THE DYNAMIC DUO ARE BACK, AND THIS TIME THEY’RE PORTABLE
UK – 14th December 2017 – Award-winning veteran games developer and international games label Team17 and Playtonic Games, the UK studio formed by veterans of the platforming genre, are excited to announce that Yooka-Laylee is out now for Nintendo Switch!
Yooka-Laylee on Nintendo Switch includes several improvements and many fan-requested features.
“We spent many months adding significant optimisations and dozens of game updates to ensure the Nintendo Switch version of Yooka-Laylee really is the bee’s knees.” said Gavin Price, Studio Director at Playtonic Games. “There’s single Joy-Con™ support across our eight multiplayer games, and a huge list of changes; including brand new camera mode, control improvements, and menu options. There’s a lot!”
Key Features:
- Take on Capital B with Yooka and Laylee anytime, anywhere on Nintendo Switch!
- Play with your friends! Split Joy-Con support is offered for eight unique local multiplayer arcade games (up to four players)
- Get all the stuff! Yooka-Laylee will reward you for playing with lovely Nintendo Switch achievements
- Five engrossing worlds that can be explored and expanded. Expanding a world adds in new areas to explore, new characters to meet and bosses to defeat! Visit Tribalstack Tropics, Glitterglaze Glacier, Moodymaze Marsh, Capital Cashino and Galleon Galaxy.
Take a Look at the Yooka-Laylee Nintendo Switch Launch Trailer:
About Yooka-Laylee
Developed by Playtonic and published by Team17, Yooka-Laylee stars the charismatic new buddy duo Yooka and Laylee, who use an arsenal of special moves to explore – and expand – gorgeous 3D worlds filled with collectibles to discover, secrets to unlock and a cast of quirky characters to meet (or defeat).
Related: Yooka-Laylee Now Out for PC and Consoles, Launch Trailer
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