{"id":115257,"date":"2020-07-10T18:35:00","date_gmt":"2020-07-10T18:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2020\/07\/wayforwards_new_switch_game_is_bakugan_champions_of_vestroia_coming_in_november"},"modified":"2020-07-10T18:35:00","modified_gmt":"2020-07-10T18:35:00","slug":"wayforwards-new-switch-game-is-bakugan-champions-of-vestroia-coming-in-november","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2020\/07\/10\/wayforwards-new-switch-game-is-bakugan-champions-of-vestroia-coming-in-november\/","title":{"rendered":"WayForward&#8217;s New Switch Game Is Bakugan Champions Of Vestroia, Coming In November"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/26c6354a7a08c\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/26c6354a7a08c\/small.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<aside class=\"object object-youtube\">\n<div class=\"youtube\">[embedded content]<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>If you tuned in to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2020\/07\/watch_nintendo_treehouse_live_-_july_2020\">30-minute Nintendo Treehouse July 2020 presentation<\/a> earlier, you may have been eagersee more of the imminently-releasing <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/paper_mario_the_origami_king\">Paper Mario: The Origami King<\/a><\/strong>, which was the main focus of the broadcast. However, yesterday <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2020\/07\/nintendo_treehouse_live_airs_today_with_reveal_of_new_wayforward_game\">Nintendo teased an announcement<\/a> of an entirely new game coming from developer WayForward. Naturally lots of people got excited that the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/shantae_and_the_seven_sirens\">Shantae<\/a><\/strong> studio might be cooking up something special, perhaps even a revival of a treasured gaming franchise.<\/p>\n<p>Well, <em>it may not be what you expected<\/em>, but that game is action-RPG <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/bakugan_champions_of_vestroia\">Bakugan Champions of Vestroia<\/a><\/strong>. It will be published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and it&#8217;s launching exclusively for Switch on 3rd November 2020.<\/p>\n<p>Here are some more details and screenshots from the official press release:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>[Players] can create and fully customize their Brawler to fight side-by-side with the mysterious alien Bakugan as their human partner in battle. The game features a fully navigable 3D world divided into different districts each with dedicated battle arenas. Players can interact with other characters, go on quests, and explore with their Bakugan friends. They can also test their brawling skills online in head-to-head multiplayer against friends or players from the around the world to become a true Champion of Vestroia.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p>A physical Deluxe Edition pack, featuring the video game, an exclusive Ultima Dragonoid\u2122 toy which transforms into a fierce Bakugan, Ultima Dragonoid trading card, Ultima Dragonoid metal gate card, plus two powerful BakuCores\u2122 will also be available at launch.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<aside class=\"gallery\">\n<div class=\"col\"><a title=\"Bakugan Champions Of Vestroia BakuCore Toss Dragonoid Cyndeous Brawl 1846025f08a8d4160893.54432243\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/53a08add073bd\/bakugan-champions-of-vestroia-bakucore-toss-dragonoid-cyndeous-brawl-1846025f08a8d4160893-54432243.original.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.nintendolife.com\/blank.gif\" data-original=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/53a08add073bd\/bakugan-champions-of-vestroia-bakucore-toss-dragonoid-cyndeous-brawl-1846025f08a8d4160893-54432243.original.jpg\" alt=\"Bakugan Champions Of Vestroia BakuCore Toss Dragonoid Cyndeous Brawl 1846025f08a8d4160893.54432243\"><\/a><a title=\"Bakugan Champions Of Vestroia Brawl Howlkor Centipoid 1846025f08a8d4ae5c43.02980918\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/2d69b51a306a0\/bakugan-champions-of-vestroia-brawl-howlkor-centipoid-1846025f08a8d4ae5c43-02980918.original.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.nintendolife.com\/blank.gif\" data-original=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/2d69b51a306a0\/bakugan-champions-of-vestroia-brawl-howlkor-centipoid-1846025f08a8d4ae5c43-02980918.original.jpg\" alt=\"Bakugan Champions Of Vestroia Brawl Howlkor Centipoid 1846025f08a8d4ae5c43.02980918\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"col\"><a title=\"Bakugan Champions Of Vestroia Team Attack Brawl 2 1846025f08a8e396d954.38221439\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/150c7990d53ca\/bakugan-champions-of-vestroia-team-attack-brawl-2-1846025f08a8e396d954-38221439.original.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.nintendolife.com\/blank.gif\" data-original=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/150c7990d53ca\/bakugan-champions-of-vestroia-team-attack-brawl-2-1846025f08a8e396d954-38221439.original.jpg\" alt=\"Bakugan Champions Of Vestroia Team Attack Brawl 2 1846025f08a8e396d954.38221439\"><\/a><a title=\"Bakugan Champoins Of Vestroia Team Attach Brawl 1 1846025f08a8e46cea20.19206486\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/7c6da25581d67\/bakugan-champoins-of-vestroia-team-attach-brawl-1-1846025f08a8e46cea20-19206486.original.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.nintendolife.com\/blank.gif\" data-original=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/7c6da25581d67\/bakugan-champoins-of-vestroia-team-attach-brawl-1-1846025f08a8e46cea20-19206486.original.jpg\" alt=\"Bakugan Champoins Of Vestroia Team Attach Brawl 1 1846025f08a8e46cea20.19206486\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>The game features an original story based on the TV series and toy franchise. Take a look at the trailer above for a taste of what to expect, but judging from the replies to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NintendoAmerica\/status\/1281651506287009793\">Nintendo of America&#8217;s tweet<\/a>, it may not be what fans were hoping for:<\/p>\n<aside class=\"object object-tweet\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p><span lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Team up with your favorite <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bakugan?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Bakugan<\/a> and battle your way towards becoming the Bakugan Battle League Champion when <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BakuganChampions?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BakuganChampions<\/a> of Vestroia comes exclusively to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NintendoSwitch?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NintendoSwitch<\/a> on Nov. 3rd!<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DHRL9w18mR\">https:\/\/t.co\/DHRL9w18mR<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Pr0lKoR2vN\">pic.twitter.com\/Pr0lKoR2vN<\/a><\/span>\u2014 Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NintendoAmerica\/status\/1281651506287009793?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 10, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/aside>\n<p><em>Are you a Bakugan fan? Were you expecting something different from WayForward? Let us know below.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[embedded content] If you tuned in to the 30-minute Nintendo Treehouse July 2020 presentation earlier, you may have been eagersee more of the imminently-releasing Paper Mario: The Origami King, which was the main focus of the broadcast. However, yesterday Nintendo teased an announcement of an entirely new game coming from developer WayForward. 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