Since the Nintendo Switch’s launch in 2017, Koei Tecmo has been loading it up with games from their long-running Warriors/Musou action brawler franchise. Fire Emblem Warriors was a great launch game, though light on raw content. Hyrule Warriors got a brand new edition that’s one of the best recent examples of the series. Warriors Orochi 4 was shrunk down from the bigger consoles with only minimal changes. The One Piece Pirate Warriors and Attack on Titan games made their way over. And there’s also a Persona-based brawler coming sometime in the near future.
In Japan specifically, Koei’s been even more prolific with the releases, porting a huge selection of games from the franchise back catalog to the Switch. Dragon Quest Heroes 1 and 2, Dynasty Warriors 8, Dynasty Warriors 8: Empires, Warriors Orochi 3, Samurai Warriors 4, and Samurai Warriors: Spirit of Sanada all got ports to the machine, often with new features included or all the DLC bundled in.
Out of these many additional ports, only Dynasty Warriors 8 has made its way to…