Pipistrello and the Cursed Yoyo
Nintendo Switch · 2025
About this game
Pipistrello and the Cursed Yoyo is a 2D diagonal-down action-adventure that blends combat, exploration, and puzzle-solving in a dense urban setting, drawing inspiration from classic 8- and 16-bit Zelda -style design.
You play as Pippit, a young bat and aspiring yoyo master who becomes entangled in a power struggle within his family’s energy empire.
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After an attack on his aunt, fragments of her soul are scattered across the city, embedded in batteries controlled by rival crime bosses.
Recovering them drives exploration across a sprawling metropolis made up of four distinct districts, each packed with secrets, challenges, and interconnected locations.
The yoyo is the core of the experience, functioning as both weapon and traversal tool.
As new tricks are unlocked, it enables increasingly complex movement options such as crossing gaps, grinding along surfaces, and chaining maneuvers together to reach hidden areas.
These abilities gradually recontextualize the city layout, encouraging backtracking and experimentation.
Progression is supported by multiple customization systems.
A badge system allows players to equip modifiers that affect combat and movement, with limited capacity encouraging deliberate build choices.
Passive upgrades are acquired through a contract-based system that temporarily applies negative effects until debts are repaid through exploration and combat, adding a risk–reward layer to character growth.
The city replaces traditional fantasy overworlds and dungeons with malls, stadiums, offices, and industrial zones, while combat mixes fast-paced action with environmental puzzles.
There are optional assist settings available to adjust damage, health, and drop rates.
Visually, the game adopts a 16-bit aesthetic inspired by handheld-era classics, with optional display filters such as CRT and pixel-perfect modes.
About Nintendo Switch
Released in 2017, the Nintendo Switch became one of the best-selling consoles of all time thanks to its hybrid handheld/docked design. Its cartridge-based physical format (as opposed to discs) has made complete-in-box collecting popular again, with certain limited print runs and Nintendo-published exclusives already commanding a premium on the secondhand market just a few years after release.
Gamevaro tracks Pipistrello and the Cursed Yoyo for Nintendo Switch with separate market values for loose, complete-in-box (CIB) and factory-sealed copies, sourced from real eBay sales. Prices also vary by region — PAL, NTSC-U and NTSC-J releases of the same game often sell for different amounts due to print run sizes and regional collector demand.
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Price history
Market values by condition
NTSC-U
Recent sales
| Date | Type | Region | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-12 | New (sealed) | NTSC-U | €53.05 |
| 2026-07-12 | Graded New | NTSC-U | €58.36 |
| 2026-07-12 | Box Only | NTSC-U | €10.50 |
| 2026-07-12 | Complete in Box | NTSC-U | €26.24 |
| 2026-07-10 | Complete in Box | NTSC-U | €26.23 |
| 2026-07-10 | Box Only | NTSC-U | €10.49 |
| 2026-07-10 | New (sealed) | NTSC-U | €34.96 |
| 2026-07-10 | Graded New | NTSC-U | €38.46 |
| 2026-06-23 | Item only | NTSC-U | €65.88 |
| 2026-06-18 | Complete in Box | NTSC-U | €25.87 |
| 2026-06-18 | Box Only | NTSC-U | €10.35 |
| 2026-06-18 | Graded New | NTSC-U | €37.91 |
| 2026-06-18 | New (sealed) | NTSC-U | €34.46 |
| 2026-06-17 | New (sealed) | NTSC-U | €34.46 |
| 2026-06-17 | Graded New | NTSC-U | €37.91 |
| 2026-06-17 | Complete in Box | NTSC-U | €25.87 |
| 2026-06-17 | Box Only | NTSC-U | €10.35 |
| 2026-06-15 | Complete in Box | NTSC-U | €25.93 |
| 2026-06-15 | New (sealed) | NTSC-U | €34.54 |
| 2026-06-15 | Graded New | NTSC-U | €38.00 |
| 2026-06-15 | Box Only | NTSC-U | €10.37 |
| 2026-06-13 | Graded New | NTSC-U | €38.00 |
| 2026-06-13 | New (sealed) | NTSC-U | €34.54 |
| 2026-06-13 | Complete in Box | NTSC-U | €25.93 |
| 2026-06-13 | Box Only | NTSC-U | €10.37 |
| 2026-06-12 | Complete in Box | NTSC-U | €25.99 |
| 2026-06-12 | New (sealed) | NTSC-U | €34.63 |
| 2026-06-12 | Graded New | NTSC-U | €38.09 |
| 2026-06-12 | Box Only | NTSC-U | €10.40 |
| 2026-06-09 | Box Only | NTSC-U | €10.40 |
Market insights
Rarity & condition
Pipistrello and the Cursed Yoyo has a steady sales history on the tracked marketplaces, meaning enough copies circulate to establish a reliable market price.
Complete-in-box (CIB) copies typically command a premium over loose cartridges/discs because the original box and manual are more fragile and get discarded or damaged over time — fewer complete sets survive.
Frequently asked questions
How much is Pipistrello and the Cursed Yoyo worth?
Pipistrello and the Cursed Yoyo for Nintendo Switch is currently worth €65.88 loose, €26.24 complete in box, and €53.05 factory sealed. Prices are based on real sales and update regularly on Gamevaro.
Is Pipistrello and the Cursed Yoyo rare?
Pipistrello and the Cursed Yoyo has a steady sales history on the tracked marketplaces, meaning it trades hands regularly and isn't considered particularly rare.
What's the difference between loose, CIB and sealed for Pipistrello and the Cursed Yoyo?
Loose means cartridge or disc only, CIB (complete in box) includes the original box and manual, and sealed means factory-sealed and never opened. For Pipistrello and the Cursed Yoyo, loose is €65.88 and CIB is €26.24 — CIB commands a premium because original boxes and manuals are fragile and often don't survive.
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