{"id":134061,"date":"2023-08-07T14:20:00","date_gmt":"2023-08-07T14:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/#article-153666"},"modified":"2023-08-07T14:20:00","modified_gmt":"2023-08-07T14:20:00","slug":"surprise-red-dead-redemption-blasts-onto-switch-next-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2023\/08\/07\/surprise-red-dead-redemption-blasts-onto-switch-next-week\/","title":{"rendered":"Surprise! Red Dead Redemption Blasts Onto Switch Next Week"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/4e784bc6fbd8e\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/4e784bc6fbd8e\/small.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<aside class=\"object object-youtube\">\n<figure class=\"youtube\" data-videoid=\"1cpiMH28Z88\">[embedded content]<figcaption class=\"youtube-sub\">Subscribe to <a class=\"external\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/subscription_center?add_user=nintendolife\">Nintendo Life<\/a> on <span class=\"g-ytsubscribe\" data-channel=\"nintendolife\" data-layout=\"default\" data-count=\"default\"><a class=\"external\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/nintendolife\">YouTube<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Well folks, we heard <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2023\/07\/rockstars-red-dead-redemption-logo-update-reignites-remaster-rumours\">rumours<\/a> of this one a few weeks back but Rockstar Games has just made it official: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/red_dead_redemption\">Red Dead Redemption<\/a> is making its way over to Switch. What&#8217;s more, it&#8217;s coming real soon, as the game will blast onto the eShop from <strong>17th August<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>You will likely know of Red Dead by now. Rockstar&#8217;s legendary western took the world by storm when it was released back in 2010, so we are very excited to see how this one goes down on Switch.<\/p>\n<p>The Switch port, which <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rockstargames.com\/newswire\/article\/51ok43a4521a8o\/red-dead-redemption-and-undead-nightmare-coming-to-nintendo-switch-and\">Rockstar<\/a> is calling &#8220;a new conversion&#8221;, is being handled by British studio Double Eleven. Also included in the Nintendo package is the horror-story DLC expansion, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pushsquare.com\/games\/ps3\/red_dead_redemption_undead_nightmare\" class=\"external\">Undead Nightmare<\/a>, which will see you taking on hoards of zombies with your cowboy crew \u2014 <em>yee haw<\/em> indeed.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"object object-tweet\"><!-- cache: oembed\/https:\/\/twitter.com\/rockstargames\/status\/1688552977508806656 @ 2023-08-07T15:19:16+01:00 --><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p><span lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">On August 17, the beloved Western experience Red Dead Redemption and its horror companion Undead Nightmare arrive together for the first time on the Nintendo Switch and modern PlayStation systems.<\/p>\n<p>Add Red Dead Redemption to your wish list now: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kB4TjexkKn\">https:\/\/t.co\/kB4TjexkKn<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lc46gZqqwA\">pic.twitter.com\/lc46gZqqwA<\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/span>\u2014 Rockstar Games (@RockstarGames) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RockstarGames\/status\/1688552977508806656?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 7, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/aside>\n<p>The game will be digital only for the 17th August launch, but Nintendo has confirmed that a physical release will be coming our way on <strong>13th October<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>You can get your pre-order for Red Dead Redemption in now on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendo.co.uk\/Games\/Nintendo-Switch-games\/Red-Dead-Redemption-2427365.html?utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=youtube&amp;utm_campaign=RedDeadRedemption%7CAnnouncement%7Cm_id_yyzwq89tr9%7C2427365\">Switch eShop<\/a> for <strong>\u00a339.99\/$49.99<\/strong>. If you&#8217;d like to support us here at Nintendo Life by picking up your eShop credit from <a class=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/codes.nintendolife.com\">our store<\/a> (thanks in advance!), these vouchers will cover you for the game:<\/p>\n<p class=\"disclaimer\">Please note that some external links on this page are affiliate links, which means if you click them and make a purchase we may receive a small percentage of the sale. Please read our <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/advertising\">FTC Disclosure<\/a> for more information.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-products article-products-list\">\n<div class=\"items\">\n<div class=\"item\" data-product-id=\"16754\">\n<div class=\"image\"><a class=\"external\" rel=\"sponsored noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/nintendolife.com\/p\/16754\/153666\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/products\/16754\/100x100.png\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" alt=\"Nintendo eShop Card $50\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"item\" data-product-id=\"16751\">\n<div class=\"image\"><a class=\"external\" rel=\"sponsored noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/nintendolife.com\/p\/16751\/153666\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/products\/16751\/100x100.png\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" alt=\"Nintendo eShop Card \u00a350\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><em>Will you be picking this one up on Switch? Fire your thoughts in the comments below.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><!-- cache: html:nintendolife.com\/ssl\/nintendo-switch\/related-articles:153669 @ 2023-08-07T21:53:07+01:00 --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"block object-related\"> <\/aside>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[embedded content]Subscribe to Nintendo Life on YouTube Well folks, we heard rumours of this one a few weeks back but Rockstar Games has just made it official: Red Dead Redemption is making its way over to Switch. What&#8217;s more, it&#8217;s coming real soon, as the game will blast onto the eShop from 17th August. 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