Last year, Nintendo announced a revival of a classic turn-based strategy game series in the form of Advance Wars 1+2 Re-Boot Camp. This will bundle both Advance Wars and Advance Wars 2: Black Hole Rising into one package, with a new art style, refined mechanics, and changes that hope to give fans and newcomers a fresh experience. Many fans were excited about this new entry in the series, as there hasn't been a single Advance Wars game since Advance Wars: Days of Ruin on the Nintendo DS in 2008.
While it was initially announced to be released in 2021, the game was delayed to the following year, citing the game needing refinement before release. While the release date for the game was initially set in stone for April 8, Advance Wars 1+2 Re-Boot Camp would get delayed again. While the reason for this delay was stated in consideration of ongoing "world events," it's heavily implied the ongoing war between Ukraine and Russia was the main reason. Considering the content of Advance Wars is too close to current events, this delay makes a lot of sense. Despite this, one fan has managed to get the game up and running, if only for a very short time.
This footage was uploaded by Twitter user killetheth, or Rachael, who had pre-loaded Advance Wars 1+2 Re-Boot Camp from the Nintendo eShop, which was done before the delay. Rachael had managed to get the game running on her Switch Lite, indicate by her completing a few missions from the game already. When she was asked to show proof of the game running, she showed off some footage that she had captured.
This brief clip of Advance Wars 1+2 Re-Boot Camp's gameplay was of the tutorial level, which gave fans some insight into how the rebooted gameplay works in comparison to the older games, as well as the rescored music. Fans could also see how the art style looks in the game, with charming 3D models and an anime-esque look for characters like Nell and the soldiers.
The following morning after this clip was uploaded, Rachael was sent an email from Nintendo that canceled her purchase and refunded her for the game. She revealed that she was able to get through some campaign missions of this Advance Wars reboot before she was forced to stop. Some noted that this was preventable if she didn't connect her Switch to the Internet, but she posits that Nintendo probably would have noticed other users aside from her who were able to take advantage of the exploit.
Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp will release exclusively on Nintendo Switch.