Rhythm Heaven preorder

Rhythm Heaven Groove is up for preorder now, giving Nintendo’s rhythm series its first concrete retail rollout ahead of a July launch. (ign.com) IGN’s preorder guide says select retailers are taking orders for physical copies at $39.99, and Best Buy’s product page lists the same price with a July 2, 2026 release date. (ign.com) (bestbuy.com) Nintendo’s own store page also lists Rhythm Heaven Groove for July 2, 2026 and says the game is available in digital form on Switch. The page estimates a 3.5 gigabyte file size and says Switch 2 compatibility is still “Untested.” (nintendo.com) The game was first announced in Nintendo Direct on March 27, 2025, when Nintendo said it was one of the Switch titles coming in 2025 and beyond. Nintendo’s April 9, 2026 news post later locked in the July date and described a collection of rhythm games built around timed button presses. (nintendo.com 1) (nintendo.com 2) That release timing gives Nintendo a first-party Switch game on the calendar just after the spring rush and before whatever comes next in its presentation schedule. Nintendo’s most recent official broadcast on its archive is a Partner Showcase from February 5, 2026 focused on upcoming Switch 2 and Switch games. (nintendo.com 1) (nintendo.com 2) Rhythm Heaven has been mostly dormant for years. IGN describes Groove as the follow-up to 2016’s Rhythm Heaven Megamix, while Nintendo’s store page says players will chop vegetables, bounce fruit, and flap with birds to songs by Tsunku♂. (ign.com) (nintendo.com) Retail pages show a family-friendly release profile, but not every listing matches on age rating. Nintendo’s store page carries an ESRB content note for “Mild Fantasy Violence,” while Best Buy lists the overall ESRB rating as E for Everyone with the same descriptor. (nintendo.com) (bestbuy.com) For now, the clearest new fact is simple: after a year of waiting between announcement and date confirmation, Rhythm Heaven Groove has turned into a standard $39.99 preorder with a fixed July 2 release. (ign.com) (nintendo.com)