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Atelier Ryza 2

Atelier Ryza 2: Lost Legends & the Secret Fairy makes its debut in the west today, and we have a first look at the English version on Switch. Have a look at nearly an hour of footage below.

Atelier Ryza 2: Lost Legends & the Secret Fairy is out today in North America. The European release is set for January 29.

Atelier Ryza 2: Lost Legends & the Secret Fairy

System: Switch
Release date: January 26, 2021
Developer: Gust
Publisher: Koei Tecmo


Our beautiful and charming resident concocter of potions and alchemy returns in a follow up to the most successful entry in Koei Tecmo’s long-running Atelier franchise, which sees alchemists go on fantastical adventures of self-discovery and wonder as they achieve their goals in heartwarming tales. Nearly 25 years later, the series is bigger than ever and one of its most popular protagonists, Ryza, returns with her own sequel. Atelier Ryza 2: Lost Legends & the Secret Fairy builds upon the foundation of what made the original such a hit with both old and new fans alike, and while it still doesn’t necessarily do anything to reinvent the wheel or push the genre or technical limits of hardware, the game continues to do what the franchise does best: provide us with wholesome adventures in a relaxing JRPG setting with a cast you can’t help but love and grow with.

Koei Tecmo reported its latest financial results today, revealing new shipment data for a few different titles.

Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity is now confirmed to have shipped 3.5 million copies worldwide. That’s the highest amount for any single Warriors title ever, Koei Tecmo has stated.

The same report also provides an update on a couple of other releases. Atelier Ryza 2: Lost Legends & the Secret Fairy has shipped 220,000 copies across all platforms in Japan and Asia. Romance of the Three Kingdoms XIV: Diplomacy and Strategy Expansion Pack Bundle is at 100,000 copies in both regions.

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Buddy Mission Bond

Nintendo closed out the week by offering a demo for Buddy Mission Bond on the Japanese Switch eShop. For a look at some footage, check out the video below.

Buddy Mission Bond is due out for Switch in Japan on January 29. A release for the west has not been announced at this time.

Buddy Mission Bond

Nintendo has shared the opening movie for Buddy Mission Bond, its new adventure game for Switch. Watch the video below.

Buddy Mission Bond releases for Switch in Japan on January 21. As of now, there’s no word on a release for the west.

Winning Post 9 2021

Winning Post 9 2021, originally planned for March 18 in Japan, is seeing a month delay. Koei Tecmo announced today that the game has been pushed back for April 15.

Koei Tecmo didn’t go into specifics in explaining the delay. However, the company apologized to fans for the extra wait.

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Buddy Mission Bond

Nintendo has uploaded a series of commercials for Buddy Mission Bond, its adventure game made in partnership with Koei Tecmo. We have the full set below.

Romance of the Three Kingdoms XIV

Koei Tecmo has gone live with the latest trailer for Romance of the Three Kingdoms XIV: Diplomacy and Strategy Expansion Pack. View the video below.

Romance of the Three Kingdoms XIV: Diplomacy and Strategy Expansion Pack is now available for Switch in Japan. It’ll arrive on February 11 in North America and Europe.

A new soundtrack for Fire Emblem: Three Houses was announced a little while back. Play-Asia is now taking pre-orders here.

As a reminder, there will be a regular version for $73. You can also pick up a limited edition for $104, which comes with a music box and four poster cards. Both editions also feature six discs, a bonus DVD, clear case, Sothis and Rhea jacket, and a twenty page booklet.

Here’s the product description from Play-Asia:

As is tradition for Famitsu, the magazine spoke with a ton of different developers about their ambitions for 2021. One developer who participated was Keisuke Kekuchi, who’s leading the Gust brand at Koei Tecmo and is also the producer of Fatal Frame.

Kekuchi shared the following with Famitsu, as translated by Nintendo Everything:


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