SEGA Fighting Game Takes 33 Years to Arrive on a Nintendo Console
Anticipation builds as Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O. World Stage, first on Nintendo Switch 2 since its arcade debut in '93, launches March 26, 2026! Pre-beta tests start February 18 for Nintendo Online subscribers, with the standard edition at $19.99 and a 30th Anniversary Edition offering extra content for $49.99.
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Sega's Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O. Arrives on Nintendo Switch 2 in 2026 with Crossplay and Upgrades
After more than three decades on competing consoles, Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O. World Stage is finally heading to the Nintendo Switch 2 on March 26, 2026. This marks the series' first appearance on a Nintendo console since its arcade debut in 1993. The Switch 2 version will feature crossplay support, refined fight balance, new moves and combos, and rollback netcode for low-latency online play.
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Game info
- Official Name
- Groove Coaster: Initial Initial Echo Ego
- Brief Summary
- Touhou Project music DLC for Groove CoasterTitle: Initial Initial Echo EgoArtist: RD-Sounds*Arrange from Touhou ShinreibyouDifficulty: Simple 2 / Normal 5 / Hard 8BPM: 156
- Genre
- Music
- Play Modes
- Single player
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