If you're a fan of Japanese baseball, then you'll be aware that the Hanshin Tigers recently won the Japan Series for the first time since 1985.
You might be wondering why this is significant in the realm of video games, but, as spotted by Tokyo Game Life, Nintendo has a prior connection with the team.
Back in 2003, Hanshin won the Central League pennant, which meant it would play the winner of Japan's other baseball league, the Pacific League, in the Japan Series. Hanshin lost the 2003 to the Daiei Hawks.
Nintendo released a special GameCube to commemorate Hanshin winning the Central League pennant in 2003, and it's now one of the most appealing versions of the console.
With Hanshin's 2023 victory over the Orix Buffaloes, it begs the question – could we get a special edition of the Switch to commemorate this momentous occasion?
[source twitter.com]
Comments 5
Holy moley I hadn’t heard this amazing news! Hooray hooray Tigers!
I never did go watch them at Koshien Stadium, but followed them whether I liked it or not while living in Osaka. You simply can’t avoid their popularity in Osaka. I mean, fans were jumping in the canal the last time they won it all. They must be celebrating like crazy now, too!
My pick for the best GameCube variant
I’m pretty sure there is a Neo Geo pocket colour console in the same design or very similar
@Gs69 Yes. I remember the Hanshin Tigers edition of the Neo Geo Pocket. I kind of wanted one, but it didn't make a lot of sense when that money could go to more NGP games.
Bring back the Daiei Hawks special editions! 😅 The clear orange and smoke N64 and GameBoy Color looked fantastic in that colour scheme. An OLED Switch special edition would be cool.
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