A-Train 9 Evolution Brings the Railway Sim to Nintendo Switch 2 on June 4
This marks the first numbered A-Train title on a Nintendo platform since the Super Famicom in 1995, and the team used the Switch 2 hardware to overhaul the rendering and add modern city elements.
Reporting from 2 sources: ASCII.jp, Automaton.
Artdink will release A-Train 9 Evolution for Nintendo Switch 2 on June 4, priced at 12,980 yen. The game is a port of A-Train Exp.+ DX for PlayStation 4, with graphical improvements, additional buildings, mouse support, and new tutorials. A 40th Anniversary Memorial Box will launch simultaneously. Director Junmei Ono and producer Takayuki Seido discussed the title in an interview.
Artdink's city development railway management sim A-Train 9 Evolution arrives on Nintendo Switch 2 on June 4. Priced at 12,980 yen, the game is built on the foundation of A-Train Exp.+ DX for PlayStation 4 but receives a rendering overhaul, new buildings such as green offices and data centers, and mouse support. A 40th Anniversary Memorial Box with a commemorative ticket sheet will also be available at launch. Director Junmei Ono, a programmer who joined Artdink in 2011, said the team aimed to bring the city scenery closer to modern times by adding contemporary vehicles like hydrogen buses. The last numbered A-Train title on a Nintendo console was A-Train 3 Super Version for Super Famicom in 1995.
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