What Happened To Genshin Impact On Switch

A new rumor challenge that the release of Genshin Affect on Nintendo Switch has been cancelled is making the rounds in the Japanese fan community, and it'southward only a matter of time until the rumor starts spreading in the English fandom as well. Matter is, that rumor was already debunked.

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Genshin Bear upon was first announced on June ix, 2019, for Mobile and PC. Later on, a Nintendo Switch version got announced on January 14, 2020. That was months earlier the game's release on September 28, 2020. And fifty-fifty before the annunciation of a PlayStation release. All the same, Shanghai-based developer HoYoverse, previously miHoYo, has yet to denote a release date and additional details on that Switch Version. Many fans are however waiting for this release to happen someday, and the elusive release is the eye of many rumors.

How the "Genshin Bear upon Got Its Switch Version Cancelled" Rumor Started

The rumor started spreading on April 18, 2022, with the release of the new Ayaka and Ayato lore video. Early on, when the video was first released, the YouTube description did not include the usual "Planned release: Nintendo Switch" and Nintendo trademark. These are unremarkably included in all official videos of the official Japanese Genshin Impact YouTube channel.

Several Japanese fans noticed the Switch release was omitted, and the rumor started spreading in the Genshin Japanese community on Twitter and anonymous message boards.

Nintendo Switch Trademark and Release Added Dorsum in by HoYoverse

However, it turned out that all of this was a simple fault by HoYoverse, equally the Nintendo Switch mention was edited into the video clarification a few hours later. Possibly considering HoYoverse noticed the rumor. Furthermore, the new videos released on April nineteen all properly include the "Planned release: Nintendo Switch" and Nintendo trademark. A unproblematic typo created quite the scare in fans still waiting for a Switch version.

Many Japanese fans have yet to notice that the description was edited and are nevertheless discussing whether this could mean the Switch version was cancelled. Understandable considering HoYoverse has been completely silent and did not respond our questions on the matter either. The last fourth dimension the Switch version was officially brought up was in July 2021.

Do you think HoYoverse will eventually abolish the Switch version of Genshin Impact, or do yous still believe information technology'll happen? Let me know in the comments!

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Iyane Agossah

@A_iyane07

Living almost Paris, Iyane (He/Him) is the head of Japanese content at DualShockers. He speaks Japanese, has been loving anime and Japanese games for over 25 years and plays Genshin Impact for its story and exploration. You lot can reach him on Twitter at @A_iyane07.