{"id":136772,"date":"2026-04-09T15:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T15:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/#article-199695"},"modified":"2026-04-09T15:30:00","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T15:30:00","slug":"rhythm-heaven-grooves-price-is-a-welcome-surprise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2026\/04\/09\/rhythm-heaven-grooves-price-is-a-welcome-surprise\/","title":{"rendered":"Rhythm Heaven Groove&#8217;s Price Is A Welcome Surprise"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/df3c900ffa219\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/df3c900ffa219\/small.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<figure class=\"picture\" data-uuid=\"df3c900ffa219\"><a class=\"scanlines\" title=\"Rhythm Heaven Groove\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/df3c900ffa219\/rhythm-heaven-groove.large.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/df3c900ffa219\/rhythm-heaven-groove.900x.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"507\" alt=\"Rhythm Heaven Groove\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption\"><em class=\"credit\"><span class><\/span> Image: Nintendo<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Nintendo today lifted the lid on Rhythm Heaven Groove&#8217;s release date (2nd July, if you missed it), and followed it up by opening pre-orders and revealing the all-important price.<\/p>\n<p>The upcoming rhythm title will set you back <strong>\u00a333.99 \/ $39.99<\/strong>, with pre-orders now live on both the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendo.com\/en-gb\/Games\/Nintendo-Switch-download-software\/Rhythm-Paradise-Groove-2786371.html?srsltid=AfmBOoodpQBdufhy0-QzprfRoum9e5Fvb2pfzZN9tmzCH2-hhyOrnBy_\">European<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendo.com\/us\/store\/products\/rhythm-heaven-groove-125679\/\">North American eShop<\/a>. For reference, this is a good bit cheaper than many had dreaded it might be, coming in a good chunk lower than the latest Switch 1 release, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/tomodachi_life_living_the_dream\">Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream<\/a>, at \u00a349.99 \/ $59.99.<\/p>\n<p>The other good news is that Groove will receive a physical release to boot. You can pre-order your boxed copy from the North American <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendo.com\/us\/store\/products\/rhythm-heaven-groove-125679\/\">My Nintendo Store<\/a> for the same price as its digital counterpart, and just feast your eyes on this box art:<\/p>\n<figure class=\"picture\" data-uuid=\"8dcec3ce6afab\"><a class=\"scanlines\" title=\"Rhythm Heaven Groove\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/8dcec3ce6afab\/rhythm-heaven-groove.large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/8dcec3ce6afab\/rhythm-heaven-groove.900x.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Rhythm Heaven Groove\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption\"><em class=\"credit\"><span class><\/span> Image: Nintendo<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The design is every bit as bright and colourful as we would expect from a Rhythm Heaven, packed with weird little guys that we&#8217;re sure we&#8217;ll become overly attached to when July rolls around.<\/p>\n<p><!-- cache: html:nintendolife.com\/ssl\/nintendo-switch\/related-articles:199685 @ 1775748603 --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"block object-related\"> <\/aside>\n<p><em>Will you be pre-ordering the physical or digital edition of Rhythm Heaven Groove? Let us know in the comments.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Image: Nintendo Nintendo today lifted the lid on Rhythm Heaven Groove&#8217;s release date (2nd July, if you missed it), and followed it up by opening pre-orders and revealing the all-important price. The upcoming rhythm title will set you back \u00a333.99 \/ $39.99, with pre-orders now live on both the European and North American eShop. 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