A new edition of Diablo 3 is coming to Nintendo Switch.

The Diablo III Eternal Collection includes the original version of the game, the Reaper of Souls expansion, the Rise of the Necromancer pack, and all content updates, including the recently-unveiled Themed Seasons. This confirms yesterday’s leak surrounding the game.

The Switch version supports up to 4-player co-operative play in a variety of ways – whether that’s four people playing locally on a single Switch or connecting multiple consoles together wirelessly or online. This new version also supports the Switch’s various control schemes, including the option to play using a single Joy-Con.

Diablo 3 will take advantage of Nintendo’s new online service, which is launching in the second half of September. Cloud saves will allow players to sign-in to their profiles on other Switches easily. While cross-platform play won’t be supported at launch, it is something Blizzard said it is interested in and exploring. The game can be played offline, with your progress being uploaded whenever your Switch next goes online.

The Switch version also contains Nintendo-specific items, including the ‘Legend of Ganondorf’ cosmetic armour set, a Tri-Force portrait frame, a Chicken pet, and ‘Echoes of the Mask’ cosmetic wings.

Legend of Ganondorf Cosmetic Armour

The Eternal Collection marks Blizzard’s first game on a Nintendo platform for 15 years. Speaking to Blizzard, we asked why Diablo 3 was selected as the first game to bring to Switch.

“I think it was the right one to start with,” said Pete Stilwell, Senior Producer. “We've got already a great console game in it. I think it's done a very good service in binding us to Nintendo and re-establishing a relationship with them. It's been since StarCraft 64 since we've done anything major with Nintendo. So I think it was a great way to ease back into the pool and explore the technology and get an understanding of it was something that was already really well-ported to console.”

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While Blizzard brought three titles to Game Boy Advance in 2003, the last major collaboration between the two companies was StarCraft 64, which was released back in 2000.

Stilwell spoke enthusiastically about rekindling Blizzard’s working relationship with Nintendo after such a hiatus: “It's been fantastic. That's not just lip service. Nintendo is a developer first. I think Blizzard also is, even though we have publishing in-house. You're talking to other folks who want to make compelling game experiences and who are so proud of their products. It's a kindred spirit and to get to negotiate things like what were our tie-ins going to be. We got to nerd out and love their IPs and kind of have those types of relationships. It's awesome to collaborate with other developers like that. I hope it's the start of a really great future between Blizzard and Nintendo.”

While there is no exact release date, Blizzard said it is aiming to release The Eternal Collection this autumn.

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