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Nintendo Switch game box art
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Darklor01
Might need to stop sniffing glue
Rime also has a GameStop listing so Switch gets it on retail also. No box though.
Edit: Decided to add the case and compare it to the Wii U version:
Switch can't handle the power of SUVs confirmed? Downgrade?
What's Rime about?
Rime also has a GameStop listing so Switch gets it on retail also. No box though.
Edit: Decided to add the case and compare it to the Wii U version:
QuixoticNeutral
Member
Wait a minute. This is an NA box (from the ESRB rating). Bilingual in French.
It looks like Canada is getting this edition after all. There's been uncertainty about this all day—no retailer was listing it, EB reps didn't have an SKU in the system for it, Zelda.com hadn't listed it.
I am relieved (or will be, anyway, after I secure one).
(Unless this is typical of boxes in the United States as well? It didn't use to be the case. I see there's Spanish there as well.)
I love how the NA sunset design captures the golden convention of Zelda boxes without being strictly gold.
chrisPjelly
Member
Ok as much as I dig the boxart this is one case where it looks awful for the cover art. The diagonal red boxes is funny af imo
Rime also has a GameStop listing so Switch gets it on retail also. No box though.
Edit: Decided to add the case and compare it to the Wii U version:
Movalpolos
Banned
So like PSP.
That EU Zelda cover is a travesty.
Thankfully Nintendo Australia seems to agree and went with the NA cover.
Also, those clean red spines are fantastic. A shelf of Switch games is gonna be classy.
Looking at this, I wonder why they gutted the European Master Edition so much. You get less items and I think it's more expensive overall.
Solid SOAP
Member
Love the boxes. They're so sleek and no-nonsense. The Wii U ones were truly ugly and difficult to make most game boxes look good with, with the new design almost every box looks great. Also really like the sleeker, PSP-esque box.
Here's what some of the Switch boxes would look like in red, had Nintendo continued the trend they started with the Wii U. I kinda wish they were actually red; it'd make the whole thing a bit more cohesive as a brand (the red Switch logo seems kinda out of place as it is), but it could also clash with some designs too, I suppose. And the red spine could be considered too much if the plastic were the same color. Not sure, to be honest!
Conrad Link
Member
The main thing I wanted from the Zelda collectors thing was the case for the console, does the NZ/Aus version seriously not come with it? :\
Anyone?
papertoonz
Member
if they are PSP cases then they are about 10.5cm x 17.5cm
Here's what some of the Switch boxes would look like in red, had Nintendo continued the trend they started with the Wii U. I kinda wish they were actually red; it'd make the whole thing a bit more cohesive as a brand (the red Switch logo seems kinda out of place as it is), but it could also clash with some designs too, I suppose. And the red spine could be considered too much if the plastic were the same color. Not sure, to be honest!
I definitely agree, red cases look far better.
How do you know that they're PSP size cases? Has Nintendo shown the cases on video?
papertoonz
Member
Oh okay.
Yes they have shown the cases on the treehouse live stream.
AjNimajwalHansel
Member
The Breath of the Wild one might be my favorite box art ever.
EndlessFloydian
Member
I hope Nintendo (at least NOA, anyway) does NOT continue the trend of the eco-boxes for Switch cases. 3DS ones weren't too bad, but still.
Are there any pictures?
Deadpool_X
Banned
They're wider than psp cases. They're like double-high DS/3DS cases.
So like a PS4 case?
Colonel Mustard
Banned
Anyone else getting Japanese Dreamcast box art vibes from Switch games? Mixed a little with PSP form factor?
Agent Unknown
Member
I absolutely love the PSP style dimensions on the Switch cases.
Look at my post above to get a size approximation.
So here's an image of the Nintendo Switch game box that I captured from the Treehouse video.
Seems a bit wider than a PSP game box.
Japanese GameCube Cases?
Panajev2001a
GAF's Pleasant Genius
Here's what I've found so far:
I'm liking the look of the cases. Please post more as you find 'em!
They are beautiful, but they are not that smaller than Dreamcast like CD cases (so they could house DVD's too). Was not Nintendo supposed to save lots of money in shipping due to carts being super small and allowing Nintendo to ship much much larger quantities?
My guess is that small cases would be perceived as 'handheld game' by the consumer.
I'd buy Bomberman for that boxart alone. Love the comic look.
You even get the superior CE, just why is NoE failing us so badly with BotW. ;(
The non-EU boxart is really one of the best box designs I've ever seen. It captures the epic feel, it portrays the open world and it's a real beauty. The European one captures none of it even remotely as well.
That EU Zelda cover is a travesty.
Thankfully Nintendo Australia seems to agree and went with the NA cover.
Also, those clean red spines are fantastic. A shelf of Switch games is gonna be classy.
You even get the superior CE, just why is NoE failing us so badly with BotW. ;(
The non-EU boxart is really one of the best box designs I've ever seen. It captures the epic feel, it portrays the open world and it's a real beauty. The European one captures none of it even remotely as well.
Lovely Salsa
Banned
Damn
Bring back NES boxes
Those were GOAT
Bring back NES boxes
Those were GOAT
So here's an image of the Nintendo Switch game box that I captured from the Treehouse video.
Seems a bit wider than a PSP game box.
Lovely
Red spines are great
Jo Shishido's Cheeks
Member
These box arts are going to make me regret going digital, they're so well done!
TheOfficeMut
Unconfirmed Member
Wow Splatoon and Mario Kart are ugly. Zelda looks great.
I'm thinking of going back to buying some stuff physical. With the Switch only having MiniSD support (not particularly fast and reliant), the boxes looking great so far and me wanting to be able to sell a game every once in awhile it might be a good console/time to go back.
The Boxarts look great, love the Bomberman one!
Between Redout and BoI+ it also seems like Nintendo is enabling Indies to fill up their physical lineup.
The Boxarts look great, love the Bomberman one!
Between Redout and BoI+ it also seems like Nintendo is enabling Indies to fill up their physical lineup.
Triggerhappytel
Member
Surprised it's retail, EB says GameTrust is publishing it, makes sense.
A new Frozenbyte game?! Is it Switch exclusive, or coming to all platforms?
QuantumSquid
Member
that zelda boxart is fantastic
splatoon 2's is pretty cool too
splatoon 2's is pretty cool too
papertoonz
Member
all plaforms
Jaded Alyx
Member
They somehow managed to make Splatoon 2's boxart even more busy than it's predecessor.
I love this design so much. I'll be crushed if the EU box doesn't end up looking like something similar to that.
Admiral Snackbar
Member
I love the minimalist logoing. Reminds me of old Super Famicom boxes, as opposed to the Super Nintendo stuff we've been getting for years. LOVE that Zelda one.