Two Unrelated Games Called Piece by Piece Are Launching Together on Switch
Two games with the same name are heading to the Nintendo Switch eShop together, and their studios are selling them as one bundle. Both are called Piece by Piece, and they have nothing else in common. The Switch launch is set for November 25, according to Video Games Chronicle.
The first game is from Gamkat, which released it on Steam in March. The publisher was No More Robots. In it, players repair items for woodland animals in a cosy, unhurried setting.
The second is from Neon Polygons. It is a puzzle platformer, a game where you jump and climb through levels by solving puzzles. Players connect and disconnect jigsaw pieces to get through 100 levels. Neon Polygons put its version on Steam two days after Gamkat's release, handling the launch itself with no publisher.
The Switch versions are where the two paths meet. No More Robots signed on to publish Neon Polygons' game on Switch after learning that the developer could not afford to bring it to the console alone. Nintendo's own storefront, the eShop, is where the games will be sold.
The shared title caused friction along the way. No More Robots founder Mike Rose said Nintendo's certification team, the group that checks games before they go on the eShop, asked "why do you have two games with the same name" many times. The name is now part of the bundle's pitch rather than a problem to solve.
Pricing is set out as follows. Gamkat's Piece by Piece will cost US$11.99 or £9.99 on Switch. Neon Polygons' version will cost US$12.99 or £10.99. Each carries a 20% discount until December 2.
Buyers who want both can get the Piece by Piece Double Bundle, priced at US$20.99 or £17.85, with a 10% discount until December 2. A bundle is several games sold together at one price, and it lets buyers choose between the two or take both.
For players, the practical choice is simple. Either game can be bought alone, or both can be bought together. Both prices and discounts run until December 2, so the window to buy at the discounted rates is about three weeks after the launch.
