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Birushana Winds of Fate

November 12: Today, Idea Factory has announced that it will release Birushana: Winds of Fate on Nintendo Switch in English for fans in the west. Look forward to it in 2026.

Birushana: Winds of Fate is an otome visual novel fan disc. It includes nine routes in total, and fans can see what life is like after the war has ended as protagonist Shanao spends her life with one of the love interests from the first game, or return to the time of war and get to know four new love interests.

All of the important details can be found in the following overview:

Villion: Code

January 27: This week’s issue of Famitsu has revealed Villion: Code, which is in the works for Nintendo Switch 2 and Switch. A release is planned for June 25, 2026 in Japan.

This is a new school RPG from Kouji Okada, the co-creator of Megami Tensei and Persona. It takes place in a university town of an isolated island floating in Tokyo Bay in the near future. Here students and teachers who have mutated into monsters are present. The game features procedurally generated dungeons and there’s “real-time speed action” combat”.

Temirana The Lucky Princess and the Tragic Knights trailer

Idea Factory has released a launch trailer for Temirana: The Lucky Princess and the Tragic Knights. Just recently, the otome visual novel shipped outside of Japan.

Lots of details can be found in the following Nintendo eShop description:

Ariana and the Elder Codex

October 23: Idea Factory is bringing Ariana and the Elder Codex to Nintendo Switch in the west with a full English localization, the publisher just announced. A release is scheduled for 2026.

Ariana and the Elder Codex was originally made by Compile Heart and Hyde. In Japan, it came out in August as Magical Librarian Ariana: The Books of the Seven Heroes.

Idea Factory has come through with a release date for Calamity Angels: Special Delivery. In North America and Europe, it’s arriving on February 17, 2026.

After it was announced at the start of the year, Calamity Angels: Special Delivery was initially planned for this summer in the west. However, Idea Factory later announced a delay.

Catch up on everything you need to know with the following overview:

Calamity Angels: Special Delivery

February 13: Today, Idea Factory and Compile Heart announced Calamity Angels: Special Delivery for worldwide launch on Nintendo Switch. It will be available this summer.

Calamity Angels: Special Delivery is a delivery service RPG. Kei Nanameda, known for his previous work on the Mary Skelter and Death end re;Quest series, is contributing visuals to the project.

Thanks to Idea Factory, we have the following details:

Magical Librarian Ariana: The Books of the Seven Heroes

May 19: Compile Heart and Hyde are bringing Magical Librarian Ariana: The Books of the Seven Heroes to Nintendo Switch, the two sides have announced. A release is planned for August 21, 2025 in Japan – the western version should follow later.

Magical Librarian Ariana: The Books of the Seven Heroes is a side-scrolling action RPG. In the game, Ariana will need to use her special magic to enter books and repair them while solving the mystery hidden in the library.

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June 2: Today, Eastasiasoft revealed that it will publish an English version of Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth2: Sisters Generation for Nintendo Switch in Asia with English support. English and Japanese voicework will be included along with English and Traditional Chinese text.

Previously, Idea Factory intended to publish the Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth on Nintendo Switch in the west. However, that ended up being scrapped since the games “did not comply with Nintendo Guidelines.”

Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth1 physical

April 28: Today, Eastasiasoft announced plans to launch Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth1 on Nintendo Switch in Asia with English support, and as part of that, the company is planning a physical release.

This follows the news that Idea Factory cancelled its plans for the Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth trilogy on Nintendo Switch in the west. It was said at the time that these titles “did not comply with Nintendo Guidelines.”

Mado Monogatari Fia and the Wondrous Academy

Mado Monogatari: Fia and the Wondrous Academy is coming to Nintendo Switch worldwide, Idea Factory and Compile Heart announced today. The game launches in 2025.

Mado Monogatari: Fia and the Wondrous Academy is a dungeon-crawling RPG. While it debuted in Japan at the end of last year, there was no word on an English release – until today. Now we know that it’ll be launching in North America and Europe.

Here’s an official overview:


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