Idea Factory International was originally set to release the following Neptunia titles on the Nintendo eShop on May 21: Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth 1, Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth 2 Sisters Generation, and Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth3 V Generation. It was also announced that Death end re;Quest: Code Z was set to launch physically and digitally for Nintendo Switch™ in 2025.
The 3 Neptunia titles and Death end re;Quest: Code Z for North America and Europe will no longer launch on the Nintendo Switch/Nintendo eShop due to the contents of the Re;Birth series and Death end re;Quest: Code Z not complying with the Nintendo Guidelines.
Please note that Death end re;Quest: Code Z will still launch physically and digitally for the PlayStation®4 and PlayStation®5 in 2025.
-Press Release
This sucks! Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth trilogy is already available for Japanese owners of the Nintendo Switch. It has been the priority ever since Neptunia games started hitting Nintendo Switch, and it is even detailed in my Nintendo Switch section of Sisters vs Sisters. The only thing I can see being problematic might be the beginning of Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth 2 since that begins in a very suggestive tentacle position for the main goddesses, but otherwise, there isn’t anything that is in these games that is worse than a lot of the Sakura games currently on Nintendo Switch and can even be bought on the Nintendo eshop. I was so pumped when I heard these games were coming to Switch as it gave me another avenue to play these games on. Even though it looks like the Japanese ports of the Re:Birth trilogy is a bit stuttery, it would be decently easy to pare down and get these games running on the Nintendo Switch. They aren’t too graphically intensive as they were designed with the handheld platform in mind thanks to the original Re;Birth trilogy created for the PlayStation Vita.
That said, it is even weirder to me that Death end re:Quest: Code Z is being allowed on PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 in both regions because PlayStation is usually more strict with the content they allow on their platforms. There are rumors that the America region of Nintendo is adding more strict guidelines on the Nintendo Switch which might also be why the newest Sakura game missed Nintendo Switch but is now on PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5.
At least you can buy the Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth trilogy on Steam still.
