Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment was originally in development for Switch, changed to Switch 2 midway through

Koei Tecmo Admits Hyrule Warriors Age Of Imprisonment Wasn't Meant For Switch 2 At First

Koei Tecmo is working with Nintendo once again to make Hyrule Warriors Age Of Imprisonment, which had a key shift in its development...

Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment was originally in development for Switch, changed to Switch 2 midway through

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Hyrule Warriors Age Of Imprisonment Was Originally Meant For Nintendo Switch

Timing is everything, especially in the video game industry. If you don’t put in the right amount of time into a title, it’ll be hindered, or straight-up avoided by players, at launch. Or, if you launch a good title in a crowded window, it could hurt your sales. Another factor is making a title for [...] The post Hyrule Warriors Age Of Imprisonment Was Originally Meant For Nintendo Switch first appeared on The Outerhaven.

Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment was initially planned for Nintendo Switch 1

Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment was originally planned as a game for the original Nintendo Switch. Yosuke Hayashi, studio head of AAA Studio (Koei Tecmo), revealed that information in a new interview. Hayashi said that plans for the project shifted midway through the development. He didn’t say what the turning point was, but ultimately Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment is... The post Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment was initially pla…

Koei Tecmo producer states that Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment started as a Switch 1 title

With how long the original Nintendo Switch managed to last on store shelves, it should come as no surprise that some of the earliest Switch 2 games were originally designed for the Switch 1. One such is the upcoming Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment, the third installment of Koei Tecmo’s Hyrule Warriors spinoff and a prequel, of sorts, to The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. In an interview with Famitsu published this past weekend, Hyru…