

On their way, they meet various characters who guide them through their various lands as well as the Gatekeeper Trio who block their path. That means experimental, niche titles like Rhythm Heaven are likely something we’ll have to look back fondly on as Nintendo continues to concentrate on its proven blockbuster franchises.I discovered something interesting! The following article may contain spoilers! Read at your own risk.ĭuring the story of the game, the player helps a character named Tibby get back to Heaven World by completing various Rhythm Games and restoring the flow. The Wii U’s failure, the death of Satoru Iwata, and the departure of Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime led to Nintendo being more pragmatic these days. It’s likely that Nintendo will someday release a port of Rhythm Heaven Fever or Rhythm Heaven Megamix for the Switch, but it’s doubtful we’ll see a new title in the series. Since then, the number of titles Nintendo develops has drastically decreased, which means we see less eclectic titles like Rhythm Heaven. Unfortunately, the development team behind Rhythm Heaven, Nintendo SPD Group 1, was merged into Nintendo EPD in 2015.

Since then, besides a Wii U re-release of Rhythm Heaven Fever in 2016, the series has been dormant. Finally, in 2015, Rhythm Heaven Megamix, which combines select minigames from the previous three titles, was released on Nintendo 3DS. Rhythm Heaven was followed by Rhythm Heaven Fever on the Wii three years later, which also wowed fans. It wasn’t until Rhythm Heaven released worldwide on the Nintendo DS in 2008-9 that it attained its cult status. However, that game was only released in Japan. In fact, Rhythm Tengoku, the first title in the franchise, was the final Nintendo-developed game to be released on the GBA. The Rhythm Heaven series got its start on the Game Boy Advance.
