
If you were hoping to pick up a local physical copy of the upcoming release Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes on the Switch, you might have to wait a little longer.
In an official update from 505 Games, it was revealed the hard copy for Switch has been delayed in the "Americas & EMEA", with all backers to receive a digital copy on release to ensure they can still start their adventure on time. The new date for the physical release is now 21st May 2024. Here's the statement in full:
505 Games: "To our cherished Eiyuden Chronicle community. We regret to announce there will be a delay of the physical edition of @Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes for Nintendo Switch to May 21 in Americas & EMEA. All affected backers will receive digital Nintendo Switch copies at launch, ensuring your adventure begins on time. Sorry for any inconvenience. For inquiry on this delay, please contact 505 Games Support via http://support.505games.com"
Sites online will also be selling the Japanese physical Switch release, which includes multi-language support.
If you're eager to learn more about this upcoming RPG, check out our in-depth hands on here on Nintendo Life. Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes will arrive on the Switch eShop later this month on 23rd April 2024.
How do you feel about this? Let us know in the comments.
[source twitter.com]
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Oh well, still playing through P3R so I can wait. Very excited for this one nevertheless.
@Thief Darn it, I wanted the Physical too. Was even willing to buy it through Target despite not liking to buy things from target, just to get this. I'm trying to lean towards physical because I just don't have the space for games anymore on my 700 GB micro SD card...
I'm also not the type of person who likes blowing through Micro SD Cards every year because of constant writing of data onto it through unnecessarily downloading and deleting games on it...
This game has been delayed in one form or another, hasn’t it?
Oh well, once I’ve finished Unicorn Overlord I’ll try Hi Fi Rush on the PS5. It gives me an excuse to turn the thing on.
Nice that they're giving backers digital copies so that they can start playing while waiting for their physical ones and honestly it's not that bad of a delay regardless... assuming it will be the last one, that is!
If there are no plans for a regular retail release here in Europe most likely I'll just eventually get it digitally instead of importing it.
they should sell physical pre-orders with digital downloads anyway, in this case specifically but also as a general practice.
in fact id gladly pay 70 dollars for a physical copy + download code of any big game that i was going to buy at launch physically anyway.
(Afterall, theyve been doing this with vinyl albums for what, 15+yrs?)
NGL I'm pretty disappointed after getting so hyped on Alana's preview. Ah, well, it's just another 6 weeks or so. 😥
Old sheltered American here - can someone please explain what EMEA stands for?
Otherwise, the delay is regrettable, as I’m sure a bunch of Suikoden fans and JRPG lovers are looking forward to it. But maybe the delay is for burning a few patches onto the cartridge? If that’s the case, the patches won’t be on my Japanese copy and I’ll be somewhat miffed. 😅
Well at least those backers will get two versions of the game now. My guess is their cartridge orders were not prioritize by Nintendo due to Limited Run Games getting all the priority first.
Comes out the exact same week as Paper Mario The thousand Year Door.
I'm shocked. No really.
With the passing of the creator, I am not surprised it is delayed.
Any reason given?
@Teksetter
I had to look it up just now too.
Europe
Middle East
Afrika
I'm 43 and from the US.
I never heard it before.
@Spider-Kev
Thank you!
I could’ve just googled it but now at least I know I wasn’t the only one not aware of that term.
@Teksetter
You're welcome
Also never heard of EMEA before. I guess that’s just a US corporate word for outside the US and Japan.
Damn, that's unfortunate, was looking forward to playing this upon release. But maybe it's for the better since I have a huge backlog of Switch games, and haven't even started Unicorn Overlord yet.
@CaptainCluck Europe, Middle East and Africa. The term is used in finance, shipping and history as well. Same as LATAM, and APAC. There are a bunch more but those are the ones I know. They are (if I remember correctly) business globalization terms and are used by various countries to describe markets (or regional influence in the use of history or socioeconomics). Not sure where they originated but they aren’t limited to the US for usage.
@-wc- absolutely agree, they should have the option for digital copies added to physical releases that don't increase the price immensely, because let's face it, a digital license is lesser in value since the consumer looses most all rights over their digital property and therefore should never be valued at regular retail price.
As for this, I have my Japanese copy pre-ordered. At least the Asian market still fully embraces physical media.
Emulation FTW!
@tameshiyaku As for this, I have my Japanese copy pre-ordered. At least the Asian market still fully embraces physical media.
Something the NA/US markets seems to have forgotten even though it's their biggest market.
You know, them delaying it is annoying enough, especially since I'm not even really that interested in most of the games coming out in April, but to release it two days before Thousand-Year Door... come on, guys, that's just cruel.
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