{"id":137542,"date":"2026-06-10T16:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-10T16:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/#article-202443"},"modified":"2026-06-10T16:30:00","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T16:30:00","slug":"anime-co-op-platformer-orbitals-finally-picks-up-a-release-date-exclusively-on-switch-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2026\/06\/10\/anime-co-op-platformer-orbitals-finally-picks-up-a-release-date-exclusively-on-switch-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Anime Co-Op Platformer &#8216;Orbitals&#8217; Finally Picks Up A Release Date, Exclusively On Switch 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/cd89c5f57623b\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/cd89c5f57623b\/small.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/cd89c5f57623b\/large.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<aside class=\"object object-youtube\">\n<figure class=\"youtube\" data-videoid=\"IBqFf2mXV9Y\" data-start=\"0\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IBqFf2mXV9Y?rel=0&amp;hd=1&amp;showinfo=0&amp;modestbranding=0&amp;autohide=1\">\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<\/aside>\n<p>We have been eagerly awaiting more news about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch-2\/orbitals\">Orbitals<\/a> ever since it was first revealed at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/features\/round-up-everything-announced-at-the-game-awards-2025-all-switch-1-and-2-reveals\">last year&#8217;s Game Awards<\/a>, and thanks to the latest <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/guides\/nintendo-direct-june-2026-every-announcement-game-reveal-and-trailer\">Nintendo Direct<\/a>, we finally have a release date.<\/p>\n<p>This anime co-op adventure will jump onto Switch 2 (as a console exclusive, no less) on <strong>3rd September<\/strong> <strong>2026<\/strong>. Yep, that&#8217;s the same month as every other game, it seems.<\/p>\n<p>From everything we&#8217;ve seen so far, this one looks like it&#8217;ll have the sauce to stand out from the crowd. It&#8217;s a co-op-only platformer in a similar vein to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/it_takes_two\">It Takes Two<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch-2\/split-fiction\">Split Fiction<\/a>, where you&#8217;ll have to guide space explorers Maki and Omura on a journey across the galaxy to save their home.<\/p>\n<p>Mechanically, it looks <em>very<\/em> similar to a Hazelight joint, with each character receiving special abilities to use, in tandem, to solve puzzles. The visuals are a sharp departure, however, with Orbitals looking like a morning anime cartoon from years gone by.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Blast off with Maki and Omura in this intergalactic two-player co-op adventure set in a retro anime-inspired universe. Coming exclusively to Nintendo Switch 2, <em>Orbitals<\/em> lets players team up and brave the deadly Storm Wall and the perils beyond to save their home. Designed for asymmetric two-player co-op either in local split-screen or locally or online with GameShare<em>, Orbitals<\/em> rewards smart teamwork and clear communication.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<aside class=\"gallery\"><figcaption class=\"caption\"><em class=\"credit\"><span class><\/span> Images: Kepler Interactive<\/em><\/figcaption><\/aside>\n<p>If this all sounds very much up your street, Orbitals pre-orders are now live on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendo.com\/en-gb\/Games\/Nintendo-Switch-2-games\/Orbitals-3017490.html\">Switch eShop<\/a> for <strong>\u00a334.99 \/ $39.99<\/strong>. There&#8217;s even a Deluxe Edition that bundles in bonus character and ship skins, a digital artbook and a digital soundtrack.<\/p>\n<p><!-- cache: html:nintendolife.com\/ssl\/nintendo-switch-2\/related-articles:200287,202330 @ 1781116460 --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"block object-related\"> <\/aside>\n<p><em>Will you be clearing some time in your September gaming calendar for this one? Let us know in the comments.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[embedded content] We have been eagerly awaiting more news about Orbitals ever since it was first revealed at last year&#8217;s Game Awards, and thanks to the latest Nintendo Direct, we finally have a release date. This anime co-op adventure will jump onto Switch 2 (as a console exclusive, no less) on 3rd September 2026. Yep, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-137542","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nintendo-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/137542","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=137542"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/137542\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=137542"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=137542"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=137542"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}