Kickstarter funded game 'Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night' is coming to the Nintendo Switch.
Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night
The 'Castlevania'-inspired adventure once held the record for most funded video game on Kickstarter - until 'Shenmue 3' came along - and now creator Koji Igarashi has revealed that it is going to be released on the new console in 2018.
However, the decision to port it to the Switch means that the originally planned Wii U version has been cancelled.
Koji said: "During our Kickstarter campaign, the Wii U was at the height of its popularity. But the situation has drastically changed after the release of Nintendo Switch. This change made it difficult to receive the necessary support from the hardware maker, which has led us to drop the Wii U development and shift the development to Nintendo Switch.
"We are very sorry that it has come to this after all your support, but we hope you will understand. We would like to respond by preparing options for our backers, such as moving your pledge to another version or requesting a refund if you don't want any other version."
Wii U pledges will be automatically shifted to Nintendo Switch and any backers who are not interested in the new version can apply for a refund up until April 20. Alternatively, fans can opt for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One or PlayStation Vita versions of the game.
So far, the launch of the Switch - which acts as both a handheld device and home entertainment system - has been a success and Nintendo are on course to reach sales of two million units by the end of March.