It looks likeCatherine: Full BodyandXCOM 2are headed to the Switch.
Both titles were rated for Nintendo’s platform by theKorean Game Rating and Administration Committeelast month, and the listings were spotted byResetEra member sinonobuSunday morning.
BioShock: The Collection,which was recently rated in Taiwan, also appeared in the listings, lending a bit more credence to the idea that these potential Switch ports are well on their way.
Here are the listings as published by the Korean ratings committee (note that “캐서린 풀 보디” at No. 56 translates to English asCatherine: Full Body):
There is no official word on a Switch version for any of these three games yet, but it likely won’t take too long before something is announced. There hasn’t been a Nintendo Direct since September, but if the program is sticking to a schedule similar to last year’s, then one could be coming either sometime this month or early next.
BioShock,XCOM, andCatherineeach have a pretty strong following, and all three would be well at home on Nintendo’s console-handheld hybrid. But it does come as a bit of a shock to see thatCatherine: Full Bodymight be releasing outside of a PlayStation platform.
The experimental puzzle game – published by Atlus and developed by the P Studio team in charge of thePersonafranchise – originally released in 2011 for the PS3 and Xbox 360.Full Body, which came out last year from Atlus' newly-formed Studio Zero, was a remixed version that added a new character and more story content. It was exclusive to PlayStation – the PS4 and PS Vita in Japan, and the PS4 only in the West – continuing a stretch where the Japanese publisher seemed either reluctant or unwilling to bring its biggest games, the mainlinePersonaseries in particular, to any other platform.
There have been signs that the tide may be turning on that, however. Sega, Atlus' parent company, brought theoriginal version of Catherine to PCat the start of 2019 and teased that it might not be the only Atlus game to make its way over.
Atlus also released a survey last week, where the final question on it asked fans about their interest in Nintendo Switch ports for a list of the publisher’s already released titles.Catherine: Full Bodyjust so happened to be on that list, and if it does actually see a Switch port, that could open the door for other highly requested games to be brought over too, like say…Persona 5.
One step at a time though, right? We’ll keep you posted.
