GungHo Online Entertainment’s hit puzzle RPG comes to the Nintendo Switch today with many ways to play, like co-op, online multiplayer, and custom dungeons
TOKYO, Japan – February 19, 2022 – GungHo Online Entertainment launched PUZZLE & DRAGONS Nintendo Switch Edition today on the Nintendo eShop for $4.37 USD. The hit mobile title has been redesigned for the Nintendo Switch to be enjoyed solo or with friends through a variety of game modes, a custom dungeon maker, achievements, and avatars. Optional in-app purchases are available.
Game Modes
The iconic puzzle RPG offers new game modes only on Nintendo Switch:
- Quest Mode: Journey through 16 dungeons spanning 75 floors in single-player, or work with others in couch co-op to form a party for your adventure.
- PvP Mode: Face off with up to seven players and fight for the highest score in three match types:
- World Match: Compete against random opponents from around the world.
- Friend Match: Challenge friends in an online lobby.
- Computer Match: Hone your skills by practicing against NPCs offline.
- Custom Mode: Build your own custom dungeons to play and share with others.
Achievements and Avatars
Enjoy an enriching Puzzle & Dragons experience full of achievement goals with big rewards. Play lots of games to earn chances to collect avatars by pulling them from one of four Egg Machines:
- Standard Egg Machine
- Heroine Egg Machine
- Godfest Egg Machine
- Dragons & Dragonbound Egg Machine
Additional avatars can be collected from three Egg Machines available as DLC on the Nintendo eShop. Each of these avatars comes with either a new Team, Awakening Badge, Additional Song, or Cosmetic Skin as a bonus item.
On the Nintendo Switch, fans can begin their quest in Puzzle & Dragons using either TV mode, tabletop mode, or handheld mode. A Nintendo Switch Online subscription is required for online multiplayer and custom dungeon sharing/downloading.
Review codes for PUZZLE & DRAGONS Nintendo Switch Edition are available upon request. Please email gungho@triplepointpr.com for codes.
For more information on PUZZLE & DRAGONS Nintendo Switch Edition, visit the official website, Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Assets can be found here.
Puzzle & Dragons is a mobile gaming phenomenon that continues to see tremendous growth, featuring an addictive combination of puzzle, dungeon-crawling, and monster-collecting gameplay. In the game, players can capture, collect and evolve thousands of elemental monsters while incorporating quick thinking to chain combos and maximize the abilities and skills of their monsters. To date, Puzzle & Dragons has surpassed 90 million downloads worldwide and can be downloaded from the App Store and Google Play.
For information on GungHo Online Entertainment America, visit www.gunghoonline.com. Fans can also follow the latest Puzzle & Dragons news on Facebook and Twitter.
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ABOUT GUNGHO ONLINE ENTERTAINMENT AMERICA
GungHo Online Entertainment America, Inc. (GOEA) is a multiplatform publisher dedicated to delivering the best titles, content, and support for the online gaming community. Established in 2012 and led by former Square Enix U.S.A. and XSEED Games executive Jun Iwasaki, GOEA is the US division of GungHo Online Entertainment (GOE), an established Japanese publisher. GOEA’s content partners include leading developers SUPERTRICK GAMES, Game Arts, Acquire, and Gravity, all of which are subsidiaries of GOE. GOEA publishes and distributes network-oriented games for console, handheld, mobile, tablet, and MMO-style games for PC. GOEA is located in Redondo Beach, CA. For more information, visit www.gunghoonline.com.
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