SEGA Genesis Classics heads to Nintendo Switch this winter
The huge compilation made its debut earlier this year on PS4, Xbox One and Steam.
SEGA made a surprise announcement today, revealing that SEGA Genesis Classics, which was released on PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Steam this May, will soon appear on Nintendo Switch. The game is due on the platform in digital and physical forms this winter.
SEGA Genesis Classics features more than 50 games SEGA published during the 16-bit era, including classics from a variety of genres including action, shooters, brawlers, puzzle games and RPGs.
If the selection of titles included in the Switch version is the same as the selection in previous editions, as seems all but certain, players will get nearly every major SEGA title, with the surprising exception of Sonic & Knuckles, Sonic 3 and the Ecco games. Somehow, there must have been rights issues preventing them from being included, though SEGA hasn't commented on the matter as far as I know.
"Exclusively for the Nintendo Switch," notes a press release issued earlier today, "players can now compete in same-screen local coop mode and use each Joy-Con individually if desired. Familiar features like online multiplayer, achievements, mirror modes, rewind and save states are all part of the collection for everyone to revisit and enjoy."
SEGA Genesis Classics is available for pre-order "from U.S. retailers," but so far I only managed to find a listing on the Gamestop site. Other places where I shop more frequently, such as Amazon and Best Buy, will likely add it soon.
There's no official release date for the game, beyond "this winter," but Gamestop's listing indicates it will be available on December 7. Until someone tells me I've made a terrible mistake, I'm going to go ahead and assume that's when the game will arrive on the eShop and in stores.
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Staff article by Jason Venter (September 18, 2018)
Jason Venter has been playing games for 30 years, since discovering the Apple IIe version of Mario Bros. in his elementary school days. Now he writes about them, here at HonestGamers and also at other sites that agree to pay him for his words. |
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