Previously, GungHo Online Entertainment had announced that online multiplayer game Ninjala would go live on May 28 this year. If you’ve been excited to jump into some wacky battle royale combat, however – we have some unfortunate news.

The developer has confirmed that they will be delaying the game’s launch to 25 June 2020 instead. According to the delay announcement, this was due to ongoing public health concerns caused by the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak:

“GungHo Online Entertainment, Inc. (Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Representative Director, President and CEO: Kazuki Morishita, hereinafter GungHo) is announcing that the release date of the battle ninja gum action game Ninjala for the Nintendo Switch will be postponed from May 28, 2020 to June 25, 2020 (Japan Standard Time) due to the influence of COVID-19.

Ninjala is a battle ninja gum action game where players can enjoy free-roaming 3D action battles in stages that allow for movement in all directions, whether running along walls or fighting in mid-air. Using height differences to their full advantage, players engage in fierce battles using various weapons and powerful ninjutsu techniques.

We are sorry for worrying everyone who look forward to releasing of this title. We continuously prevent the spread of COVID-19 and develop this game.”

We’ll report back as the situation develops. Stay tuned.