Shin chan: Shiro And The Coal Town Switch "Limited Run" Physical Release Announced

I can’t wait to play this. I loved the first one. And loved natsu-mon.

Cool, thanks for telling.

This was one of the best games of the year and it's such a shame that Limited Run Games have got their greedy hands on it

It's be nice if they could re-issue the first game!

Got my KotOR 1 + 2, Tomb Raider.
Clock Tower on the way, Turtles and Bounty Hunter ordered...
Hate the wait and prices sometimes, especially hate the artificial Scarcity!
But at least we normally get full, on-cart, games!

@JohnnyMind this already has a physical release. Playasia released it, and their copies had english. =)

I have a huge problem with Limited Run and apparently other people have it. A very limited print run that doesn't reach any country and makes the game cost an absurd amount.

I want physical game, not exclusivity.

Wasn't really a fan of the first game, so I think I'll pass on this. I did get the LR edition of the first game though.

I think what a lot of people don't get about Limited Run Games is there is no other feasible way to publish physical copies of niche games that is not essentially "made-to-order". Most gamers buy digital now. So games with very niche followings make very little money. A small publisher literally can't afford to print enough copies to distribute around retailors globally and have it remain in stock long enough for people to not be upset at them. There just isn't enough market for these games.

If you follow their release schedule, they make plenty of announcements and keep their order window open for a long time. They give you plenty of warning before the window closes. I have ordered many games through them and have never had a bad experience, unlike other limited publishers like the objectively terrible iam8bit and absolutely abysmal Special Reserve Games.

So again, if your beef is that the games are limited, they have to be they wouldn't exist otherwise. If your beef is that they're expensive in the aftermarket, Limited Run doesn't benefit from that, so that's not on them.

Again, change your view on this from "they're creating artificial scarcity and benefiting from jacked up after market prices" (because that's misinformed and false) to "this is a great company publishing physical copies of niche games that otherwise would never have been made, in a made-to-order fashion. Better make sure to not miss the pre-order window!"

@dr-ghost And a note on Special Reserve Games: I have had dealings with them where they blatantly lied to their customers, false advertised (to the point of even changing the product listing after taking my money) string people along for multiple years-long preorder windows (paid up front) with little to no communication, and refuse to cancel your order for any reason.

THAT is an awful company.

Not LRG.

@Spider-Kev
VGP reprinted it. You can order it now.

@groo1999
Who is VGP and do you have a link?

Is the game in English too?

@Spider-Kev
Video Games Plus - it’s a reprint of the game LRG printed
https://videogamesplus.ca/products/shin-chan-me-and-the-professor-on-summer-vacation-the-endless-seven-day-journey-switch

@groo1999
Thank you very much!

I will definitely be picking up the CE!