Star Warsfans are often divided, and not only when it comes to decidingwhichStar Warsmovies are the best.Star Warsgames have created longstanding arguments between lovers of the expanded universe, with some preferring older entries likeStar Wars: BattlefrontandStar Wars: Knights of the Old Republic. Gamers with nostalgia for titles of this era likely have cause to celebrate today, as a Nintendo leak possibly revealed the release of the first-person shooterStar Wars: Republic Commandoon Switch.
Star Wars: Republic Commandoreleased in 2005, a couple of months before the George Lucas prequel trilogy would get its final movie,Star Wars: Episode 3 - Revenge of the Sith. The game gave a sneak peek at some vehicles and enemies fromEpisode 3, but it also managed to rise above simple teaser material.Star Wars: Republic Commandohas become a cult classic, with gamers praising its squad-based combat and story. While aplanned sequel forStar Wars: Republic Commandowas cancelledsometime in 2010, it looks like Nintendo Switch owners may get to play the original game soon.
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According to Nintendo Everything, update data forStar Wars: Republic Commandohas been uploaded to Nintendo servers, with media company Aspyr listed as the publisher. Aspyr has already brought otherStar Warsgames likeJedi OutcastandEpisode 1 Racerto the Switch, so it makes sense the company could be working onRepublic Commandotoo. Aspyr has been part of a recent wave of companies acquired by Swedish companyEmbracer Group, which also recently merged with Gearbox Studios.
Neither Nintendo nor Aspyr have officially said thatStar Wars: Republic Commandowill be released for Switch, but game data updates in the past have led to leaks of games such asFortniteandPaladins.Fortnitereleased for Switchon July 15, 2025, less than two weeks after the update data was uploaded to Nintendo’s servers. While there is no guaranteeRepublic Commandowill be ready that quickly, the leak allows for a fair argument that the game is coming sooner rather than later.
The potential release ofStar Wars: Republic Commandois only a small portion of the great newsStar Warsfans have had to celebrate lately. WithUbisoft’s open-worldStar Warsgame in the early stages of developmentand rumors that Aspyr media might also be working on aStar Wars: Knights of the Old Republicremake, there’s a lot in the news for fans ofStar Warsgames both old and new.
Star Wars: Republic Commandois available now for PC and Xbox, with a Switch port rumored to be in development.
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