During today’s Nintendo Direct Mini Partner showcase, Nintendo announced thatShin Megami Tensei 3: Nocturne HD Remasteris coming to the Nintendo Switch.
The title was unveiled as part ofthe final announcement of the Direct, immediately followed by a formal announcement ofShin Megami Tensei 5’s release window.Shin Megami Tensei 5was actually originally announced way back in January of 2017, during the hybrid console’s unveiling showcase. The title has been a long time coming, so to not only have the game get an update as well as an HD Remaster of one of the series’s past games is surely to please fans of the franchise.
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In the trailer, the newly upgraded visuals are shown off for theNocturne HD Remaster, which look like quite a big upgrade compared to the original PS2 classic game. This remaster marks the first time that the title will be available on a Nintendo console, with the game originally releasing on the PlayStation 2 and then later getting a port to the PlayStation 3’s PlayStation Network.
Originally released in Japan back in 2003, and 2004 in the United States,Shin Megami Tensei 3was released to critical and commercial success with it being awarded RPG game of the year by G4tv in 2004. The title is a follow up toShin Megami Tensei 2which released in 1994, nearly a decade prior on the Super Famicom system. Like thePersonafranchise, theShin Megami Tenseiseries is notorious for taking a long time in between sequels, with the fifth installment being no exception.
By the end of the Direct, we learned that bothShin Megami Tensei 3: Nocturne HD RemasterandShin Megami Tensei 5would both release for the Nintendo Switch in 2021, withNocturnegetting a Spring 2021 release window, and5simply getting the general window of 2021. It seem the most likely thatNocturnewill release first, with the new title coming sometime afterwards.
Back in February of this year,Atlus conducted a survey to Nintendo Switch owners in order to gauge interestin potential ports of their franchises such asPersonaandShin Megami Tensei.Through this survey is likely where Atlus found the fan demand for moreShin Megami Tenseigames and ports.
Shin Megami Tensei 3: Nocturne HD Remasteris slated to release for the Nintendo Switch in Spring 2021.
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