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Ever17 Never 7 remasters

November 24: Ever 17: The Out of Infinity and Never 7: The End of Infinity have just been announced for Nintendo Switch. Both are due out on March 6, 2025 in Japan, and a Double Pack will be available. Note that while only a Japanese release is confirmed, English will be among the supported languages.

Ever 17: The Out of Infinity and Never 7: The End of Infinity are a pair of visual novels in the Infinity series. They first launched in 2002 and 2000 respectively. Kotaro Uchikoshi, known for his work on the Zero Escape and AI: The Somnium Files franchises, wrote both entries.

Today, PQube shared a final release date for the western version of Genso Manège. The title is scheduled for January 31, 2025.

Genso Manège, a visual novel from Mages, was confirmed for localization back in April. Today marks the first time PQube has shared any information about launch timing.

As a reminder, here’s what you can expect from the otome visual novel:

SINce Memories Off The Starry Sky trailer

PQube has sent out a launch trailer for SINce Memories: Off The Starry Sky. The video celebrates the title’s launch in the west.

Here’s some information about it:

Corpse Party II delayed

Corpse Party II: Darkness Distortion has been hit with a delay.

News about the change in release plans was shared in social media. According to the official X account, the team will be using the extra time to improve the game’s quality.

Corpse Party II: Darkness Distortion was originally planned for this fall. However, given how it’s October and the year is coming to an end, today’s news about the delay probably isn’t overly surprising;

SINce Memories Off The Starry Sky release date

PQube and Mages today set the release date for SINce Memories: Off The Starry Sky in the west. The title is scheduled for October 23, 2024.

PQube confirmed localization plans for SINce Memories: Off The Starry Sky back in March. This is the first time we’ve heard about any sort of release window.

Find an overview of the slice-of-life visual novel below.

Emio - The Smiling Man Famicom Detective Club interview origins

Nintendo just published a new Emio – The Smiling Man: Famicom Detective Club developer interview in which we learn how the game came to be, and also got insight into the making of the smile for Emio (or the Smiling Man).

Producer Yoshio Sakamoto and assistant producer Kaori Miyachi took part in the discussion. According to Sakamoto, there weren’t plans for Emio while working on the Famicom Detective Club remakes. However, after seeing Mages work on that release, he “began to seriously think about creating something new again and was motivated to write a new story.”

Here’s the full excerpt from the interview:

B-Project Ryuusei Fantasia trailer

PQube is providing a final look at B-Project Ryuusei Fantasia. The visual novel, which originally released in Japan, just landed in the west today.

You can find more details in the following overview:

B-Project Ryuusei Fantasia release date

June 7: PQube just passed along the final release date for B-Project Ryuusei Fantasia. For those in North America and Europe, it hits Switch on July 15, 2024. The physical version follows on July 26.

B-Project Ryuusei Fantasia actually launched on Switch way back in 2021 – but only in Japan. PQube then announced plans to localize the visual novel this past February.

Ogre Tale release date

Ogre Tale appears to have a relaese date from a new Switch eShop listing, and it seems the game is finally coming up next month. The store page puts it down for July 11, 2024.

Ogre Tale was announced for Switch nearly four years ago. There’s been no news about the game since then, so the sudden release date news is a bit surprising.

Here’s an overview of the game:

Corpse Party II: Darkness Distortion

March 28: XSEED and Mages today announced Corpse Party II: Darkness Distortion, which is in development for Switch. A release is planned for Fall 2024.

Corpse Party II: Darkness Distortion is a new entry in the horror series, but now with new characters, a new setting, a terrifying new curse, and explorable 3D rendered environments. We’ve got more information in the following overview:


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