On August 12, Nintendo confirmed that Chibi-Robo! Plug Into Adventure!, the first game in the Chibi-Robo series, will arrive on the GameCube Nintendo Classics app on August 21. Chibi-Robo will be the fifth GameCube title added to the growing collection, offering a new perk for Nintendo Switch Online Expansion Pack users to enjoy.
Chibi-Robo was originally released in Japan in June 2005 and made its way to the West in February 2006. Chibi-Robo is a platformer that sees players take control of the titular, battery-powered toy robot. The game's main goal is to collect Happy Points, which are earned by doing various household tasks, like cleaning, throughout the Sanderson household. Chibi-Robo was followed up by sequels on the Nintendo DS and was remade for the Wii in 2009. Though the Chibi-Robo series is now dormant, its original developers have since created an independent successor called koROBO as a Kickstarter project.
One month after Super Mario Strikers made its debut on the GameCube Nintendo Classics app, Switch 2 owners will have another title to add to their collections. Chibi-Robo! Plug Into Adventure! launches on Thursday, August 21. However, the game will be exclusive...
