XSEED Games announced today that Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Ultimate Day One Edition will be releasing on the Nintendo Switch in North America. The game doesn’t have an actual release date, but XSEED Games is looking at a tentative release date sometime during the Spring 2018. The physical version of the Switch game will retail for $39.99 in North America. The Ultimate Day One Edition includes some bonus perks :
- Includes Pirate Queen’s Quest DLC
- Includes Friends to the End DLC
- Includes Costume Mode DLC
- Includes Risky Beats Soundtrack CD
- Includes New Art Book
The game is also being published in Europe by PQube for the Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4, which also has a release date set for sometime in Spring 2018. We reviewed Shantae: Half-Genie Hero for the Wii U earlier this year. We gave the game a 8.5/10 with good remarks on the amazing 2D platforming and colorful art style.