4-Player Switch Bubble Bobble to launch ‘exclusively first’ in Europe
US has to wait for Bubble Bobble 4 Friends
Taito has announced a new 4-player Bubble Bobble game for Nintendo Switch – and it’s launching exclusively in Europe this year.
Bubble Bobble 4 Friends will be released both digitally and physically for Switch in Europe on November 19, 2019, with the release in the USA to follow in the first quarter of 2020.
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No reason was given for the Europe-focussed launch, other than that “Bubble Bobble is an extremely popular title in Europe.”
Bubble Bobble 4 Friends is the first internally developed title since Taito re-entered the consumer games market earlier this year.
“Bubble Bobble is an extremely popular title in Europe, so we decided to implement a pre-sale in Europe in conjunction with ININ Games and Strictly Limited Games,” said Tatio’s executive officer, Hiroshi Uemura.
“It is also the first internally developed title since Taito has re-entered the consumer market, and the development team is thrilled to be working on this famous IP. I deeply hope that many people will enjoy it.”
A Collector’s Edition of Bubble Bobble 4 Friends will be distributed by Strictly Limited Games.