Ninja Gaiden Ragebound Set to Launch on Switch With a Caveat

Sure, let’s dive into this mess together. Keep your seatbelts fastened, folks.

Okay, so, Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound—it’s dropping like, super soon. End of July 2025. Unless you’re chilling with a Nintendo Switch; they’re sticking the FPS at 30. I know, yikes. Anyway—no, actually, not anyway—let me just say how wild it is to see them drag this 3D hack-and-slash into some kinda pixelated side-scroller. The Game Kitchen is playing architect here—dunno why they’re called that, maybe they cook games? Sorry, that wasn’t funny. Moving on.

So no Ryu Hayabusa this time, right? Totally flipping the script on us. Instead, they’re rolling with Kenji and Kumori—no idea who they are, but cool names, so that’s a start. And yeah, it’s Xbox Game Pass friendly upon arrival. Cha-ching for those subscribers.

Wait, wait. Here’s a good one: The publisher (you know, Dotemu) says the Switch version’s gonna struggle along at 30 FPS. Like seriously, on launch? Not ideal. But if you’ve got that new-fangled Switch 2, you might see better graphics wizardry. How that magic happens? Your guess is as good as mine. They’re gonna spill those beans—uhh, when they feel like it, I guess.

Okay, diverting back—none of this is surprising for Switch peeps. Heard about Blasphemous? Similar vibes performance-wise. The only thing keeping me from fainting with disappointment is this vague promise of performance updates. Dotemu’s got some secret plans in their back pocket.

Oh, and get this: 2025’s like an entire year party for Ninja Gaiden fans. It’s raining releases—Ragebound, Ninja Gaiden 2 Black at the New Year, and some Ninja Gaiden 4 action coming in October. Twelve whole years since a main ninja showdown, and it’s all happening. Not gonna lie, feels like a nostalgia trip, yet a future ride. My brain’s doing somersaults, trying to keep up.

That’s it, my brain’s toast. Ninja Gaiden’s world is unpredictable, but so worth the chaos. Stay tuned in for the madness. Cheers! 🍻