May2024
News Visual Novels Based On 'The Quintessential Quintuplets' Anime Come To Switch Next Week
The famous five
Publisher Spike Chunsoft has announced that it is bringing the popular anime and manga series 'The Quintessential Quintuplets' to Switch on 23rd May in the form of two brand-new visual novels. The Quintessential Quintuplets - Memories of a Quintessential Summer and The Quintessential Quintuplets - Five Memories Spent With You will...
April2024
News New Shiren The Wanderer Free Content Update Adds Extra Dungeons, Challenges And More
Dive back in
Spike Chunsoft's catchily-titled roguelike RPG Shiren the Wanderer: The Mystery Dungeon of Serpentcoil Island has today landed a new free content update. Yes, it's available right now. One of the headline additions this time around is the new Sacred Tree Dungeons, where you will be able to blast through a series of tough dungeons each...
February2024
Feature Shiren The Wanderer Devs On Preserving Series' "Difficulty" And "Uniqueness"
"I made sure to preserve what I believed to be valuable"
Shiren the Wanderer is one of the longest-running roguelike series in the world. Debuting back in 1995 as the second entry in the Mystery Dungeon series, Mystery Dungeon 2: Shiren the Wanderer introduced the world to the young boy who would explore many procedurally-generated dungeons over the...
News Octopath Traveler Studio 'Acquire Corp.' Bought By FromSoftware Owner
For an undisclosed sum
Kadokawa, the owner of companies including FromSoftware and Spike Chunsoft, has today announced that it has bought the studio behind Octopath Traveler, Acquire Corp. (thanks, VGC). The company confirmed that it had made Aquire into "a wholly owned subsidiary" in its recent quarterly financials briefing, where it explained its...
January2024
News New Shiren The Wanderer Details Introduce Online Features And Fresh Faces
Coming to Switch next month
After some confusion following its initial announcement, we now know for sure that Shiren the Wanderer: The Mystery Dungeon of Serpentcoil Island is receiving a Western release on 27th February. Outside of the
December2023
News Spike Chunsoft's Annual Survey Wants To Know More About Your Gaming Interests
"Your input and opinions are incredibly valuable to us"
Spike Chunsoft, the Japanese developer (Pokémon Mystery Dungeon, AI: The Somnium Files, the Danganronpa series) and publisher, wants fans to take its 2023 video game survey, so it can learn more about what they're interested in. If you have any of this company's games before, your input is...
News New Shiren The Wanderer Trailer Showcases The Upcoming Roguelike's Fresh Features
Rescue, Parallel Play and Monster Dojo all detailed
Thanks to confirmation from Spike Chunsoft back in October, we know for sure that Shiren the Wanderer: The Mystery Dungeon of Serpentcoil Island (catchy little title, huh?) is heading West on 27th February. But what will the latest entry in the roguelike RPG series have in store? What new
News Spike Chunsoft's Latest Sale Offers Up To 80% Off Select Switch eShop Titles (Europe)
Discounted Danganronpa
Hot on the tail of Black Friday discounts, publisher Spike Chunsoft has snuck into the 'Festive Offers' eShop sale for 2023, providing some pretty meaty savings on select titles. There is a fair selection of games included this time around with series like Danganronpa and AI: The Somnium Files scoring discounts of up to 80%...
October2023
News Shiren The Wanderer: The Mystery Dungeon Of Serpentcoil Island Is Coming To The West
He roams around, around, around
First announced in the Japanese version of the September 2023 Nintendo Direct, Spike Chunsoft has confirmed that Shiren the Wanderer: The Mystery Dungeon of Serpentcoil Island is coming to the West, with a physical release set for 27th February 2024. The trailer above touches on the history of this roguelike Mystery...
September2023
News Save Big On Danganronpa With Spike Chunsoft's Switch eShop Sale
Nothing despairing about this
If you're a fan of visual novels and murder mysteries but have yet to dive into the Danganronpa franchise, then now might be the perfect opportunity. Spike Chunsoft has launched a rather generous Switch eShop sale which discounts its games by as much as 85%. You've got the aforementioned Danganronpa franchise, AI: The...
August2023
News Master Detective Archives: Rain Code Gets A Minor Update On Switch
Version 1.3.2 has arrived
Following a successful launch in June and even some DLC, Spike Chunsoft has now released another minor update for the noir detective adventure game Master Detective Archives: Rain Code. This is a relatively small hotfix but it will improve the overall game experience on the Nintendo Switch. Here are the full patch notes...
July2023
News Master Detective Archives: Rain Code Writer "Would Love To Make A Sequel"
And he's open to "opinions and feedback"
Spike Chunsoft released its noir detective adventure game Master Detective Archives: Rain Code on the Switch at the end of last month and it's been well-received so far. Here on Nintendo Life, we gave the game seven out of ten stars - noting how it was definitely worth checking out if you're a fan of the...
June2023
"We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience"
Later this month, Spike Chunsoft is releasing Master Detective Archives: Rain Code on the Nintendo Switch. Unfortunately, if you ended up ordering a copy of the "Mysteriful Limited Edition" and are located in North America, there's been a slight delay. Instead of releasing alongside the standard and...
March2023
News Master Detective Archives: Rain Code Cast Shows Off Weird And Wonderful Skills In New Trailer
Meet the World Detective Organisation
Spike Chunsoft has released a brand new trailer introducing us to Master Detective Archives: Rain Code's World Detective Organisation. This is actually part two of the showcase, so make sure you go and check out that first WDO trailer from February. We've met a handful of these characters before,
Pre-orders now live
Following a Switch announcement in July last year, Spike Chunsoft has now confirmed ANONYMOUS;CODE will be arriving on Nintendo Switch on 8th September this year, with pre-orders now now available on the publisher's website. This announcement was made alongside a new trailer. In addition to this, it's been revealed this will be...
News Fitness Circuit Brings Your Own Virtual Trainer To Switch This May
Feel the burn!
Publisher Spike Chunsoft has today announced that it will be bringing exercise back to the Switch as Fitness Circuit powers its way onto the console on 26th May. Remember back in the early days of the global pandemic when everyone turned to Switch games like Ring Fit Adventure to maintain some sense of daily exercise? It served as a...
January2023
Talking Point Do We Need Another Pokémon Mystery Dungeon On Switch?
Putting the "fun" in d(f)ungeon
I've been thinking a lot about Pokémon Mystery Dungeon recently. Maybe it's the list of spin-offs I recently wrote up, which reminded me just how many excellent/terrible Pokémon spin-offs exist out there, or maybe it's the fact that when I was writing my answer to the question "What Pokémon game should be the next...
News Made In Abyss RPG Updated To Version 1.0.3, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
Going deeper
Last year, you might remember that the hit anime Made in Abyss finally made the jump to the video game world. Made in Abyss: Binary Star Falling into Darkness may have launched to lacklustre reviews, but improvements are coming to the game today thanks to a new update, Spike Chunsoft has announced. The publisher shared the patch notes...
December2022
Noir goes lucid
One of the biggest surprises and standouts during the 13th September Nintendo Direct was the reveal of Master Detective Archives: RAIN CODE, a brand new mystery game from Kazutaka Kodaka, the creator of the Danganronpa series. Set in a rainy city full of bright lights, and embracing a more dark fantasy style compared to the pink...
News Spike Chunsoft Shares New Master Detective Archives: Rain Code Trailer
Launching on Switch in Spring 2023
In September, Spike Chunsoft lifted the lid on its new project Master Detective Archives: Rain Code - a detective adventure style game, due out on Switch in Spring 2023. The latest update is a new introduction trailer - featuring Shinigami, the death god contracted to haunt protagonist Yuma, who gives a sneak peek...
November2022
News Danganronpa, AI: The Somnium Files, And Steins;Gate Get Deep Discounts For Black Friday
Spike Chunsoft joins in Nintendo's Cyber Deals sale
Do you love killing games? Of course you do, you clicked on the title. Fantastic news for you, dear murder-loving reader: Spike Chunsoft, purveyors of all things genocidal, are having a massive sale on their games. The sale begins November 17th, and continues until the 30th November, so you've got...
October2022
News Danganronpa Creator Hasn't Ruled Out Returning To The Series
"Someday I may go back, maybe"
The Danganronpa series finally made the jump to Switch last year in the form of Danganronpa Decadence (alongside all three main games, and the brand-new Switch exclusive Ultimate Summer Camp getting individual digital releases), bringing murderous teddy bears and pink-splattered crime scenes to our screens. Series...
August2022
News Take Note Of 'Made In Abyss' RPG's New Screens, Notebook, And Primeval Creatures
Write it down!
When you're going cave diving, what do you need? A notebook? We're not sure about that! But the upcoming Made in Abyss: Binary Star Falling into Darkness wants you to bring one with you. Well, not in real life, but there's a key mechanic in the action RPG, and it's not really for Abyss diving. It's for recording details of the people...
News Spike Chunsoft's Switch eShop Sale Includes Danganronpa, Somnium Files, And More
A sale has been discovered!
Spike Chunsoft has just launched a huge summer sale over on the Switch eShop in both North America and Europe, with savings of up to 85% off on a range of visual novels, adventure games, and more! There's up to 85% off on a range of games, with the entire Danganronpa series, Steins;Gate, Robotics;Notes, and the fantastic...
News Made In Abyss: Binary Star Falling Into Darkness File Size Seemingly Revealed
How deep does the cave go?
Next month, the first video game adaptation of the hit anime series Made in Abyss will be hitting the Switch. And thanks to the eShop and Nintendo Everything, we might have a good idea how big a hole you'll need to dig to make room for the game. The upcoming RPG from Spike Chunsoft, Made in Abyss: Binary Star Falling into...