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Nintendo has announced thatTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Splintered Fateis coming to the Switch in July as a timed console exclusive.Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtlesfans on other platforms aren’t out of luck, as this wording suggests the mobile game is coming to additional consoles later on.
It’s a pretty good time to be aTMNTfan, asTMNT Arcade: Wrath of the Mutantsis setto release on April 23 for all major platforms. In case some are unfamiliar,Wrathis a port of Raw Thrills' 2017 arcade game of the same name, but its console release comes with upgrades like new stages and boss fights. Fans have other titles to look forward to as well, like Outright Games’TMNT: Mutants Unleashed, but Switch owners are especially in luck regarding the franchise’s newest announcement.
Developer Super Evil Megacorp will make their console debut whenTMNT: Splintered Fatereleases on the Switch in July. The roguelike mobile game has been upgraded for Nintendo’s console with improved visuals and audio and features the four crime-fighting turtles thatTMNTfans have come to love.Splintered Fateincludes fast-paced combat, a build system, co-op, and a roguelike mechanic that aims to create plenty of replayability. The game originally released in May 2023 for iOS and Mac and has been well-received with a 4.7 out of 5 review average from more than 24,000 reviews.
TMNT: Splintered Fate’s Switch Trailer
Splintered Fatefeatures an entirely new story that’s co-written byTMNTcomic bookauthor Tom Waltz and Super Evil Megacorp creative director Michael Johnson. Players will find themselves fighting across four different New York City-based locations that include lots of Easter eggs, collectibles, and iconic enemies like Shredder, Bebop, and Rocksteady. It’s still unclear how longSplintered Fatewill be a Switch console exclusive, but it seems quite likely that the game will arrive on other platforms eventually.
As for other games releasing this year,TMNT: Mutants Unleasedis expected to releasein late 2024 on all major platforms. The game continues the story seen in the recentMutant Mayhemanimated movie by taking players on a 3D brawler-platformer adventure.
THQ Nordic’sTMNT: The Last Roninalso created lots of excitement following its announcement. Its reveal trailer showcased a much darker tone for the franchise; however, news surrounding the game has gone dark since its August 2023 reveal.
