We don’t know a whole lot about Rune Factory 5 yet, except a vague release date of “2020”. At their recent final results briefing, Marvelous offered a bit more insight. They stated that Rune Factory 5 will “definitely not” be released in the current fiscal year, i.e. before March 2020. Instead, they hope to release the game in the following fiscal year, meaning sometime between April 2020 and March 2021.
The official Japanese Fire Emblem Twitter account has introduced another character in Three Houses today. Dorothea, voiced by Juri Nagatsuma, is a member of the Black Eagles. She was the apprentice of a famous opera singer before coming to the Monastery. Since she was also a member of the Mittelfrank Opera company, she has a great deal of admiration for Manuela. She’s the only commoner in the Black Eagle house, which makes her feel uncomfortable to a certain degree, but it also makes her treat everyone as an equal, no matter their social standing.
Here’s a closer look at Dorothea, including a clip of her talking to Byleth, before she finds out that he’s a teacher:
A new teaser countdown site has appeared online that corresponds with the upcoming RPG title Omega Labyrinth Life, coming with the “title” of Omega Labyrinth 0083 Stardust Memory.
While it is unclear what the title might be referring to, Gematsu has translated the other text on the site. For the countdown itself, the tagline “Oppai! I’ve come home!” can be deciphered, while also making reference to an “Operation Star Breasts”.
According to the site, this mission is intended to rain breasts down upon the earth and make the greatness of breasts more widely known to people.
The countdown is set to end on May 14th at 17:00 JST, at which time another teaser site will be opened up with more new information on the title.
Cygames has formally announced that the next Summon Showcase for Dragalia Lost will be coming tomorrow, May 14th, and will be titled Beauty in Motion.
The developer also provided an outline of the showcase’s content, as well as a video. Both are included below.
Citing poor health, current Marvelous president Haruki Nakayama is set to step down from the position on June 18th and will be succeeded by current vice chairman, Shuichi Motoda.
This change will follow the company’s 22nd annual shareholders meeting, at which the change will be formally voted upon.
It’s time for the latest Famitsu’s most wanted games chart. Dragon Quest XI S holds on to the top spot for Nintendo titles while Animal Crossing slips out of the top five.
Head past the break for the full chart. All votes were cast between April 18 and April 24.
Switch eShop deals – Fast RMX, Furi, Rime, SteamWorld, The Messenger, Wandersong, Yooka-Laylee, more
A number of new deals are up and running on the North American Switch eShop. These include Fast RMX, Furi, Rime, the SteamWorld games, The Messenger, Wandersong, Yooka-Laylee, and more.
Here’s the full roundup of sales:
Toshihiro Nagoshi has worked on many high-profile IPs throughout his time at SEGA. These days he’s known for the Yakuza series, but he also created Super Monkey Ball and was a producer on F-Zero GX.
In an interview with Famitsu, Nagoshi highlighted the differences between how Nintendo and SEGA make games. He also touched on what he feels was so amazing about Nintendo. Here’s the excerpt, courtesy of Siliconera:
