Ninja Baseball League-Man Swings to Switch 2 with New Modes

A 1993 Irem arcade cabinet is getting a Switch 2 resurrection, and this time the fourth League-Man is finally playable. City Connection’s Bases Loaded brings the absurd baseball-themed beat ‘em up to Nintendo’s new console on December 10, 2026, with Pink promoted from support character to full roster slot, a new high-difficulty arranged mode, remixed tracks by Yosuke Yasui, and full HD visuals.

For handheld players, the real draw is the promise of four-player co-op on a single screen wherever you are — no quarter-feeding required, just a dock and three friends with Joy-Cons. The original arcade game’s chaotic multi-character brawling has always been a perfect fit for couch co-op, and Switch 2’s portability makes that same chaos portable in a way the 1993 cabinet never could be — the same revival path Truxton Extreme is carving for arcade legends on the new console.

Full HD and New Modes: How Switch 2 Powers a 1993 Arcade Brawler

The leap to Full HD isn’t trivial for a sprite-based arcade game. Irem’s original ran at 384x224, so upscaling to 1080p — and likely 4K when docked — requires careful pixel filtering. City Connection hasn’t confirmed a frame rate target, but the arcade original was a 60 FPS game and the beat ‘em up genre demands it. The arranged mode adds new stages and enemy placements, giving returning players a reason to revisit beyond nostalgia, just as the Gobliiins Collection rekindles interest in another retro franchise on Switch 2. On Nintendo Switch 2, the colorful sprites should pop whether you’re on the built-in screen or a TV, and the single-button special moves translate perfectly to a handheld layout.

Cooperate Anywhere: Why Four-Player Co-Op Finally Makes Sense on a Handheld

The original Ninja Baseball Batman was a four-player cabinet, but the logistics of rounding up three friends in an arcade made it a rare experience. On Switch 2, the same game becomes a local co-op session on a kickstand, a tabletop mode with multiple controllers, or a TV-based party when docked. That flexibility is exactly what portable gaming is for.

The new minigame mode — Home Run Derby and chaotic car races — also extends the party potential beyond the main beat ‘em up campaign, giving you something to do when a buddy dies early. Pink’s addition to the roster finally fills out the four playable slots properly, making 4-player matches feel complete rather than stuck with a guest.