Persona 5 Royal Announced For Nintendo Switch Release In October, With Other Entries To Follow

After years of hopes, rumors, and speculation, Nintendo fans are finally get their wish. Atlus announced today that Persona 5 Royal, Persona 4 Golden, and Persona 3 Portable are all coming to the Nintendo Switch, which has long been considered the natural home for the popular RPG series.

The announcement, which came during today’s Nintendo Direct Mini, aligns with the earlier news that the series will be coming to Xbox and PC. It’s a big move for the Persona games, which have traditionally been tied to PlayStation platforms outside of Persona 4 Golden’s earlier release on PC.

First released in 2006, Persona 3 achieved cult popularity with its day-by-day approach to life in a Japanese high school, which it mixed with a dark, supernatural storyline. It was subsequently followed by Persona 4 and Persona 5, which expanded the formula in various ways.

A History of Every Nintendo Direct in the Switch Era and Beyond

As Nintendo continues to use the Direct as its main way of detailing its biggest games, with major ones like The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 2 on the way we thought it would be a great time to look back at the biggest moments from their long history. We’ve chosen to focus on multi-game Nintendo Directs (no Nindie or Indie World Showcases as those are more often cyclically tied to events like GDC and PAX, no single-game or Pokemon Directs, no off-shoot shows like the Nintendo Spotlight: E3 2017, no Super Smash Bros. – Mr. Sakurai Presents, or the Super Nintendo World Direct) that have aired since the Nintendo Switch was released on March 3, 2017, and specifically we’re counting up the ones that occurred in North America. Don’t worry, we’ve also included some highlights of the years before as well.

As we wait for the next Nintendo Direct that will hopefully reveal more about the Breath of the Wild sequel – that was just delayed to Spring 2023 – and more potential surprises, let’s take a look at all the Directs that led us to where we are today.” src=”https://assets-prd.ignimgs.com/2022/03/29/historyofnintendodirects-yt-1648568384391.jpg?width=888&crop=16%3A9&quality=20&dpr=0.05″ class=”jsx-2920405963 progressive-image image jsx-294430442 rounded expand loading”>

When Persona 5 was released in 2017, many fans hoped the series would make its way to Nintendo Switch in relatively short order, not the least because Persona 4 Golden was so well received on the handheld PlayStation Vita. But while there were many teases and hints over the years, including Joker joining Smash Bros. Ultimate, the move never came to fruition until now.

With the Nintendo Switch release, Persona 3, 4, and 5 will be available on major major platforms. All three are technically enanced editions of their original releases, though Persona 3 Portable is in some ways more of a point-and-click visual novel due to the limitations of the original PSP release on which it’s based. It is, however, the only entry with a story starring a female protagonist.

Persona 5 Royal launches October 21 on PC, Xbox, and Switch, with all downloadable content confirmed for the PC and Xbox versions. Persona 4 Golden and Persona 3 Portable will follow at a later date on the Switch.

In the meantime, check out the rest of our coverage of today’s Nintendo Direct, which includes announcements for the Mega Man Battle Network Legacy Collection and much more.