Week of April 10th, 2022 Nintendo Switch Physical Releases & Limited Pre-Orders

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ASIA ENGLISH PRE-ORDERS

Below are some new and upcoming Asia English physical releases. I think you're going to really enjoy these! Save 5% with code "JPSWITCH" at Playasia.

Chrono Cross: The Radical Dreamers Edition – $39.99 – Releases April 28th – Playasia
SaGa Scarlet Grace: Ambitions – $45.99 – Releases April 21st – Playasia
Star Melody: Yumemi Dreamer – $57.99 – Releases April 30th –Playasia
The Hong Kong Massacre – $39.99 – Releases June 30th – Playasia
JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: All Star Battle R – $59.99 – Releases September 30th – Playasia

PRE-ORDERS & NEW RELEASES

Sunday, April 10th

(LAST DAY PRE-ORDER) Ender Lilies: Quietus of the Knights distributed through Limited Run Games

Standard ($39.99)
Collector's ($64.99)

Open Pre-Orders close on Sunday, April 10th at 11:59 PM EST. This is a distributed title and not part of LRG's numbered run.

The Collector's Edition includes:

Physical Copy of ENDER LILIES: Quietus of the Knights for Switch
ENDER LILIES: Quietus of the Knights Original Soundtrack
18"x 24" Reversible ENDER LILIES: Quietus of the Knights Poster
ENDER LILIES: Quietus of the Knights Enamel Pin

(LAST DAY PRE-ORDER) Phantom Breaker: Omnia from Limited Run Games

Standard ($49.99)
Collector's ($99.99)

Open Pre-Orders close on Sunday, April 10th at 11:59 PM EST.

The Collector's Edition includes:

Physical Copy of Phantom Breaker: Omnia for Switch
Phantom Breaker: Omnia Collector's Edition Box
Phantom Breaker: Omnia Original Soundtrack
Artbook
Acrylic Standee
M's Bunny Plus
Character Enamel Pin Set

Tuesday, April 12th

(NEW RELEASE) 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim ($59.99) Amazon

1st Printings include a 2.5" x 3.5" card set.

(NEW RELEASE) Epic Chef ($39.99) Amazon

(NEW PRE-ORDER) Super Bullet Break Day 1 Edition from Funstock

ESRB ($45.49)
PEGI ($45.49)

The Day 1 Edition includes:

Collector's Box
Game
Blackcat's Bullet Book: 100-page Official Artbook

Thursday, April 14th

(NEW RELEASE) Archvale ($37.78)Super Rare Games

Sales go up at 1 PM EST and will be limited to 4,000 copies.

(NEW PRE-ORDER) Rush Rally Collection from eastasiasoft

Standard ($TBD) – Save 5% with code "SWITCHJP"
Limited ($39.99) – Save 5% with code "SWITCHJP"

Pre-Orders open at 11 AM EST and the Limited Edition is limited to 2,000 copies. This collection includes Rush Rally 3 and Rush Rally Origins on the same cartridge.

The Limited Edition includes:

Rush Rally Collection Collector’s Box
Rush Rally Collection Game (region free)
Rush Rally Collection Manual
Rush Rally Collection Sound Test CD
Rush Rally Collection Numbered Certificate

(NEW RELEASE) Skul: The Hero Slayer

This listing is for the JPN physical release which supports English. Please note that there is a standard ESRB/PEGI physical release that came out last week as well as a PEGI Signature Edition.

Standard (¥3,145) Amazon Japan
Standard ($29.99) Playasia
Deluxe (¥4,945) Amazon Japan

According to Amazon Japan, the Standard Edition comes with an Art Book.

The Deluxe Edition includes:

Base Game
Artbook
Original Soundtrack
Metal Pin Badge

Friday, April 15th

(NEW PRE-ORDER) As Far As The Eye from Red Art Games

Standard (€29.99) – Limited to 2,900 copies
Collector's (€79.99) – Limited to 950 copies

The Collector's Edition includes:

As Far As The Eye Standard Edition
Double LPs of the game’s soundtrack (22 tracks)
One lithography signed by ZeratoR
A collector box

(NEW RELEASE) Bishoujo Battle: Double Strike! (£24.99) Funbox Media

This release includes a stylus.

(NEW RELEASE) IKAI ($34.99) Best Buy

Launch Editions include Postcard and Sticker.

(NEW PRE-ORDER) Star Wars: The Force Unleashed from Limited Run Games

Standard ($34.99)
Premium ($89.99)
Master ($174.99)

Open Pre-Orders open at 10 AM EST and close on Sunday, May 29th at 11:59 PM EST.

The Premium Edition includes:

Physical Copy of STAR WARS: The Force Unleashed for Switch
Premium Edition Foil Stamped Box
STAR WARS: The Force Unleashed SteelBook
STAR WARS: The Force Unleashed 18" x 24" Reversible Poster
Character Concept Art Cards
STAR WARS: The Force Unleashed Commemorative Coin
Proxy Enamel Pin
Certificate of Authenticity

The Master Edition includes:

Physical Copy of STAR WARS: The Force Unleashed for Switch
Premium Edition Foil Stamped Box
Premium Foil Hard Cover Strategy Guide
STAR WARS: The Force Unleashed SteelBook
Light-Up Holocron Replica
STAR WARS: The Force Unleashed 18" x 24" Reversible Poster
Character Concept Art Cards
Concept Art Lithographs
STAR WARS: The Force Unleashed Commemorative Coin
Starkiller Miniature Hilt Replica
Proxy Enamel Pin
Certificate of Authenticity

(NEW RELEASE) Taito Milestones ($39.99) Amazon

There is also a JPN/ASIA physical release with a different cover as well as a Strictly Limited Games' Partner Store variant cover and exclusive CE. The Strictly Limited Games' version is coming out at a later date.

(NEW RELEASE) Tormented Souls

ESRB Standard ($39.99) Amazon
ESRB/PEGI Limited Edition ($45.75) Funstock Exclusive

The Collector's Edition includes:

Collector's Box
Game (can select ESRB or PEGI) – Will come packaged outside the CE box
Sun & Moon Coin
Exclusive Hospital Map

Saturday, April 16th

(NEW PRE-ORDER) Epics of Hammerwatch: Heroes Editions from Strictly Limited Games

Standard ($34.99) – Limited to 2,500 copies

Special Limited ($54.99) – Limited to 1,500 copies

Pre-Orders will be made in two batches. The first is 6:00 PM EST on Saturday, April 16th and the second batch is at 12:00 PM EST on Sunday, April 17th.

The Special Limited Edition includes:

Game for Nintendo Switch or PlayStation 4
Special Limited Edition Box
Colorful Game Manual
Character Sticker Sheet
A3 Double-sided Poster
Original Soundtrack
Game Logo Patch
4 Background Art Post Cards

Limited/Indie Physical Publishers

Please note that due to the constantly changing availability and releases, I have decided to just provide links to the limited/indie publishers' sites. I encourage you all to visit their sites, see what they have, and support their continued efforts to help bring digital only games physically!

If I am missing any companies, please let me know so I can have them added.

Companies (Listed Alphabetically)

1Print Games
Arc System Works
Aspyr
Dispatch Games
eastasiasoft –
Fangamer
First Press Games
Flyhigh
Forever Limited
Funbox Media –
GameFairy
iam8bit – | Best Buy Available Titles
Idea Factory
Koei Tecmo EU
Limited Run Games – | Best Buy Available Titles
Maximum Games
NGDEV
Nicalis
NISA
Numskull Games
Omake Games
Pix'n Love
Pixelheart
PM Studios
Premium Edition Games
Red Art Games
Rice Digital (same link as Funstock)
Serenity Forge
Signature Edition Games
Skybound
Special Reserve Games
Strictly Limited Games – | Partners' Available Titles
Super Rare Games
Thunderful Games
Ultra Collectors
VBlank
VGNYSoft
Video Games Plus
Wired Production

Companies No Longer in Physical Publishing

B-SIDE Games (Closed Shop on 8/31)
Physicality Games (Website still offering Mastiff titles, but not publishing titles under their Physicality brand)
Warned Collectors (Never published a game, but stole people's money)

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