{"id":116357,"date":"2020-08-05T16:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-08-05T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2020\/08\/ikarugas_physical_release_will_launch_this_year_in_the_west_next_month_in_japan"},"modified":"2020-08-05T16:00:00","modified_gmt":"2020-08-05T16:00:00","slug":"ikarugas-physical-release-will-launch-this-year-in-the-west-next-month-in-japan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2020\/08\/05\/ikarugas-physical-release-will-launch-this-year-in-the-west-next-month-in-japan\/","title":{"rendered":"Ikaruga&#8217;s Physical Release Will Launch This Year In The West, Next Month In Japan"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/a00812b17139e\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/a00812b17139e\/small.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<header class=\"article-header\">\n<section class=\"title\">\n<aside><\/aside>\n<p class=\"description\">2020 release locked in<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"byline\">\n<ul class=\"article-author\">\n<li class=\" first\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"avatar\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/users\/87668\/avatar.jpg\" width=\"30\" height=\"30\" alt=\"ryancraddock\"><\/li>\n<li class=\"authors last\">by <a class=\"author-name\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/users\/ryancraddock\">Ryan Craddock<\/a> <span class=\"icon icon-time\"><\/span> <span>17 hours ago<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"body body-text article-text\">\n<section class=\"text\">\n<aside class=\"object object-youtube\">\n<div class=\"youtube\">[embedded content]<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>It feels like we&#8217;ve been talking about a physical release of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/ikaruga\"><strong>Ikaruga<\/strong><\/a> for ages now &#8211; it was just over a year ago that it was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2019\/06\/nicalis_reveals_ikaruga_physical_release_for_switch\">first announced<\/a> by Nicalis &#8211; but a release date is now finally around the corner.<\/p>\n<p>The new trailer above confirms a 24th September release date for the physical game in Japan, and Nicalis has taken to Twitter to say that it&#8217;ll also arrive &#8220;soon&#8221; in the west. Thankfully, the western version also appears to be dropping this year.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"object object-tweet\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p><span lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">WARNING: Physical editions of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Ikaruga?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Ikaruga<\/a> are approaching soon!<br \/>Sign up to be notified when the 2020 release date is revealed: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/itccUCRqJS\">https:\/\/t.co\/itccUCRqJS<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NintendoSwitch?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NintendoSwitch<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/PS4?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#PS4<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Qw4xB3PhQx\">pic.twitter.com\/Qw4xB3PhQx<\/a><\/span>\u2014 Nicalis, Inc. (@nicalis) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nicalis\/status\/1290844980420833281?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 5, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/aside>\n<p>If you haven&#8217;t already played it, we&#8217;d certainly suggest that you either grab it from the eShop or get your hands on one of these physical copies. We awarded it <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/reviews\/switch-eshop\/ikaruga\">a mighty 9\/10 in our full review<\/a>, and liked it so much that we gave it sought-after spot on our list of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2020\/07\/feature_best_nintendo_switch_shmups\">the best shmups on Nintendo Switch<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Have you been patiently waiting for Ikaruga&#8217;s physical version? Let us know if you&#8217;re planning on buying a copy with a comment.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"text source\">[source <a class=\"external\" title=\"External Link: https:\/\/twitter.com\/nicalis\/status\/1290844980420833281?s=20\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nicalis\/status\/1290844980420833281?s=20\">twitter.com<\/a>, via <a class=\"external\" title=\"External Link: https:\/\/nintendoeverything.com\/ikaruga-physical-release-arriving-next-month-in-japan-soon-in-the-west\/\" href=\"https:\/\/nintendoeverything.com\/ikaruga-physical-release-arriving-next-month-in-japan-soon-in-the-west\/\">nintendoeverything.com<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p><!-- cache: html:nintendolife.com\/nintendolife.com.ssl\/nintendo-switch\/related-info\/98db10626cf1d748f201bafd5737a58b @ 2020-08-06T09:22:03+01:00 --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"see-also\">\n<dl>\n<dt>See Also<\/dt>\n<dd class=\"first\"><\/dd>\n<dt>Related Games<\/dt>\n<dd class=\"first\"><\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2020 release locked in by Ryan Craddock 17 hours ago [embedded content] It feels like we&#8217;ve been talking about a physical release of Ikaruga for ages now &#8211; it was just over a year ago that it was first announced by Nicalis &#8211; but a release date is now finally around the corner. 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