{"rewrite":{"id":"r_3cd541a7628a64e8c9251cf7","clusterId":"c_a2bc7e85b824e3992175f5b3","slug":"touhou-koumakyou-new-classic-gets-physical-switch-release-on-december-17","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Touhou Koumakyou: New Classic Gets Physical Switch Release On December 17","summary":"Shanghai Alice Reprise, the studio ZUN established, will release a physical edition of Touhou Koumakyou: New Classic ~ the Embodiment of Scarlet Devil. for Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2 on December 17. The Switch version costs 4,400 yen and the Switch 2 version 5,610 yen. Alliance Arts handles sales. The game was previously download only, and the physical run follows user requests for a copy on hand.","whyItMatters":"The download-only remake gets a boxed print run because enough players asked to own it, which puts a ZUN-led revival of a 2002 danmaku shooter into retail stores alongside its own recreated original.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe physical edition bundles a New Classic game card plus download codes for the Classic version and a soundtrack player, along with a reversible jacket styled after the 2002 Koumakyou, character and danmaku stickers, and a booklet titled Marisa\u0026#39;s Notes on Incident Resolution.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Classic version code restores the original as closely as possible and can read save data from 2002. The soundtrack player carries more than 30 tracks, the 2002 songs and the newly arranged ones. The download version remains on sale for Switch, Switch 2, PS5, and Steam.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNew Classic version game card\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDownload codes for the Classic version and the soundtrack player\u003c/strong\u003e: Classic version recreates the original; save data from 2002 can be used\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReversible jacket styled after the 2002 Koumakyou\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKoumakyou character \u0026amp; danmaku stickers\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMarisa\u0026#39;s Notes on Incident Resolution\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","blueskyPost":"Touhou Koumakyou: New Classic gets a physical edition for Switch and Switch 2 on December 17. 4,400 yen for Switch, 5,610 yen for Switch 2, sold by Alliance Arts. Includes the Classic version code and a soundtrack player with over 30 tracks.","twitterPost":"Touhou Koumakyou: New Classic is getting a physical Switch/Switch 2 release on December 17. 4,400 yen for Switch, 5,610 yen for Switch 2, handled by Alliance Arts. Bundles a Classic version code and a soundtrack player with 30-plus tracks.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"Shanghai Alice Reprise will ship a physical edition of Touhou Koumakyou: New Classic for Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2 on December 17, priced at 4,400 yen and 5,610 yen. The box adds a code for the Classic version, a soundtrack player with more than 30 tracks, stickers, and a booklet. The game had been download only until now.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Denfaminicogamer\",\"url\":\"https://news.denfaminicogamer.jp/news/2610152a\",\"title\":\"Touhou Koumakyou: New Classic ~ the Embodiment of Scarlet Devil. Physical Edition Launches December 17 for Switch/Switch 2; Includes Download Codes for Classic Version and Soundtrack Player\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4689,"outputTokens":782,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1792041737,"createdAt":"2026-10-15T05:17:55.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-10-15T05:21:09.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-15T05:21:09.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_a2bc7e85b824e3992175f5b3","canonicalTitle":"『東方紅魔郷：New Classic ～ the Embodiment of Scarlet Devil.』パッケージ版がSwitch/Switch 2向けに12月17日発売。Classic版およびサウンドトラックプレイヤーのダウンロードコードが同梱","representativeArticleId":"a_bb1a49cb622e1c873ff18246","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Touhou Koumakyou: New Classic ~ the Embodiment of Scarlet Devil.\"],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"release\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-10-15T03:13:17.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-10-15T03:13:17.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-15T05:21:07.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Denfaminicogamer","url":"https://news.denfaminicogamer.jp/news/2610152a","title":"『東方紅魔郷：New Classic ～ the Embodiment of Scarlet Devil.』パッケージ版がSwitch/Switch 2向けに12月17日発売。Classic版およびサウンドトラックプレイヤーのダウンロードコードが同梱"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Touhou Koumakyou: New Classic ~ the Embodiment of Scarlet Devil."],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"release","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}