{"id":9391,"date":"2022-02-08T11:43:12","date_gmt":"2022-02-08T02:43:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=9391"},"modified":"2022-02-08T11:43:13","modified_gmt":"2022-02-08T02:43:13","slug":"20220208-9391","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/20220208-9391\/","title":{"rendered":"A Switch port of the Demon Slayer game to release globally on June 10"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>Written by. Ryuki Ishii based on the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/articles\/newsjp\/20220207-191261\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">original Japanese article<\/a>\u00a0(original article&#8217;s publication date: 2022-02-07 11:30<\/em> <em>JST)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>Publisher Sega and developer CyberConnect2 have announced that <em><strong>Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba \u2013 The Hinokami Chronicles<\/strong><\/em> is coming to Nintendo Switch globally on June 10, a day after its release in Japan and Asia. It\u2019ll include all the post-launch content, including 6 additional characters, online missions, and balance adjustments. The limited-time launch version of the physical release is already available for pre-order, and it comes with a character unlock key for Demon Slayer Academy Tanjiro Kamado.<\/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=\"Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Hinokami Chronicles | Nintendo Switch\u2122 Version Teaser Trailer\" width=\"1160\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yfGruR2C3qE?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><br><em>Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba \u2013 The Hinokami Chronicles<\/em> is a video game adaptation of the hit manga\/anime series <em>Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba-<\/em>. It\u2019s being published by Aniplex in Japan, and Sega in Asia, Europe, and North America. CyberConnect2, the company behind numerous videogame adaptations of Jump manga, handled the development. The game initially came out on PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, and PC (Steam) in October of 2021 and shipped over one million units in two weeks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The fighting game includes a single-player Adventure Mode and an online\/offline Versus Mode. The Adventure Mode lets you relive the anime\u2019s story from season 1 to the <em>Mugen Train<\/em> movie. In the Versus Mode, you get to play as your favorite characters in a 2 vs. 2 match with up to 2 players.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" src=\"http:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/20220207-191261-header.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9394\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/20220207-191261-header.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/20220207-191261-header-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/20220207-191261-header-380x214.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/20220207-191261-header-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/20220207-191261-header-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/20220207-191261-header-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/20220207-191261-header-696x392.jpg 696w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/20220207-191261-header-1068x601.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/20220207-191261-header-747x420.jpg 747w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" src=\"http:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/20220207-191261-003.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9393\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/20220207-191261-003.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/20220207-191261-003-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/20220207-191261-003-380x214.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/20220207-191261-003-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/20220207-191261-003-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/20220207-191261-003-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/20220207-191261-003-696x392.jpg 696w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/20220207-191261-003-1068x601.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/20220207-191261-003-747x420.jpg 747w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br>A separate <a href=\"https:\/\/topics.nintendo.co.jp\/article\/717134e6-88b2-4eee-b955-829b5dd8af28\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">announcement<\/a> made in Japan indicates that the Switch port will include the Kimetsu Academy Summer Uniform Costumes for Tanjiro, Nezuko, Zenitsu, Inosuke, and Giyu. The Butterfly Mansion Patient Wear costumes for Tanjiro, Zenitsu, and Inosuke, which were a part of the Deluxe Edition bonus on other platforms, are also included.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gameplay footage and screenshots of the Nintendo Switch version have already been released, and while the resolution and graphical details are somewhat rougher than the other versions, the toon shading seems to hold up well enough to capture the charm of the characters and visual effects. It\u2019ll be interesting to see how well the game will perform on the hardware.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The official website for <em>Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba \u2013 The Hinokami Chronicles <\/em>can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/demonslayer-hinokami.sega.com\/\">he<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/demonslayer-hinokami.sega.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">r<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/demonslayer-hinokami.sega.com\/\">e<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba \u2013 The Hinokami Chronicles is coming to Nintendo Switch globally on June 10. 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