Nintendo’s Most Unique Exclusive This Year Is A Love Letter To Retro Anime
Nintendo's upcoming exclusive game, Orbitals, is a co-op puzzle platformer inspired by retro anime. The game aims to evoke nostalgia for elder millennials who grew up watching classic anime on channels like Cartoon Network. With its unique art style and cooperative gameplay, Orbitals pays homage to beloved anime series from the '80s and '90s.
- ▪Orbitals is a two-player co-op puzzle game featuring a retro anime art style.
- ▪The developers at Shapefarm drew inspiration from iconic anime shows such as Evangelion, Sailor Moon, and Cowboy Bebop.
- ▪Players control characters Maki and Omura, using various tools to solve puzzles and save their space-station home.
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| Publication time | Wed, 27 May 2026 19:00:46 +0000 |
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Nintendo’s Most Unique Exclusive This Year Is A Love Letter To Retro Anime Orbitals is a co-op puzzle platformer made for those of who grew up watching anime on Adult Swim AnimeCo-opNintendo Switch 2Summer Preview 2026 By Ash Parrish Published May 27, 2026 | Comments (0) | 𝕏 Copied! © Shapefarm One of Nintendo’s most interesting exclusives of the year is a precision orbital strike (heh) directly at the heart of elder millennials. Orbitals is a two-player co-op puzzle game with a retro anime artstyle that harkens to the days of watching Toonami’s Midnight Run. One of my fondest memories as a human is staying up past my bedtime to watch anime on Cartoon Network. That feeling is exactly what the developers at Shapefarm intended to capture with Orbitals.
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