{"id":137193,"date":"2026-05-14T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/#article-201169"},"modified":"2026-05-14T10:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T10:00:00","slug":"turn-based-mech-rpg-starbites-gets-last-minute-delay-on-switch-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2026\/05\/14\/turn-based-mech-rpg-starbites-gets-last-minute-delay-on-switch-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Turn-Based Mech RPG ‘Starbites’ Gets Last-Minute Delay On Switch 2"},"content":{"rendered":"
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In some surprise last-minute news, NIS America has announced<\/a> that the Nintendo Switch 2 version of STARBITES<\/a> has been delayed. The Switch 1 release is unaffected by this news, thankfully, and will still launch on 21st May 2026<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Publisher NIS hasn’t given us a new release date for Switch 2, nor any reason for the delay, simply stating that “more information will be shared when we are able to”.<\/p>\n

Still, eight days before launch is a little surprising, and anyone wanting to play the game on a Nintendo system will now have to pick it up for Switch 1, which is getting a full physical release.<\/p>\n

Interestingly, Starbites was originally scheduled to get a Game-Key Card release for Switch 2, but that scrapped back in March<\/a>.<\/p>\n

As far as we know, you’ll still be able to upgrade to the Switch 2 version \u2014 whenever it launches \u2014 for $4.99, so it’s not all bad news. As long as that remains true…<\/p>\n

Let’s hope the game runs well enough on the older console, as it looks pretty intriguing. And hey, thank goodness for backwards compatibility, right?<\/p>\n

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