Week of May 15th, 2022 Nintendo Switch Physical Releases & Limited Pre-Orders

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ASIA ENGLISH PRE-ORDERS

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

The Hong Kong Massacre – $39.99 – Releases June 30th – Playasia
Star Melody: Yumemi Dreamer – $57.99 – Releases May 31st –Playasia
JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: All Star Battle R – $59.99 – Releases September 30th – Playasia

PRE-ORDERS & NEW RELEASES

Tuesday, May 17th

(NEW PRE-ORDER) Azure Striker Gunvolt 3 from Limited Run Games

Standard ($39.99)
Collector's ($79.99)

Open Pre-Orders begin at 12 PM EST and close on Sunday, June 19th at 11:59 PM EST.

The Collector's Edition includes:

Physical Copy of Azure Striker Gunvolt 3 for Nintendo Switch
Azure Striker Gunvolt 3 2-Disc Official Soundtrack
Azure Striker Gunvolt 3 Official Artbook
Dogvolt Keychain

(NEW RELEASE) Baby Storm from Forever Limited

Unlimited (39.99 EUR)
Limited (59.99 EUR) – Limited to 1,000 Copies

Please note that the Unlimited (Standard) version was previously available. The Limited Edition just went into stock today.

The Unlimited Edition includes:

Classic case: a plastic box containing a game cartridge for Nintendo Switch (global) and a coloring page printed on the back side.
Numbered certificate: a card with a unique number which gives the set an additional collector value.
Stickers: a unique set of game-themed stickers.
Sealing foil: a film protecting your box with the game and extras during shipment.
Fun and big smile comes free of charge with every set ????

The Limited Edition includes:

Collector's box: a cardboard box with a unique artwork, which contains rarities that no fan could resist! Box dimensions are standardized across all Forever Limited releases. The size of the box can be found in the specification.
Soundtrack on CD: contains a selection of music from the game!
Fridge magnets: a cute couple in a form of fridge magnets, made of soft PVC.
Lunchbox: ca plastic box to store your favorite sandwich!
Classic case: a plastic box containing a game cartridge for Nintendo Switch (global) and a coloring page printed on the back side.
Numbered certificate: a card with a unique number which gives the set an additional collector value.
Stickers: a unique set of game-themed stickers.
Sealing foil: a film protecting your box with the game and extras during shipment.
Fun and big smile comes free of charge with every set ????

(NEW RELEASE) Grim Fandango from iam8bit

iam8bit Edition ($34.99) iam8bit Store – 1st Wave Sold Out; 2nd Wave in Production
Retail Edition ($34.99) Best Buy – Releasing Today

The iam8bit Edition includes:

iam8bit Exclusive Edition
Premium Reversible Cover by Holly Rothrock
Exclusive O-Sleeve Cover by Peter Chan
Golden Train Ticket
Matchbook Notebook from the Calavera Cafe

The Retail Edition is just the case, cover and cartridge:

(NEW RELEASE) Hidden Objects Collection Volume 2 ($29.99) Best Buy

(NEW PRE-ORDER) Super Sami Roll from Limited Run Games

Game Only ($34.99)
Game w/ CD & Sticker Bundle ($54.99)

Open Pre-Orders begin at 12 PM EST and close on Sunday, June 19th at 11:59 PM EST.

Game Only

Game w/ Sticker & CD Bundle

Wednesday, May 18th

(NEW RELEASE) Star Melody: Yumemi Dreamer ($57.99) Playasia – Save 5% with code "SWITCHJP"

This is for an Asia English physical release. At this time, there are no plans for an ESRB physical release.

Thursday, May 19th

(NEW RELEASE) Castaway Paradise ($22.99) Playasia – Save 5% with code "SWITCHJP"

This is a fauxical (digital code in case; no cartridge) PEGI release. Currently, there are no plans for an ESRB physical. Please note that this did get a PEGI physical previously.

(NEW RELEASE) Jigsaw Fun: Greatest Cities ($22.99) Playasia – Save 5% with code "SWITCHJP"

This is a fauxical (digital code in case; no cartridge) PEGI release. Currently, there are no plans for an ESRB physical.

(NEW RELEASE) Jigsaw Fun: Wonderful Nature ($22.99) Playasia – Save 5% with code "SWITCHJP"

This is a fauxical (digital code in case; no cartridge) PEGI release. Currently, there are no plans for an ESRB physical.

(NEW RELEASE) King Leo ($22.99) Playasia – Save 5% with code "SWITCHJP"

This is a fauxical (digital code in case; no cartridge) PEGI release. Currently, there are no plans for an ESRB physical.

(NEW RELEASE) Ludo XXL ($22.99) Playasia – Save 5% with code "SWITCHJP"

This is a fauxical (digital code in case; no cartridge) PEGI release. Currently, there are no plans for an ESRB physical.

(NEW PRE-ORDER) A Monster's Expedition + Earlier Adventures ($44.99) iam8bit

This iam8bit store edition includes:

iam8bit Exclusive Edition
Four Award-Winning Unique Puzzle Games in One – A Monster’s Expedition, Cosmic Express, A Good Snowman is Hard to Build and Sokobond
Over 100 hours of unique, no-filler puzzles!
Includes an exclusive 18”x24” poster of the full world map from A Monster’s Expedition!
Exclusive cover sheet by Andre Rodrigues
Region Free – Worldwide Compatibility

(NEW RELEASE) Rogue Heroes: Ruins of Tasos ($35.40)Super Rare Games

This is limited to 4,000 copies and sales go up at 1 PM EST.

(NEW RELEASE) Snow Bros. Special

JPN Standard Edition ($31.99) Playasia – Save 5% with code "SWITCHJP"
Limited Edition ($97.99) Playasia – Save 5% with code "SWITCHJP"

This is for the JPN physical release. Please note this is getting an ESRB and PEGI physical release at a later date.

The Limited Edition includes:

Game: Snow Bros. Special
Key Ring
Snow Bros. Original Flyer & Instruction
OST
Snow Bros. Special Art Book
Instruction Manual
Sticker
Stuffed Toy

(NEW RELEASE) They Always Run from Red Art Games

ESRB Standard + Acrylic Stand ($29.99) Video Games Plus
PEGI Standard + Acrylic Stand (€29.99) Red Art Games – Limited to 4,000 Copies
ESRB Collector's + Acylic Stand (TBD) Video Games Plus
PEGI Collector's + Acrylic Stand (€59.99) Red Art Games – Limited to 1,500 Copies

Pre-orders begin at 11 AM EST.

The Collector's Edition includes:

A copy of the game
An artbook
A soundtrack CD

Friday, May 20th

(NEW RELEASE) Cotton Fantasy ($39.99) Amazon

This is for the ESRB retail release. There is a Strictly Limited Edition exclusive cover variant and CE available on their site here.

(NEW RELEASE) May's Mysteries: The Secret of Dragonville (£24.99)Amazon UK

This is a PEGI physical release. At this time, there are no plans for an ESRB physical.

Saturday, May 21st

(NEW PRE-ORDER) Breakers Collection from Strictly Limited Games

Standard ($34.99) – Limited to 4,000 Copies
Collector's ($64.99) – Limited to 3,000 Copies

This will be offered in two batches. The first will go up on Saturday at 6:00 PM EST and the second batch will be on Sunday at 12:00 PM EST.

The Collector's Edition includes:

Game for Nintendo Switch or PlayStation 4/5
Collector’s Edition Box
Colorful Game Manual
Tia Langray Headband with Breakers Collection Logo
2 Sweat Wristbands with Breakers Collection Logo
Soundtrack with Songs from both Breakers and Revenge
Acrylic Diorama featuring Tia Langray and Sho Kamui
Arcade Flyer for Crystal Legacy (original Breakers prototype), A5 size
Double-sided Poster with Main Visuals, A2 size
Breakers Collection Die Cut Logo Sticker
10 Character Cards, A7 size
Lenticular card, A6 size

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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