Kingdoms of Amalur: Re-Reckoning Announced for Nintendo Switch

THQ Nordic has announced that Kingdoms of Amalur: Re-Reckoning will release on Nintendo Switch on March 16th. An enhanced port of the 2012 game, Re-Reckoning released on other platforms last September, but now action-RPG fans will get a chance to enjoy the game on Nintendo's latest console, as well! As of this writing, it does not appear that the Switch version will feature any additional changes over those released last year. However, the console's ability to play games in a portable format just might be enough to sway those that passed on the game's release last year! Kingdoms of Amalur: Re-Reckoning will release both digitally and physically.
 

THQ Nordic's announcement regarding the game's Nintendo Switch version can be found embedded below.

For those unfamiliar with the game, Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning originally released on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. The game featured a veritable who's who of talent involved, including Ken Rolston, R.A. Salvatore, Todd McFarlane, and Grant Kirkhope. Prior to the game's initial release, there were hopes that it would spawn a franchise, but developer 38 Studios went under before a sequel could begin development. With the game's rights now in the hands of THQ Nordic, it's possible that renewed interest could lead to an eventual follow-up.

While third-party games haven't had the best track record of releasing on Nintendo platforms, Switch has reversed that trend. A number of games have actually performed better on the console than they have on other platforms! There are multiple possible reasons for that, but Nintendo Switch has been a massive success worldwide; last month, it was revealed that the system was the top-selling video game console in the US for 24 consecutive months. As long as the system continues to succeed, it seems likely that more games like Kingdoms of Amalur: Re-Reckoning will be offered on Switch.

Bayonetta 3 Developer Hopes to Give Update On the Game In 2021

Bayonetta 3 continues to be the game that many Nintendo fans are clamoring to hear more about. After over three years of silence, no major information on the upcoming action game has been divulged outside of its initial reveal trailer. Luckily, if everything ends up panning out properly this year, this trend should be changing.

In a new interview that has recently come about, PlatinumGames’ Hideki Kamiya talked about Bayonetta 3 a bit and teased fans with when they might finally learn more. Kamiya was asked about the status of some of Platinum’s current projects to which he then brought up the third installment in the action series. “Well, I suppose... we’ve been working on new stuff like Bayonetta 3, not that I can say too much,” Kamiya said. “But I hope we can give an update during the year.”

Kamiya went on to say that he also hopes that Platinum can update fans on some unannounced projects that the studio has in the works as well. He acknowledged that he probably shouldn’t have even mentioned this latter point, but he still threw it out there all the same. “The point is – I’m trying to do a lot of stuff this year,” he explained.

Even though there still isn’t much to go off of here in regards to Bayonetta 3, it’s at least good to know that the game is reaching a point where those in charge at Platinum are entertaining the idea of showing off more to the public. Obviously, developers around the world have surely had a much harder time with their work over the past year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which may have played a part in why there still has been nothing shown off of the game recently.

If any updates do come about on Bayonetta 3, it seems likely that we’ll hear more in a Nintendo Direct presentation. At the moment, Nintendo hasn’t announced any plans to hold one of these showcases yet in 2021. That said, Nintendo’s last Direct occurred all the way back in October so we might be in line to get one soon.