include the first game on the card?

@nukatha Thinking the same. It's a 15-year-old game, can't imagine it would be a stretch to include it.

Ditto. Do the world a favour and double them up on one card. Will do sales plenty of good too.

@SillyG We’re dealing with the goo that people produce when they find out something getting a physical release.

@nukatha The original game got a Switch release through Super Rare Games. The contract for SRG prevents other physical releases through other companies, not sure if a double pack would be an exception to this rule or not

As much as some people hate it, I like that Limited Run does not restrict developers in the same way

World of Goo is one of my favourite indies of all time, so yes, I definitely want the sequel physically. Anyone know where you can pre-order it (Dutchy here)?

@Pachrisu : Are you sure about that? Because that sounds like a monumentally stupid arrangement that can seriously harm the long-term prosperity of indie developers.

Plus, Mutant Mudds Collection was issued a second physical release (after SRG's) which was sold via LRG and Amazon.

@SillyG In 2020 SRG sent an email out saying that due to the success of the game, they were allowing Human Fall Flat to release further copies more widely, perhaps Mutant Mudds was able to come to a similar arrangement? (or maybe they have ended exclusivity in general).

Other than in my inbox, I can't find an official copy of the email online, but here's a reddit post: https://www.reddit.com/r/NSCollectors/comments/fw5rts/an_update_from_super_rare_regarding_the_new/

A lot of the email is focused on Hunan Fall Flat specifically, but near the end they state "this is not expected to happen again. We remain focused on what we do, and being truly limited-print is one of our USP's"

@Pachrisu : Interesting. Thanks for sharing. I respect SRG's stance in this case and I don't get why some are so pissy about it unless they're hoarding games in order to make bank on eBay. SRG's releases are reasonably priced and available on-hand. I would understand that they have vowed not to reprint any of their titles, but I think growing developers shouldn't be hindered from expanding their horizons either, and that any criticism in that case should be directed to the devs/publishers as opposed to SRG.

Some of SRG's titles languish in their warehouse for months (sometimes years), so I'd wager that the mega-successful among their acquisitions would be in the minority anyway.

I still have the first one to play from Super Rare Games, but I will probably get this one too now a physical is going to be around