XSEED Games News Articles
Friday7th Jun 2019
News XSEED Announces The Switch Games It Will Showcase At E3 2019
A "grand new title" will also be revealed
XSEED Games will showcase a total of five Switch games at E3 2019. Three of these games have just been announced for Nintendo's hybrid platform. Here's what you can expect: BurgerTime Party!, Heroland, Rune Factory 4 Special, Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin and Senran Kagura: Peach Ball. In addition to this, XSEED...
Thursday1st Nov 2018
News Fate/Extella Link Confirmed For Western Release On Switch
And we're getting the 'Fleeting Glory' edition, too
XSEED Games has confirmed that it is bringing the action RPG Fate/Extella Link to the west. The much-anticipated sequel to Fate/Extella: The Umbral Star, this new outing will launch on Switch, PlayStation 4 PS Vita and Steam in Q1 2019. In other good news, Switch owners will be getting the same...
Friday10th Aug 2018
News Freedom Planet Speeds Onto Switch eShop August 30th
Available in North America and Europe on the same day
Prior to the release of Sonic Mania in 2017, a number of indie titles including Freedom Planet filled the void. Originally released in 2014 on the Wii U eShop and multiple other platforms, XSEED Games and Marvelous are finally bringing GalaxyTrail’s smash hit to the Switch eShop on 30th August...
Monday2nd Jul 2018
Feature Rocking Out With Gal Metal Producer Tak Fujii
“What is music about? Is it just pressing a button and turning knobs?”
While the Switch’s region-free setup means it’s easier than ever to sample experiences from across the gaming globe, Nintendo’s new policy can’t help us overcome the language barrier involved in imports — and that’s one reason we were so excited to see the...
Tuesday22nd May 2018
News Drum Roll, Please - Gal Metal Is Coming To Western Switch Consoles This Year
Axe to grind
Long-time fans of the site will know that we've carried a torch for Gal Metal for some time now; we've covered the Japanese release of the game, spoken to the man behind it and kept out fingers crossed that it would hit a wider audience at some point soon. That time has come as XSEED and Marvelous Europe have confirmed that...
Wednesday11th Apr 2018
News Senran Kagura Reflexions Brings The World Of Japanese Massage To Switch
You'll never look at your Joy-Cons the same way again
The mainline Senran Kagura series has never shied away from the obvious sexual overtones of its female 'fronted' games - even creator Kenichiro Takaki refers to them as 'busty brawlers' - so it's hardly a shocker to see this new spin-off taking an equally adult route. Known as Shinobi Refle:...
Tuesday10th Apr 2018
Hands On Welcoming New Neighbors In Story Of Seasons: Trio Of Towns
The more the merrier
About a year ago, Story of Seasons: Trio of Towns brought more farm sim action to the 3DS, making several improvements on the original release and carrying on the spirit of Harvest Moon in a meaningful way. We absolutely loved the original release, but there was DLC released only in Japan shortly after launch that notably...
Thursday11th May 2017
News Shantae: Half-Genie Hero is Coming to Nintendo Switch
We got our wish
WayForward announced today via Twitter that its newest Shantae platformer, Shantae: Half-Genie Hero, will be receiving a Switch port this Summer. WayForward will be handling the digital release, while XSEED takes care of physical distribution. Details are scarce, but so far they've confirmed that the Switch version will support HD...
Thursday20th Apr 2017
News Japanese Release Of Fate/Extella: The Umbral Star Comes With English Subtitles
Thank goodness for region-free gaming
The fact that the Switch is region-free is good news for JRPG fans, it would seem. We already know that the Japanese version of Disgaea 5 Complete is fully playable in English, and now the Amazon Japan page for Fate/Extella: The Umbral Star has confirmed an English language option for that game, too: Supports...
Tuesday28th Feb 2017
News XSeed Announces Story of Seasons DLC Localization Plans for the West
A happy ending
As some of you are no doubt aware, the latest entry in the "true" Harvest Moon series launches tomorrow as Story of Seasons: Trio of Towns. Though this will be the game's debut in the west, it actually came out last year in Japan, and has since received a decent amount of DLC. For a while, XSeed seemed hesitant to bring this to the...
Friday9th Dec 2016
News Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Retail Edition Heading to Wii U on 27th December
Still hits the eShop on 20th December, though
Shantae, WayForward's tentpole IP that's developed an audience on Nintendo portables in addition to other systems through remasters, is getting its next title very soon - Shantae: Half-Genie Hero. Crowdfunded and a decent amount of time in the making, we're now just a couple of weeks from playing it. A...
Wednesday23rd Nov 2016
Video Get a Good Look at Exile's End in Its Wii U eShop Trailer
Retro cool
Already out in North America and out this week in Europe, Exile's End is an intriguing release on the Wii U eShop. Localised by Marvelous USA and XSEED (depending on your region), it adopts a neat retro aesthetic and seems to have some fantastic music. We're still working away at a review, but an eShop trailer for the EU release caught...
Tuesday4th Oct 2016
Capybara plushie shown off as pre-order bonus for Trio of Towns
The 3DS library covers a broad range of genres and game styles, and includes some gems that may be considered 'niche' in some respects yet find success on the portable. Two examples are Story of Seasons and Rune Factory 4, which have hit solid sales landmarks in North America...
Friday16th Sep 2016
News Corpse Party is Coming to the 3DS in Europe
And…exhale
For those of you out of the loop, Corpse Party made its initial debut on the PC back in 1996 as a project produced in RPG Maker. Since then, the game received a few ports to different platforms – most notably on the PSP in 2011. When the game was confirmed to be coming to the 3DS, fans in North America rejoiced, but similar news was...
Wednesday15th Jun 2016
E3 2016 XSEED Bringing Japanese-Style Action Adventure Exile's End To Wii U
A "cinematic platformer" made with Japanese artists
During our US team's walk around the showfloor at this year's E3 it has been discovered that XSEED is bringing the indie title Exile's End to the Wii U eShop. Created by one-man studio Magnetic Realms (in reality Japan-based Australian Matt Fielding), Exile's End takes inspiration from a wide...
Thursday9th Jun 2016
News Story of Seasons: Trio of Towns is Coming to North America in 2017
Harvest Moon, just under a different name
The tale of the Harvest Moon/Story of Seasons saga is a slightly confusing one. The developer, Marvelous AQL, has been making the games for several years, but the publishing rights have primarily rested with Natsume, which incidentally owns the IP. In recent times, Natsume has decided to continue producing...
Thursday14th Apr 2016
News XSEED Unveils Corpse Party 3DS Details, Including a 'Back to School Edition'
The horror is coming this Summer
Earlier this week it emerged that XSEED was planning to bring mature horror title Corpse Party to North America, thanks to an ESRB rating. As previously mentioned this is actually a remastered port of a sequel on PSP, Corpse Party: Blood Covered ...Repeated Fear, but is being rebranded to make a splash in the West...
Monday11th Apr 2016
News Corpse Party Looks Set to Bring Some Mature Horror to the 3DS
XSEED secures rating for North America
Occasionally we receive messages asking whether certain genres are going to be catered to on Nintendo hardware, and a recent example was a query about mature horror games. The system in question was the Wii U, yes, but it's actually the 3DS that's going to deliver on that score. An ESRB rating has popped up...
Tuesday24th Nov 2015
News Story of Seasons Hits Europe on 8th January, Australia the Next Day
The Not-Harvest Moon finally arrives
The story behind Story of Seasons is a rather strange one. While it may be a Harvest Moon title in Japan, XSEED Games had to change the name in the West due to licensing. So, it's a Harvest Moon in every possible way, but it just can't be called that over here. The situation is complicated further, then, because...
Sunday18th Oct 2015
News XSEED VP Talks About the Future of the Rune Factory Series
"Marvelous knows fans are clamoring for a sequel"
For those of you that aren't aware, Rune Factory is an interesting RPG that aims to merge elements of Harvest Moon with more conventional fantasy themes. While a large portion of the game does revolve around tending crops and building relationships with fellow villagers, there's also dungeons to...
Thursday27th Aug 2015
Rumour XSEED Less Than Happy With Nintendo's About-Face On Publishing Devil's Third
The devil is in the detail
Devil's Third has endured a tortured route to retail, losing its original publisher THQ to bankruptcy and being picked up by Nintendo after years of development, but one of the most unusual twists was that it very nearly got dropped by Nintendo of America only to be picked up again when the company performed a...
Wednesday15th Jul 2015
News Multiple Sources Point to Nintendo of America U-Turn on Publishing Devil's Third
Lots of whispers make a lot of noise
Today we've shared our first impressions of Devil's Third, which aren't particularly positive. Focused solely on the single player campaign for now, we've highlighted concerns with performance, design and a range of factors. In some respects it's silly fun, but there are a number of issues hindering our enjoyment...
Friday5th Jun 2015
News Looks Like We May Get To Play PoPoLoCrois Harvest Moon After All
XSEED teases a Western localisation
PoPoLoCrois Harvest Moon launches in Japan soon, and brings together two very famous names in the world of Japanese role-playing adventures. Of the two, Harvest Moon is arguably the most well-known - this farming RPG has been a staple of the games industry since the days of the SNES. PoPoLoCrois is perhaps less...
Thursday4th Dec 2014
News Rune Factory 4 Arrives On The European and Australian 3DS eShop On 11th December
One week to go
Following on from the classification of Rune Factory 4 by the German videogame rating board in October, XSEED Games — in conjunction with Marvelous Europe — has announced the most successful iteration in the series to date will arrive in Europe and Australia exclusively via the 3DS eShop next week, on 11th December. The latest...
Saturday4th Oct 2014
News XSEED Will Release Rune Factory 4 as an eShop Title In Europe
Unnamed developer is assisting the process
After the closure of Japanese developer Neverland in November last year due to sluggish performance, along with further bad news of the cancellation of its most recent title, Rune Factory 4 for the 3DS in Europe, the chances of the fourth entry in the beloved series being released outside of North America...
Wednesday28th May 2014
News XSeed Games Localizing Newest Harvest Moon for North American Release
Will not be using Harvest Moon brand for legal reasons
XSeed Games will be localizing the latest 3DS Harvest Moon, previously translated as Harvest Moon: Connect to a New Land, under a new title: Story of Seasons. Previously, XSeed localized the excellent Rune Factory 4 for North American 3DS owners. Unfortunately, XSeed's participation in the...
Wednesday7th May 2014
News XSEED Considering Publishing Forbidden Magna in North America
A Marvelous proposal
Forbidden Magna is an intriguing and beautiful-looking game under development at Marvelous AQL in Japan. If things work out, XSEED has expressed an interest in placing the strategy RPG with potential inn management elements in North American hands as well. Siliconera had the chance to ask
Tuesday18th Mar 2014
News XSEED May Bring Physical Copies of Future Senran Kagura Titles to North America
And all potential awkward situations inherent in such
While European players were able to get their hands on a physical copy of the robust brawler Senran Kagura Burst, North America was left with the 3DS eShop as their only option for accessing the game. This may change for future iterations of the series, however, according to posted responses on...
Saturday8th Feb 2014
News Rune Factory 4 in Short Supply in North America
XSEED cites an unexpected crop of sales
Fantasy-farmer Rune Factory 4 has been harder to find at retail in North America lately. Publisher XSEED Games, via its Facebook page, has blamed the shortage on the fact that, you know, people want to buy the game; more shipments should be on the way: We've received quite a few inquiries asking about Rune...
Monday9th Dec 2013
News Nothing Would Make XSEED Happier Than Localising GameCenter CX 3, But It Isn't Happening
Retro-themed sequel could remain Japan-only
US publisher XSEED has ruled out localising the third GameCenter CX title, which means that the game could well remain a Japanese exclusive. The same fate befell GameCenter CX: Arino's Challenge 2, which XSEED passed on due to poor sales of Retro Game Challenge, the English version of the first GameCenter...
