Shovel Knight Dig Gets Limited Switch Physical Edition From Super Rare Games

Sounds good, but I'll get a digital copy at some point. I do always get a bit sad when I see that the game comes with a manual and stickers. As an 80s kid I remember full well the time when games had thick manuals, maps and sometimes stickers!

That trailer/promotion couldn't have been more annoying and off-putting. Hmm...

@TenEighty Haha, I was not expecting that. I thought it was pretty humorous/silly.

Not a fan of limiting copies of a game

I loved dig and I love physical releases, I've never bought any limited run stuff, but I'm grateful to be advised that this is even happening.

I'll also mention here, not sure if anyone else loved Sabotage Studios The Messenger but I was hunting a physical copy for a while and finally got one for like $60 about a year ago since they were limited run releases, but then I was on Amazon like 2 months ago and now it just has a standard release!

So that was exciting for anyone who was like me and wanted a physical copy. Not sure how common that happens with just any games, but it happened with one I care about. Also if I recall brand new from Amazon it was $30 USD.

@DominionGamma It’s not limited for any malicious reason. All developers would love to have their games on store shelves if they could but the reality is that there is probably not enough demand there to justify that. Having a physical done in some form of limited run therefor is the only way your going to get a physical release on some games.

Super Rare they pre manufacturing the games before the orders go live to avoid lengthy delays you get with some limited Run services. I think most people would agree that’s a good thing. It means they are taking a risk though of having excess stock that they can’t sell so they have to estimate a demand for the product.

@TenEighty I got really irritated very quick while watching. Seemed very immature and not professional. Not a fan of limited copies either.

I would much rather limited run be handling this, yeah you may be waiting 6 months to get your game, but you would have ample time to order it if you really wanted it. Also many of the more popular titles do eventually make their way to vgp or Amazon at some point. I’ve ordered from super rare before, and their games generally stay limited. I’ll get this if we ever get a release elsewhere.

@Zuljaras I also love Shovel Knight Treasure Trove, but don't love Dig. It's incredibly well polished and has lots of content, but it just didn't quite click with me. I think part of it is the controls. If memory serves, you can't jump without pogo-ing, which causes a lot of problems if you're trying to play carefully.

I'd say unless you love e.g. Downwell, steel clear of Shovel Knight Dig.

@LastFootnote I think there actually is an option in settings that lets you pogo manually

@Brilliant_Bird_Man Oh man, I hope this is true. I'll try to remember to take a look later today. That would be game-changing (literally and figuratively).

@RupeeClock Then one discovers a game years later, one looks for a copy, only to discover in horror that it was published by Limited Run and is now most likely unavailable. The preorder window has never been a valid excuse for these continued practices.
And that's aside from the drop in quality, the corner cutting, the outright lying to customers, etc.. Absolute garbage company.

@LastFootnote In the original release that was true but in one of the updates we added a way to turn it off so you need to hold down to pogo like the original.

The game does require you to constantly go down though so I wouldn’t personally say that’s a better way to play. There was enough requests for us to add it though so each to their own

An update from Super Rare on X/Twitter:

Shovel Knight Dig Update 🪏

With the AMAZING response so far and requests for higher quantities...

We’re increasing the print run to 5000 Switch & 3000 PS5 copies!

Demand is always hard to predict, especially this early in the new year, but we don’t want fans to miss out! 🩵

I had fun with Shovel Knight Dig, but having already bought it digitally, I don't see a reason the get it physically.

4000 copies is such a weird arbitrary number

@Wewewi It’s actually 5000 now. Regardless I think the way it works is that there is basically a minimum number of carts you need to order from Nintendo and then you can get any number above that I’m guessing to the nearest thousand.

You have to buy the carts upfront so if you don’t sell them that will add up quickly as lost money that goes against any profit they make on the ones they sell.So it’s obviously very important to the people selling them to gauge the level of interest they think they will have.

I guess Super Rare in however they calculate it thought 4000 seemed about right for the demand. Something they are monitoring has suggested it might do better so they have taken it up to 5000 units which is less arbitrary but really is just what they think they will sell.

I think that trailer was supposed to be funny : (

I tried this on Apple Arcade but it didn’t really click with me
(Series X Controller).

Selling limited copies of a game? That's a Big Fat No from me.

I wonder when the people here screaming about the evils of limited production runs, will realize that their choice for most of these games is "limited production of physical copies" or "no production of physical copies at all". The whole reason they are even available for companies like LRG in the first place, is because the actual owner does not judge them worth a conventional retail production run.