Nintendo and SNK have announced that SNK’s revival of the Samurai Showdown series in, well, Samurai Showdown, will arrive on February 25 for Western fans. On top of that, pre-orders for the Switch version also include a Switch port of the Neo Geo Pocket game, Samurai Shodown! 2. The 1999 game features two distinct versions of each character, for a total of 32 unique play styles.
Samurai Shodown first launched for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One worldwide in June 2019, followed by Google Stadia in November 2019. The Switch version launched in December 2019 in Japan, while a PC version is also being planned for the future.