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    • Jan 20
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Week of January 22nd, 2023 Nintendo Switch Physical Releases & Limited Pre-Orders

Updated: Jan 26

SAMMY THE SOCK!

STEAM PAGE COMING SOON! I am so incredibly proud of Mrs. Switchmania and all her hard work as she brought Sammy the Sock to life! Whether you are a fan of children's rhyming books, have a young one who's ready for an adventure, or just looking for an amazing gift, Sammy the Sock is for you. Grab your softcover or hardcover copy here!

Also, we're making a game! Here's our first teaser trailer to introduce you to Sammy the Sock: A Picturebook Adventure!


ROWAN'S CUSTOM INSTRUCTION BOOKLETS!

Do you wish your 1st Party Nintendo Switch games included an instruction booklet? Then you're in luck because my friend Rowan is here to save the day! Make sure to visit his website here to grab all the instruction booklets he's created as well as follow him to be kept up to date on future releases.


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PRE-ORDERS & NEW RELEASES

Sunday, January 22nd

(LAST DAY PRE-ORDER) Jamestown+ ($34.99) from Limited Run Games

Pre-Orders close Sunday, January 22nd at 11:59 PM EST.


Tuesday, January 24th

(NEW PRE-ORDER) Art of Rally

  • Standard Edition ($34.99) Amazon

  • Collector's Edition ($74.99) Amazon

The Standard Edition includes:

  • Game

  • Papercraft Car

  • Soundtrack Download Card

  • Sticker Sheet

The Collector's Edition includes:

  • Collector's Box

  • Game

  • Papercraft Car

  • Soundtrack Download Card

  • Sticker Sheet

  • Poster

  • Lenticular Card

  • Patch Set

  • Enamel Pin Set

  • Bumper Sticker Set

(NEW RELEASE/PRE-ORDER) Demon's Tilt distributed by Limited Run Games

  • Game w/ Exclusive Slipcover ($34.99) Limited Run Games - Limited to 2,000 Copies

  • Game Only ($34.99) Amazon Link Not Yet Available - Limited to 3,000 Copies

Sales open up at 12 PM EST and please note that units are in hand if purchased directly through Limited Run Games' website. Additionally, it will also include an exclusive website slipcover. The game, without slipcover, will be available for pre-order at Amazon.

(NEW PRE-ORDER) Demons of Asteborg ($34.99) distributed by Limited Run Games

Pre-Orders open up at 12 PM EST and close on Sunday, February 26th at 11:59 PM EST. Please note that it is not guaranteed this will go up at Amazon, so don't miss out if you're looking forward to playing this modern Sega Genesis/MegaDrive game on the Switch!

(NEW RELEASE) Risen ($29.99) GameStop

I am only seeing this listing in the U.S. at GameStop at this time. So, it might or might not come out on this date, haha.


Thursday, January 26th

(NEW PRE-ORDER) Celeste from Fangamer

The Deluxe Edition includes:

  • Reflection Art Album and Journal set

  • Art album featuring illustrations by Amora B.

  • 100-page journal with affirmations written by Maddy Thorson and Heidy Motta

  • Digital soundtrack download code printed on a special cassette-style J-card

  • Golden Feather minted pin

  • Celeste Mountain souvenir magnet

  • Celeste National Park bandana

  • Physical copy of the game including all content

(NEW RELEASE) Dora Think Nobita's Exciting Brain Adventure (¥5,673) Amazon Japan

The Amazon Japan product page is showing English support for this game, but I cannot find the Japanese eShop page to confirm. So buy at your risk.

(NEW RELEASE) Eiyuden Chronicle Rising (¥3,600) Amazon Japan

This should be supporting English, but please note the ESRB and PEGI physical releases are scheduled to come out in March if you can wait a few months.

(NEW RELEASE) OddBallers ($19.99) Best Buy

This is a fauxical release (digital code in case; no cartridge).

(NEW PRE-ORDER) Unsouled from Red Art Games

Pre-Orders open at 11 AM EST.

The Collector's Edition includes:

  • Standard edition for Switch

  • The original soundtrack

  • A 72-page artbook


Friday, January 27th

(NEW PRE-ORDER) PowerSlave Exhumed from Limited Run Games

Open Pre-Orders for both editions begin at 10 AM EST and close on Sunday, February 26th at 11:59 PM EST.

The Classic Edition includes:

  • Physical Copy of PowerSlave Exhumed for Nintendo Switch

  • PowerSlave Exhumed Soundtrack

  • Retro Styled Case

  • Alternate Covers


(NEW RELEASE) Witch on the Holy Night Limited Edition ($59.99) Amazon

To my knowledge, the Limited Edition is the only version releasing at retail at this time.


The Limited Edition includes:

  • Collector's Box

  • Game

  • Special "Magician's Basic Tune" Artbook


Saturday, January 28th

(NEW PRE-ORDER) Shinobi Non Grata from Strictly Limited Games

Pre-Orders will be offered in two batches: Saturday, January 28th at 6 PM EST and Sunday, January 29th at 12 PM EST.

The Special Limited Edition includes:

  • Game for Nintendo Switch

  • Special Limited Edition Box

  • Colorful Game Manual

  • Game Soundtrack on 1 Disc

  • Murasame Necklace Details: Sword length approx. 5 cm/1.96 in, necklace length approx. 30 cm/11.81 in. Material: Metal

  • Artbooklet with development materials Details: 13.4 x 17.5 cm/5.27 x 6.89 in

  • Enamel Character Pin Details: Height approx. 10 cm/3.94 in

  • Sticker Sheet Details: 13.4 x 17.5 cm/5.27 x 6.89 in

  • Poster with Game Artwork Details: A3 size (29.7 x 42 cm/11.69 x 16.54 in), folded to A5 (14.8 x 21 cm/5.83 x 8.27 in)


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)

Companies No Longer in Physical Publishing

  • B-SIDE Games (Closed Shop on 8/31) - Main Website

  • Dispatch Games (Published a few games, but then never shipped out the next wave of pre-orders. Currently, they've put out a message on Twitter saying they are still producing, but I'm leaving it here for now) - Main Website

  • Physicality Games (Website still offering Mastiff titles, but not publishing titles under their Physicality brand) - Website no longer active

  • Ultra Collectors (Liquidated their remaining inventory and do not plan to continue physical publishing) - Main Website

  • Warned Collectors (Never published a game, but stole people's money) - Main Website


That's it for this week! What are you getting? Comment on Twitter and tag @JPSWITCHMANIA!

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