NieR: Automata turned one year old today. It first launched for PlayStation 4 in Japan on February 23, 2017. To celebrate its first anniversary, Square Enix will run a continuous Niconico live stream from March 3 to 4, Square Enix announced.
Further details will be announced on February 26.
NieR: Automata is available now worldwide for PlayStation 4 and PC.
Update 02/26/18 at 4:30 a.m.: The Niconico page for the live stream has gone up. The live stream will feature development staff and guests, who will play through NieR: Automata in its entirety. That being said, it is advised you only watch if you have already played the game yourself.
Here are the times and featured guests for the live stream:
- March 3 at 19:00 JST
- Yosuke Saito (producer)
- Yoko Taro (director)
- Takahisa Taura (game designer at PlatinumGames)
- Yoshikaze Matsushita (character modeling artist at PlatinumGames)
- (Guest from 19:15 to 21:00 JST) Yui Ishikawa (YoRHa No.2 Type B voice actress in NieR: Automata / No. 2 in Ongakugeki YoRHa)
- March 3 at 23:00 JST
- Chihira Mochida (No. 16 in Ongakugeki YoRHa)
- Mio Hanana (No. 21 in Ongakugeki YoRHa)
- Miyako Maikawa (Commander in Ongakugeki YoRHa)
- An Tachibana (Anemone in Ongakugeki YoRHa)
- March 4 at 03:00 JST
- Naoki Sitou (No. 9 in Shounen YoRHa)
- Hisashi Murata (No. 21 in Shounen YoRHa)
- Shin’ichirou Ueda (No. 2 in Shounen YoRHa)
- Yuuto Doi (No. 6 in Shounen YoRHa)
- March 4 at 07:00 JST
- Hatsune Matsushima (talent)
- Others
- March 4 at 11:00 JST
- Yosuke Saito (producer)
- Ushizawa (game live streamer)
- March 4 at 15:00 JST
- Takahisa Taura (game designer at PlatinumGames)
- Hito Matsudaira (character modeling artist at PlatinumGames)
- (Guest from 15:30 to 17:00 JST) Hiroki Yasumoto (Pod 042 voice actor in NieR: Automata)
- March 4 at 19:00 JST
- Yosuke Saito (producer)
- Yoko Taro (director)
- Keiichi Okabe (composer)
- Takahisa Taura (game designer at PlatinumGames)
- Others