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Nintendo Switch Loses a Launch Title: The Binding of Isaac Delayed

ByRuaraidh Dempster 22 February 2017

The Nintendo Switch approaches, leaks are abound and people are getting in trouble with the law. Well, it’s maybe not that dramatic but the Switch did just lose one of its, relatively few, launch titles. Assuming anyone will be playing anything but The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild.

However, if you were excited to pick up a copy of The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth+, you’re going to have to wait a little longer now. Nicalis, who is publishing the game on the Switch, announced yesterday that, while the game is still set to arrive in March, it won’t be for the big launch of Nintendo’s new console.

Nicalis co-founder, Tyrone Rodriguez, said “we were unable to confirm the revised release date until now (due to issues way beyond our control).” The team did, however, announce that the physical retail edition of the game will be getting perked up with some extra goodies including an instruction booklet – when’s the last time you saw one of them? The physical edition is not available in the UK.

The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth+ will now release later on in March for the Nintendo Switch.

Ruaraidh Dempster

Ruaraidh - pronounced Roo-Ree - is a Scottish gamer with the name and games to prove it. He enjoys mostly everything, unless it involves exercise, and much prefers to run around inside a good, open-world RPG, being chased across the lands by a horde of monsters after his sweet loot. When he has made his escape, he will often return to the real world to continue playing anything with a good story - indie or otherwise.