Summary
Playtonic Games has once again teased that the upcomingYooka-Replayleewill be coming to the Switch 2 console.Yooka-Replaylee, for the uninitiated, is an extensive remaster of 2017’sYooka-Laylee, itself a spiritual successor to Rare’s belovedBanjo-Kazooiefranchise.
Yooka-Replayleewas announced this past summer, with Playtonic eventually confirming that the game would be coming to an unspecified Nintendo console. Clearly, this means thatYooka-Replayleeis in development for the Switch 2, which has yet to be officially revealed by Nintendo. Now Playtonic has once again teasedYooka-Replayleefor the Switch 2 with a clever tweet promoting the upcoming remaster.
In a recent tweet, Playtonic showed offYooka-Replaylee’s Rampo encounter and reminded fans about the platforms that the new game is releasing on. The tweet reads: “Yooka-Replayleeis coming to PC, PS5, Xbox Series and,” cutting off right at the end. While some may write this off as a simple social media error, it’s obviously another hint that the game is coming tothe Switch 2 console.
The Switch 2 still has yet to be revealed at the time of this writing. Nintendo has confirmed that theSwitch 2 is backward compatibleand will utilize the same online service as its predecessor, but it hasn’t shown what the console looks like or even what its official name will be. Despite the secrecy surrounding the Switch 2, various developers have announced that they are making games for the platform.
Games Announced for Switch 2 Console
The first game ever confirmed for the Switch 2 was RPGBestiario, followed by life sim RPGMy Time at Evershine,which was successfully funded on Kickstarter.Yooka-Replayleehas also thrown its hat in the ring, though we have no idea when exactly any of these games will come to Nintendo’s new console. It’s possible they will be launch titles, but it’s also possible that they will be released later in the device’s lifespan.
All of that really depends onwhenexactly the Switch 2 is released. As it stands,Nintendo has promised to reveal the Switch 2by April 2025, but it hasn’t confirmed when the console will actually hit store shelves. More information on that front should come to light once Nintendo actually reveals the Switch 2 to the masses.
Yooka-Replaylee
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Yooka-Replaylee is the definitive remastered and enhanced version of the 3D indie platforming collectathon darling, Yooka-Laylee (2017), developed by key creative talent behind the Banjo-Kazooie and Donkey Kong Country games. New remixed challenges and old favourites await as you embark to explore the huge, beautiful open worlds as the lovable buddy-duo Yooka (the green one) and Laylee (the purple one) once more, all while backed by a beautiful orchestral soundtrack. Did we mention there is a map now? A shiny new currency? And tons of customisation options? The favourite buddy duo has never moved, looked, or sounded better!Corporate creep Capital B is on a quest to steal all the books in the world and turn them into cold hard cash. BUT the most powerful book in the universe is right under his crooked nose in the neighbouring Shipwreck Creek, home to our adventurous buddy-duo, Yooka and Laylee! Seeing their prized book stolen pulls them into a wacky adventure across many fantastical & imaginative worlds, full of colourful characters and vault-loads of shiny collectibles.Can you find all of the magical Pagies from their book and save the day?
