In some rather disappointing news publisher Idea Factory International have today announced that the European (and North American) Nintendo Switch release of the Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth Trilogy, which consists of Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth 1, Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth 2 Sisters Generation, and Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth3 V Generation, and Death end re;Quest: Code Z have been cancelled due to “not complying with the Nintendo Guidelines”.
Originally the Neptunia games were announced for a digital only release on 21st May 2024, but for an unknown reason the releases were postponed until further notice. Interestingly a Nintendo eShop web listing for Hyperdimension Neptunia: Re;Birth 2 Sisters Generation (with visuals for Hyperdimension Neptunia: Re;Birth 3 V Generation) is still available in Europe. Death end re;Quest: Code Z meanwhile was announced for a Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 & PlayStation 5 release in 2025, but will now only be released onto the PlayStation 4 & PlayStation 5. The full statement about the cancellation can be found below:
Idea Factory International was originally set to release the following Neptunia titles on the Nintendo eShop on May 21: Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth 1, Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth 2 Sisters Generation, and Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth3 V Generation. It was also announced that Death end re;Quest: Code Z was set to launch physically and digitally for Nintendo Switch in 2025.
The 3 Neptunia titles and Death end re;Quest: Code Z for North America and Europe will no longer launch on the Nintendo Switch/Nintendo eShop due to the contents of the Re;Birth series and Death end re;Quest: Code Z not complying with the Nintendo Guidelines.
Please note that Death end re;Quest: Code Z will still launch physically and digitally for the PlayStation®4 and PlayStation®5 in 2025.
Interestingly all four titles have previously been released onto the Nintendo Switch in Japan, so it is unclear what exactly has caused the games to be cancelled (as “not complying with Nintendo Guidelines” could refer to anything related to the game). Regardless, the Nintendo Switch releases of these titles in Europe and North America have all been cancelled.
