Shanghai Alice Reprise has announced that Touhou Koumakyou: New Classic – the Embodiment of Scarlet Devil, a remake of the 2002 bullet hell shooter, will be getting a physical edition for the Nintendo Switch and Switch 2 on December 17. The announcement follows numerous requests from fans for a physical copy of the game, which was released digitally on September 9 for PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, and Windows (Steam).
According to the original game’s creator, ZUN, the dev team hadn’t planned to ship physical copies of the game. However, “astonishing” fan demand pushed them to change their minds, and they were able to get physical copies ready for shipping before the year’s end (via X).
The Touhou Koumakyou: New Classic – the Embodiment of Scarlet Devil physical edition comes with reversible cover art in the style of the original 2002 game, character and bullet pattern stickers, a “Marisa’s Guide to Resolving Anomalies” booklet, and a download code for a soundtrack player.
Just like the digital version, the physical edition of Touhou Koumakyou: New Classic – the Embodiment of Scarlet Devil includes both the remake and the original game, with the latter titled “Touhou Koumakyou: Classic ~ The Embodiment of Scarlet Devil” (the original game is included in a download code). While Touhou Koumakyou: Classic cannot be purchased as a standalone game, replays and save data from the 23-year-old original (its Ver. 1.02H, to be exact) can be transferred over to the Classic version.
Touhou Koumakyou: New Classic – the Embodiment of Scarlet Devil is available on PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, and Windows (Steam). The Classic version only supports Japanese. Nintendo Switch and Switch 2 physical editions are planned to release on December 17.
