Samurai Warriors 5 announced for Switch

Samurai Warriors 5 is in development for Switch, Koei Tecmo and Omega Force announced during today’s Nintendo Direct broadcast. A release is planned for this summer.

Samurai Warriors 5 is the latest addition to the hack and slash franchise. The previous entry in the franchise Samurai Warriors 4, came out in 2014. Samurai Warriors 5 marks a return of the series to Nintendo platforms.

Here’s a look at Samurai Warriors 5:

#EXCUSE ME WHEN WAS THIS ANNOUNCED?!!!#Samurai Warriors 5 #Sengoku Musou 5 #we get a YOUNG Nobunaga?!!#and Mitsuhide?!#wow these redone designs are stellar #WOW #great now where is #Sengoku Basara 5?!!!!!!#This must be a sign #time to go back to the sengoku period