{"id":5839,"date":"2021-11-09T15:04:52","date_gmt":"2021-11-09T06:04:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=5839"},"modified":"2022-05-12T17:20:53","modified_gmt":"2022-05-12T08:20:53","slug":"20211109-5839","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/20211109-5839\/","title":{"rendered":"Digital board game Let\u2019s Play! Oink Games to release in 2021 for Nintendo Switch"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>Publication date of the <a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/articles\/newsjp\/20211105-181379\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">original Japanese article<\/a>: 2021-11-05 19:19 (JST)<br>Translated by. Ryuki Ishii<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>Developer Oink Games announced on November 5 that the title of their new game will be <em><strong>Let\u2019s Play! Oink Games<\/strong><\/em>, and it will come out by the end of 2021 for Nintendo Switch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Oink Games launched a Kickstarter campaign in May of this year and managed to successfully raise around 6.5 million yen (approx. $57,600) from 1690 backers. The project was called <em>Oink Games+<\/em> at the time, but now the official title has been revealed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Oink Games is known for titles such as <em>Tiger Trio&#8217;s Tasty Travels<\/em> and <em>Takeshi and Hiroshi<\/em>, as well as a number of physical board and card games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Here\u2019s the upcoming co-op game \u201cMoon Adventure\u201d in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/OinkGamesPlus?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#OinkGamesPlus<\/a>!<br>The 3 astronauts\u2019 mission: collect 7 supply chips and get everyone back to base safely. Each astronaut uses an oxygen card from the tank on their turn, then rolls the dice to advance their piece. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/APmmbPudXg\">pic.twitter.com\/APmmbPudXg<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Let&#39;s Play! Oink Games (@LPOinkGames) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LPOinkGames\/status\/1447910422808514564?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 12, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">When on the OGS (Oxygen Generation System), you can refill the oxygen cards! But within the the oxygen cards deck are magnetic storm cards. Drawing one will cause the OGS break&#8230;! Can we all get out of this pinch? (In the video we couldn\u2019t get through\u2026) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/OinkGamesPlus?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#OinkGamesPlus<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VlYHjZkqcz\">pic.twitter.com\/VlYHjZkqcz<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Let&#39;s Play! Oink Games (@LPOinkGames) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LPOinkGames\/status\/1447910674743496711?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 12, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Let\u2019s Play! Oink Games<\/em> lets you play Oink Games\u2019 physical board games on the Nintendo Switch. According to their <a href=\"https:\/\/oinkgames.com\/en\/games\/digital\/lets-play-oink-games\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">official website<\/a>, the motivation behind the game\u2019s development is to provide a way to \u201cplay board games online even if we couldn\u2019t meet in person,\u201d amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Three board games are confirmed to be included: <em>Deep Sea Adventure<\/em>, <em>Startups<\/em>, and <em>Moon Adventure<\/em>. <em>Deep Sea Adventure <\/em>is a hit title that has sold over 200,000 copies worldwide. In this game, \u201cA group of explorers gather in a single submarine and seek the treasures that await at the bottom of the sea.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Startups<\/em> is another highly acclaimed title from Oink Games. Each player takes on the role of an investor trying to become the biggest shareholder of promising startup companies by wisely managing their cards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Moon Adventure<\/em> is a cooperative board game where a group of astronauts are trapped on the moon trying to recover supplies while managing the team\u2019s shared oxygen cards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Oink Games+ Beta Test &quot;Deep Sea Adventure&quot;\" width=\"1160\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xd3D11mQ6P8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Oink Games+ Beta Test &quot;Startups&quot;\" width=\"1160\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/W4vZTHNJTiM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Four game modes will be available: Single player, Share a Switch, Online play, and Local play. Single player mode lets you play against the AI, and Share a Switch mode lets you play together with friends on a single screen. Online play and Local play are self-explanatory. However, each game supports different game modes. For example, <em>Startups <\/em>cannot be played in Share a Switch mode.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/oinkgames.com\/en\/games\/digital\/lets-play-oink-games\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Let\u2019s Play! Oink Games<\/em><\/a> will be released for Nintendo Switch in 2021, followed by a smartphone release.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Digital board game Let\u2019s Play! Oink Games to release in 2021 for Nintendo Switch. 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