Switch Exclusive Ninjala Delayed | Game Rant
Unveiled at E3 2018, Ninjala is an upcoming arena brawler with battle royale elements being developed by GungHo Online Entertainment (GOE). The game had a planned release date of March 27, 2020, but a press release today announced that Ninjala will be delayed.
The COVID-19 crisis has slowed down the development of Ninjala. The new planned release date for the Nintendo Switch exclusive is June 24, 2020.
Kazuki Morishita, President & CEO of GungHo Online Entertainment, said in the press release that health and safety is the priority for the developers. Ninjala recently had an open beta on the Switch that was successful, but more time is needed to finish up the game and have it ready for launch.
Ninjala is near completion, but we are significantly limited in how quickly we can work to test and finalize the game when we cannot be in the same room. Although we are working hard to launch Ninjala and release it to our fans, the health and safety of our employees is paramount. We apologize to our Ninjala fans who were eagerly anticipating its launch, and we ask for your understanding as we work to bring you the best game we can in this additional month.
At a glance, Ninjala looks like Splatoon in its art style and movement gameplay. However, the games are very much different and GunHo Online, who developed the mobile game Puzzles and Dragons, has been working hard to set the game apart from battle royales, brawlers, and even other Nintendo IP. Some rumors even point to Sonic somehow being involved in Ninjala, which would certainly be interesting.
Nintendo has also had to alter its development and reveal plans recently, as the big E3 style June Nintendo Direct was postponed due to the coronavirus. With Ninjala originally being revealed at E3, there are most likely other announcements that are up in the air until new plans have been made.
Ninjala will be released exclusively for the Nintendo Switch on June 24, 2020.
Source: TriplePointNewsroom
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