Disney has been a staple of the video game industry since its early days, with the media juggernaut using its wide library of franchises to provide a plethora of different titles. Disney has its hands on some of the most popular franchises in gaming between its own properties and collaborations likeSquare-Enix’s popularKingdom Heartsfranchise. Disney’s wide cast of iconic characters have seen plenty of unique titles throughout the years and one of their most recent titles is getting an upgraded version later this year.
Disneyfirst releasedDisney Magical World 2in October of 2016 on the Nintendo 3DS. The life simulation game developed by Bandai Namco lets players interact and play mini-games with iconic Disney characters. The game’s original release featured worlds from classic Disney franchises like The Little Mermaid, Peter Pan, and Frozen among others for players to explore. During a recent Nintendo Direct, Nintendo officially announced that the game would be receiving an enhanced version on the Nintendo Switch.
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Bandai Namco and Nintendo officially announced during Thursday’s Nintendo Direct thatDisney Magical World 2: Enhanced Editionwould be coming to the Switch later this year. The trailer showed off several different worldsbased on popular Disney franchiseslike Lilo & Stitch and Beauty and the Beast. Players will be able to customize their outfits with many based on the franchises featured in the game along with designing their in-game houses. The trailer also announced that all DLC released for the original game would be included with the Enchanted Edition release.
Disney franchises have long been a staple of the gaming world with classic titles likeAladdinandThe Lion Kingon SNES being some of the console’s most popular titles. The company typically licenses out their franchises for use by other developers in the case of the previously-mentionedKingdom Hearts. Disney’s acquisition of major media juggernauts like LucasArts and Marvel has given the massive conglomerate access to evenmore iconic gaming franchises.
Recent years have seen the already huge Disney expanding their operations into several new outlets to push their iconic franchises. The launch ofDisney+, the company’s devoted streaming service, was a major success for the company and Marvel continues to dominate the box office with successful films likeShang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten RingsandBlack Widow. The breadth of content under the Disney umbrella seems to get larger by the year, but titles likeDisney Magical World 2show the company continues to embrace its animated roots.
Disney Magical World 2: Enchanted Editionis scheduled to release in Holiday 2021 for the Nintendo Switch.
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