This week is a big one for Japanese game releases, with a total of 33 titles launching across PlayStation 4, PS Vita, Switch, and 3DS.
Highlights include Utawarerumono: Chiriyuku Mono he no Komoriuta, a remake of the 2002-launched PC visual novel, and Jikkyou Pro Powerful Baseball 2018, the latest iteration in Konami‘s chibi baseball series. Both are for PlayStation 4 and PS Vita. Utawarerumono scored a 32 out of 40 and Powerful Pro a 38 out of 40 in last week’s issue of Weekly Famitsu.
Other new releases this week include the PlayStation 4 and PS Vita remaster of Sega Saturn visual novel Doukoku Soshite…, the PlayStation 4 port of The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II, the action adventure RPG Cube Creator X for Switch, and the Switch versions of both SD Gundam G Generation Genesis and Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Trilogy.
Get the full list of this week’s Japanese game releases below. It should be noted that Gematsu will receive a small percentage of money from purchases made through Play-Asia links. You can also save $3 using our “GEMATSU” coupon code.
- 12 orbits (Switch) – Digital-only. Launching worldwide.
- ACA Neo Geo: Ghost Pilot (Switch) – Digital-only.
- Ayakashi Koi Gikyoku (Switch) – Digital-only.
- Bit Dungeon+ (PS4) – Digital-only. Already available worldwide.
- Bravo Team (PSVR)
- Browser Sangokushi (PS4, PS Vita) – Digital-only.
- Buddy Collection if: Red String of Fate (Switch) – Digital-only.
- Class of Heroes: Anniversary Edition (Switch) – Digital-only.
- Cube Creator X (Switch)
- Daisenryaku Perfect 4.0 (PS4)
- Dillon’s Dead Heat Breakers (3DS)
- Doukoku Soshite… (PS4, PS Vita)
- Frantics (PS4) – Digital-only. Already available worldwide.
- Gensokyo Defenders (PS4) – Digital-only.
- Hototogisu Tairan 1553: Ryuuko Aiutsu (Switch) – Digital-only.
- Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 2018 (PS4, PS Vita)
- Jotun: Valhalla Edition (Switch) – Digital-only. Launching worldwide.
- Kanazawa Shogi: Level 300 (Switch) – Digital-only.
- KORG Gadget for Nintendo Switch (Switch) – Digital-only. Launching worldwide.
- The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II Kai: The Erebonian Civil War (PS4)
- The Longest 5 Minutes (Switch) – Digital-only. Already available worldwide.
- Max: The Curse of Brotherhood (Switch) – Digital-only. Already available worldwide.
- Nadeshiko Revolution! (PS Vita)
- Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Trilogy for Nintendo Switch (Switch) – Launching worldwide as individual digital-only title downloads.
- Natsuiro Kokoro Log (PS Vita)
- Penny-Punching Princess (Switch) – Digital-only. Already available worldwide.
- Sanrio Character Picross (3DS) – Digital-only.
- SD Gundam G Generation Genesis for Nintendo Switch (Switch)
- Skypeace (Switch) – Digital-only. Launching worldwide.
- Tengai Ni Mau, Iki na Hana (PS Vita)
- Vesta (Switch) – Digital-only. Launching worldwide.
- Utawarerumono: Chiriyuku Mono he no Komoriuta (PS4, PS Vita)
- Woodle Tree Adventures Deluxe (Switch) – Digital-only. Already available worldwide.