07-20-2020, 10:36 AM
Online Retailer Lists Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit For Nintendo Switch
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<p>During the EA Play conference this year, a representative of the company said the third-party giant was <a href="https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2020/06/here_are_the_seven_ea_games_reportedly_coming_to_switch_in_the_next_year1">planning to bring “seven new games to Switch” over the next 12 months</a>. Not long after this, industry insider Jeff Grubb revealed one of these titles – according to his own source – was likely to be a remaster of Criterion Games’ 2010 racer, <strong>Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit</strong>.</p>
<p>While there’s no official confirmation from Electronic Arts just yet, a listing has now popped up on the Australian and New Zealand online retailer, Mighty Ape. It’s unknown how long it’s been live, but <a class="external" href="https://www.mightyape.co.nz/product/need-for-speed-hot-pursuit-switch/33528669">on both versions of the website</a>, it’s listed for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and the Nintendo Switch.</p>
<p>There’s no mention of a release date, but you can apparently pre-order the game right now. Here’s an image of it listed alongside the original 2010 release (on the NZ webpage), as well as the AU listing which includes some screenshots.</p>
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<p>While there’s no guarantee this is necessarily the real deal, it’s definitely interesting timing. We had a look around on the same website for the <em>other</em> rumoured EA games (also mentioned by Jeff) <a href="https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2020/05/that_rumoured_hd_remaster_of_the_mass_effect_trilogy_might_be_coming_to_switch">such as the Mass Effect trilogy</a> and a Switch version of <strong>Plants vs. Zombies: Battle for Neighborville</strong>, and couldn’t find any evidence.</p>
<p>So, when might a remaster of Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit be announced? Well, there’s an Xbox Games Showcase taking place next week on 23rd July, and before this is a special <a href="https://www.purexbox.com/news/2020/07/expect_additional_world_premieres_at_next_weeks_xbox_pre-show">Xbox pre-show hosted by Geoff Keighley – who yesterday teased the event would feature “additional world premieres”</a> from Xbox’s partners. With any luck, we’ll hear something then!</p>
<p>What do you make of this listing? Have you been wanting to be able to play a Need for Speed game on your Switch? <em>Share your thoughts down below.</em></p>
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https://www.sickgaming.net/blog/2020/07/...do-switch/
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<p>During the EA Play conference this year, a representative of the company said the third-party giant was <a href="https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2020/06/here_are_the_seven_ea_games_reportedly_coming_to_switch_in_the_next_year1">planning to bring “seven new games to Switch” over the next 12 months</a>. Not long after this, industry insider Jeff Grubb revealed one of these titles – according to his own source – was likely to be a remaster of Criterion Games’ 2010 racer, <strong>Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit</strong>.</p>
<p>While there’s no official confirmation from Electronic Arts just yet, a listing has now popped up on the Australian and New Zealand online retailer, Mighty Ape. It’s unknown how long it’s been live, but <a class="external" href="https://www.mightyape.co.nz/product/need-for-speed-hot-pursuit-switch/33528669">on both versions of the website</a>, it’s listed for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and the Nintendo Switch.</p>
<p>There’s no mention of a release date, but you can apparently pre-order the game right now. Here’s an image of it listed alongside the original 2010 release (on the NZ webpage), as well as the AU listing which includes some screenshots.</p>
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<p>While there’s no guarantee this is necessarily the real deal, it’s definitely interesting timing. We had a look around on the same website for the <em>other</em> rumoured EA games (also mentioned by Jeff) <a href="https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2020/05/that_rumoured_hd_remaster_of_the_mass_effect_trilogy_might_be_coming_to_switch">such as the Mass Effect trilogy</a> and a Switch version of <strong>Plants vs. Zombies: Battle for Neighborville</strong>, and couldn’t find any evidence.</p>
<p>So, when might a remaster of Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit be announced? Well, there’s an Xbox Games Showcase taking place next week on 23rd July, and before this is a special <a href="https://www.purexbox.com/news/2020/07/expect_additional_world_premieres_at_next_weeks_xbox_pre-show">Xbox pre-show hosted by Geoff Keighley – who yesterday teased the event would feature “additional world premieres”</a> from Xbox’s partners. With any luck, we’ll hear something then!</p>
<p>What do you make of this listing? Have you been wanting to be able to play a Need for Speed game on your Switch? <em>Share your thoughts down below.</em></p>
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https://www.sickgaming.net/blog/2020/07/...do-switch/