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Idea Factory: Death end re;Quest Game Not Planned for Switch (Update)
posted on by Jennifer Sherman
Update: Idea Factory confirmed with ANN on Friday that an Amazon Italy listing for Death end re;Quest for Nintendo Switch is an error and that it has no plans to release Death end re;Quest on Switch. The listing now says PlayStation 4. Thanks, Gematsu.
The original article is below.
Retailer Amazon's Italian branch is listing a Nintendo Switch release for Compile Heart's Death end re;Quest game on February 22. A Nintendo Switch release for the game has not been officially announced.
The game will ship for PlayStation 4 in North America on February 19, and in Europe on February 22. Idea Factory's release will include Japanese and English audio and English subtitles. The release will have both physical and digital editions.
The game launched in Japan for the PS4 on April 12 after a delay. The game stars Tatsuya Tokutake as Arata Mizunashi and Hisako Tōjō as Shiina Ninomiya.
The game's staff includes scenario writer Makoto Kedōin (Corpse Party), character designer Kei Nanameda, and monster designers Kia Asamiya (Silent Möbius, Corrector Yui) and Yuji Kaida (Ultraman, Godzilla). Steins;Gate character designer huke provided guest character designs. Junya Ishigaki (The Vision of Escaflowne, Macross Frontier) is credited for "summon bug" design. Gesshoku Kaigi (18if) is credited for the theme song "Caligula Syndrome," and is also credited for sound alongside Yuki Sugiura. Ichirō Kusaka is listed as "concept adviser."
Source: Amazon via Hachima Kikō
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