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Originally released in 2005, Chibi-Robo! is a 3D platforming game centered around a robot dedicated to housecleaning. This particular unit is owned by the Sanderson family, and players will have to help them with several issues that go beyond simply cleaning up: the tiny robot will have to help both the family and their toys solve their personal problems. Doing so will help Chibi-Robo gain Happy Points, allowing it to rise in the rankings compared to other Chibi-Robo units released around the game’s world. A Nintendo Switch 2 trailer for Chibi-Robo! can be found below.
Following its initial release on GameCube, Chibi-Robo! did get a version on Wii a few years later. That option never made its way to North America though, so this marks the first time that Nintendo has made this game available again here in two decades. Chibi-Robo did appear in a few follow-up games in the years following the original game’s release, but none of those games were as well-received as the original. Developer Skip, Ltd. closed its doors following the release of Chibi-Robo! Zip Lash in 2015, but several veterans from the series announced a spiritual successor last year called koROBO.
Chibi-Robo!‘s arrival on Nintendo Switch 2’s GameCube app isn’t a total surprise; the game was one of several announced during April’s Nintendo Direct presentation. Of the games revealed, we’re still waiting on release dates for Luigi’s Mansion, Super Mario Sunshine, Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance, Pokemon Colosseum, and Pokemon XD: Gale of Darkness. It’s unclear exactly when we might see those GameCube games made available, but Nintendo seems to be sticking to a once per month release schedule at the moment.
