Nintendo shared the first trailer for the Switch-exclusive Shin Megami Tensei V during their surprise Nintendo Direct Mini this week, but that’s not the only game in the series to hit the hybrid console. During the same broadcast, Nintendo also revealed that Shin Megami Tensei III Nocturne HD, a remaster of the cult classic PS2, is also in development for the Switch.
Nocturne HD is advertised as a “full HD remake” of Shin Megami Tensei III, which was originally released for PS2 17 years ago. While a version of that game featured Dante from Capcom’s Devil May Cry series as a guest character, it appears that this new version is based on Nocturne Maniax Chronicle, which replaced him with Devil Summoner’s main character Raidou. You can see the first preview of the game below.
Shin Megami Tensei III Nocture HD does not yet have a release date, but is slated to launch in the spring of 2021. The official SMT website also confirms that the remaster will also be coming to PS4.
Shin Megami Tensei V will also be released on Switch in 2021. Few details about the game were revealed during the Nintendo Direct Mini, but the new trailer says “the order itself fell apart and chaos reigns over everyone” and ends with the motto, “The time for creation has come”.
That was not the only important news that came out of the Nintendo Direct Mini. We also learned that Cadence of Hyrule, the crypto of the NecroDancer / Zelda crossover, is receiving three paid DLC packs this year. The first arrives today and introduces three new characters in the title, while the second and third will launch in late October and add new music and a new story inspired by Majora’s mask. Nintendo will also release a Season Pass for the game that includes all three DLC packs and bonus costumes for Link and Zelda.
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