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No Plans to Bring ‘Wolfenstein: The New Order’ to the Switch (Yet)
With Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus set to hit the Nintendo Switch later this week, the question that some people have been is asking still remains unanswered: What about the first game? Well, according to Panic Button’s Adam Creighton, the people behind the port for Wolfenstein II and DOOM, it’s unfortunately not in the cards at the moment.
Speaking to GameSpot, Creighton puts the ball in Bethesda’s court when it comes to bringing Wolfenstein: The New Order, or it’s standalone prequel, The Old Blood, to Nintendo’s console. “It’s [up to] them and Nintendo as to what would work for the platform,” Creighton said. “I think it’ll be interesting to see how [The New Colossus is] received right after it launches at the end of the month and what Bethesda does from there.”
That being said, Creighton states that Panic Button are “totally up for anything” should Bethesda have any plans to bring those two games to the Switch. Creighton also confirmed that The New Colossus will not ship to the Switch with any of the existing DLC, saying “Bethesda is going to look at what the reaction is in the market, what people want.”
It’s not all bad news at this time, however. In case you’ve been under a rock, Steam is having it’s annual “taking your money” Summer Sale, where you can grab The Old Blood and The New Order in a two-pack with a nice 50% discount until July 5th.
Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus hits the Nintendo Switch June 29th.
In the grim darkness of the far future there is only war, but it was a cheerful illustrator from England who helped to define the terrifying war-torn imagery that inspired what we now know as Grimdark (a hybrid genre combining horror with sci-fi/fantasy).
Unfortunately for fans of Warhammer 40,000, Trench Crusade and countless other sources of Grimdark thrills, veteran artist John Blanche passed away this week after struggling with health issues for the past few years.
While the artist retired back in 2023, he leaves us with an enormous legacy of iconic artwork that continues to inspire gamers and storytellers around the world to this very day.
The news is especially gloomy as it was only last year that Daniel Lowman and Napoleon Dynamite himself Jon Heder released The Grim & the Dark: The Search for John Blanche, a documentary following Heder’s exploration of the Grimdark genre culminating in a heartwarming encounter with Blanche in his own home.
Below is one of my favorite pieces by Blanche, his highly influential depiction of Warhammer 40k’s God-Emperor of Mankind on his Golden Throne.
We send our deepest condolences to John Blanche’s family, friends, and fans.
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