This article was originally written for TheNintendoVillage.com, a website I founded and ran from 2018 to 2021.

Cutesy free-to-play brawler Ninjala had a beta test last week that ran into a few issues, with many players struggling to get into a game. That’s what beta tests are for of course, to help identify any bugs that need squashing, but it appears that the impact of COVID-19 has meant it will take longer to iron out those creases.

The developer GungHo Online Entertainment have taken to Twitter to announce that, due to coronavirus complications, the game will no longer meet its 28 May release date. The game is now scheduled to arrive on 25 June.

【ニンジャラ発売日についてのお知らせ】
世界的な新型コロナウイルスの感染拡大による影響により、ニンジャラの発売日を5月28日(木)から6月25日(木)に延期させていただきます。

楽しみにしていただいていた皆さまには大変申し訳ございませんが、何卒ご理解の程よろしくお願いいたします。
— Ninjala_JP (@Ninjala_JP) May 8, 2020

For those that don’t read Japanese, that roughly translates to:

[Notice about Ninjara release date]
Due to the spread of new coronavirus worldwide, the release date of Ninjala will be postponed from May 28th (Thursday) to June 25th (Thursday).
We deeply apologize to all of you who have been looking forward to this, but we would appreciate your understanding.

Were you one of the lucky ones who managed to get a game in the recent beta? Let us know your thoughts down in the comments.

Source: Twitter