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Week of March 7th, 2021 Nintendo Switch Physical Releases & Limited Pre-Orders
Updated: Mar 9, 2021
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Before you scroll down to see all the awesome new games coming out and/or opening up for pre-order this week, I just wanted to give a personal thank you to everyone! We are about to ship out our first two Premium Edition titles, Super Blood Hockey and Pigeon Dev Games Collection (most likely this week!). If you've already pre-ordered, THANK YOU! If you've shared our announcements, THANK YOU! If you have yet to pre-order, now is definitely the time and all the details are below.
I'm so excited for everyone to start their Premium Edition Games collection with us! We've got great games ahead!
PREMIUM EDITION GAMES UPDATES!
We are getting ready to ship out our first two Premium Edition releases, Super Blood Hockey and Pigeon Dev Games Collection. The Retro and Deluxe Editions of Pigeon Dev will ship shortly after. If you haven't yet, please don't miss out on your chance to start your Premium Edition Games collection! Links on where to buy are below.
RELEASE #1: SUPER BLOOD HOCKEY ($39.95) - Limited to 5,000 copies worldwide
U.S. Customers: Premium Edition Games
Canada/International Customers: Video Games Plus
RELEASE #2: PIGEON DEV GAMES COLLECTION
U.S. Customers: Premium Edition Games
Outside U.S. Customers: Video Games Plus
Limited to 5,000 copies worldwide. Pigeon Dev Games Collection consists of four titles developed by Pigeon Dev Games and published digitally by Sometimes You in a single package: Awesome Pea, Awesome Pea 2, Bucket Knight, and Explosive Jake. The collection, coming soon from Premium Edition Games, will feature high-quality, exclusive items and packaging in three versions:
“Premium Edition” (3,000 available), priced at $39.95 plus shipping, includes:
“Retro Edition” (1,000 available), priced at $59.95 plus shipping, includes:
“Deluxe Edition” (1,000 available), priced at $99.95 plus shipping, includes:
THE SWITCH COLLECTOR VOLUME TWO is available to pre-order here.
SUNSHINE MANOR BACKERKIT! We are so honored and excited to be partnering with Fossil Games and HoundPicked for their Sunshine Manor: A Retro Horror Game. The Kickstarter has closed and the Backerkit is now open. So you can still secure your pre-orders here.
Kickstarter Exclusive Premium Edition
Kickstarter Exclusive Sunshine Edition
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New Releases/New Preorders
Tuesday, March 9th
(NEW RELEASE) Apex Legends Champion ($39.99) Amazon
This is a fauxical release (digital code in case; no cartridge). However, you do get the following:
9 character unlocks (all Legends up to Season 7)
7 Exclusive Legendary items
1,000 Apex Coins
(NEW PRE-ORDER) Hero Must Die. Again through Limited Run Games
This is a distributed release and not part of their numbered run. Open pre-orders begins at 12 PM EST and will end on Sunday, April 11th at 11:59 PM EST.
The Collector's Edition includes:
Official Soundtrack
Official Artbook
Acrylic Standee
Hero Enamel Pin
Reversible Poster
Thursday, March 11th
(NEW RELEASE) Hotshot Racing ($29.99) Amazon
So what's interesting about this release is that the PEGI release is a fauxical release (digital code in case; no cartridge). However, from everything I've seen, the ESRB should be a physical with a cartridge!
Friday, March 12th
(NEW RELEASE) Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time ($39.99) Amazon
(NEW RELEASE) Let's Go By A Train Sightseeing Planning Early
I'm unsure if Playasia will also include the CD that Amazon Japan is offering.
(NEW PRE-ORDER) No More Heroes 1 & 2 from Limited Run Games
No More Heroes 1 Regular Edition ($34.99) Link
No More Heroes 1 Collector's Edition ($69.99) Link
No More Heroes 2 Regular Edition ($34.99) Link
No More Heroes 2 Collector's Edition ($69.99) Link
No More Heroes 1 & CE Santa Destroy Bundle ($139.99) Link
Pre-orders for all editions are an open pre-order beginning at 10 AM EST and end on Sunday, April 11th at 11:59 PM EST.
Please note that orders that contain both the No More Heroes and No More Heroes 2 Collector's Editions will also receive a free Santa Destroy flag replica. You will receive one flag for each pair of Collector's Editions ordered.
The No More Heroes 1 Collector's Edition includes:
Switch Limited Run #99: No More Heroes sealed in a standard Switch case with a full color manual and interior art.
Deluxe box with art that connects to the No More Heroes 2 Collector's Edition.
No More Heroes Original Soundtrack on physical CD.
Reversible 18 x 24 inch poster.
Exclusive behind the scenes interview and art book.
Official No More Heroes Nintendo Switch SteelBook case.
The No More Heroes 2 Collector's Edition includes:
Switch Limited Run #100: No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle sealed in a standard Switch case with a full color manual and interior art.
Deluxe box with art that connects to the No More Heroes Collector's Edition.
No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle Original Soundtrack on physical CD.
Reversible 18 x 24 inch poster.
Exclusive behind the scenes interview and art book.
Official No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle Nintendo Switch SteelBook case.
The No More Heroes 1 & 2 CE Santa Destroy Bundle includes:
Switch Limited Run #99: No More Heroes Collector's Edition
Switch Limited Run #100: No More Heroes 2 Collector's Edition
Replica Santa Destroy Flag
(NEW RELEASE) Risk: The Game of Global Domination ($21.59) Shop4MegaStore
This is a fauxical release (digital code in case; no cartridge).
(NEW RELEASE) Trivial Pursuit ($21.59) Shop4MegaStore
This is a fauxical release (digital code in case; no cartridge).
(NEW RELEASE) Wheel of Fortune ($21.59) Shop4MegaStore
This is a fauxical release (digital code in case; no cartridge).
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 - Main Website
Arc System Works - Main Website
Aspyr - Main Website
B-SIDE Games - Main Website
Dispatch Games - Main Website
eastasiasoft - Main Website - Save 5% with code "SWITCHMANIA"
Fangamer - Main Website
First Press Games - Main Website
Forever Limited - Main Website
Funbox Media - Main Website - Save 5% with code "SWITCHMANIA"
Funstock (same link as Rice Digital) - Main Website
GameFairy - Main Website
iam8bit - Main Website | Best Buy Available Titles
Idea Factory - Main Website
Koei Tecmo EU - Main Website
Limited Run Games - Main Website | Best Buy Available Titles
Maximum Games - Main Website
NGDEV - Main Website
Nicalis - Main Website
NISA - Main Website
Numskull Games - Main Website
Omake Games - Main Website
Pix'n Love - Main Website
Pixelheart - Main Website
PM Studios - Main Website
Premium Edition Games - Main Website <--- That's my company!
Red Art Games - Main Website
Rice Digital (same link as Funstock) - Main Website
Signature Edition Games - Main Website
Skybound - Main Website
Special Reserve Games - Main Website
Strictly Limited Games - Main Website | Partners' Available Titles
Super Rare Games - Main Website
Thunderful Games - Main Website
Ultra Collectors - Main Website
VBlank - Main Website
VGNYSoft - Main Website
Video Games Plus - Main Website
Wired Production - Main Website
Companies No Longer in Physical Publishing
Physicality Games (Website still offering Mastiff titles, but not publishing titles under their Physicality brand) - Main Website
Warned Collectors (Never published a game, but stole people's money) - Main Website
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