This is a surprise: as Forbes and Kotaku confirm, Diablo 3 will be released in an “Eternal Edition” on the Nintendo Switch. Buyers can also look forward to exclusive content!
Announced too early: It seems that finally Diablo 3 will be released on Nintendo’s Switch console. An article was published on Forbes’ website confirming Diablo 3 for this year on the Switch. Minutes later, the article was taken down.
On Reddit, screenshots of the article were collected. Kotaku has now also confirmed that D3 is coming to the Nintendo Switch. The announcement was supposed to take place today, August 16.
Diablo 3 on the Switch – Release, Price, and Content
Release still in 2018: The so-called Eternal Edition is expected to be released on the Nintendo Switch this year. It includes the Reaper of Souls game version as well as the Necromancer add-on in addition to all other published content.
The price is set at USD 59.99; the Euro price is expected to be similar. Buyers will receive exclusive content related to a Nintendo classic: The Legend of Zelda.
Play as Ganondorf’s Barbarian: There will be cosmetic armor sets of Ganondorf:
Additionally, you will receive more goodies:
- A Tri-Force portrait frame
- A chicken companion
- “Echoes of the Mask” wings
Up to 4 players per console: The advantages of the Switch are to be utilized: up to four players will be able to play on one Switch console. Additionally, up to four players can play wirelessly on different consoles – without an internet connection.
You can also play online through Nintendo’s Switch Online service starting in September (for a fee). Saving game data to the cloud should also be possible.
15 years of waiting: Nintendo players had to wait this long to play a Blizzard game on a Nintendo console again. Blackthorne, The Lost Vikings, and Rock ‘n Roll Racing were the titles back then on the Game Boy Advance or earlier consoles.
Blizzard’s action RPG was released back in 2012 on PC and was rolled out on the PS4 and Xbox One in the following years.
Update August 16: Blizzard has officially announced Diablo III with a trailer on the Switch:
What do you think of the announcement? Will you buy it? Or is 60 Euros too much for a six-year-old game?
