Angry Video Game Nerd 8-bit announced for Nintendo Switch

Today, publisher Retroware and developer Mega Cat Studios revealed Angry Video Game Nerd 8-bit. The game will launch for Nintendo Switch in Q2 2025. A NES version is also planned.

Angry Video Game Nerd 8-bit is a side-scrolling action platformer. Players will “battle through frantic platforming levels, defeat classic AVGN bosses, and save all of gaming from a corrupted monstrosity.”

Further details can be found in the following overview:

The ultimate nerd rage is back in Angry Video Game Nerd 8-bit—an all-new action platformer set in the Angry Video Game Nerd universe! As The Nerd, blast your way across a host of pixel art levels crawling with zombies, mechanical skeletons, ghoulish reapers, and more!

Key Features

• The 8-Bit Experience – Run, jump, slide, and shoot your way through levels in this new 8-bit installment featuring the Angry Video Game Nerd! It doesn’t just look like an 8-bit game—there will also be a cartridge version available for actual retro hardware!
• The Angry Video Game Nerd Universe in 8-Bit Form – Journey through multiple levels inspired by the Angry Video Game Nerd universe, and blast away at enemies themed around each level! Slide below platforms, pick up power-ups, and take alternate routes to get to the boss room!
• Familiar Faces, New Fights – As The Nerd heads into the pixel-ridden fight, he must face off against familiar faces from his past! Waiting at the end of every level, bosses from the Angry Video Game Nerd universe hope to destroy The Nerd!

Find the first trailer for the game 8-bit below.

Announcement Trailer

When we have a concrete release date, we’ll be sure to let you know. Additionally, we’ll remind folks that Angry Video Game Nerd 1 & 2 Deluxe previously launched on Nintendo Switch – you can read about that here.