Tales of the Shire has been announced for the Nintendo Switch and launches later this year!

Set in the world of The Lord of the Rings, Tales of the Shire takes on a different genre than usual when it comes to LOTR videogames and seems to be a cosy farming life-sim, as oppose to the usual action-RPG we'd tend to expect. 

Scroll down for the official word from the publisher and the announcement trailer:

From Wētā Workshop, known for their work in the film industry, comes Tales of the Shire: A The Lord of the Rings Game, a Hobbit life sim set in the Middle-earth universe of J.R.R. Tolkien. Coming later this year to the Nintendo Switch.

Stay tuned to N-Europe as we’ll let you know when an official release date is set!