Nintendo has confirmed one of the biggest rumors in gaming over the last week or so is true: Overwatch is coming to the Nintendo Switch this fall. News of the popular shooter’s arrival on the Switch broke last month when Amazon accidentally listed and Overwatch themed Switch Case that had been officially licensed by Nintendo.
The world needs heroes.
The fight for the future arrives on Nintendo Switch October 15! pic.twitter.com/Bbf5xhaRs6
— Overwatch (@PlayOverwatch) September 4, 2019
The company made the announcement as part of its Nintendo Direct presentation. Overwatch: Legendary Edition releases for Nintendo Switch on October 15th. It costs $40 USD, comes with three months of Nintendo Switch Online. Overwatch Legendary Edition for Nintendo Switch will be available in a boxed version (containing a code to download the game) and digital version via the Nintendo eShop for a suggested price of $39.99. Both versions come with 15 bonus skins for a range of heroes to kick-start players’ collections, as well as a three-month Nintendo Switch Online individual membership so players can jump into action and start battling alongside, and against, their fellow Nintendo Switch gamers immediately.
Players who pre-purchase Overwatch Legendary Edition by the October 15 launch will also receive the Noire skin for elite Talon operative Widowmaker, the game’s ruthlessly efficient assassin. In addition, Nintendo Switch players who log in to Overwatch by December 31, 2019 will receive a bonus Golden Loot Box containing at least one guaranteed Legendary item.
In addition, Nintendo Switch gamers have the option to take control of their heroes in a whole-new way using the console’s built-in gyroscopic motion controls, which let players tilt their console to line up the perfect shot as McCree, pilot D.Va through the air, or quickly turn to deflect incoming projectiles as Genji.
Activision Blizzard released Overwatch in May 2016 for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC.