Koei Tecmo News Articles
Friday19th Jul 2019
News Datamine Reveals New Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3 Characters
Spoilers contained within
Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order has barely touched store shelves, but we've already got our first leaked list of characters – and it goes without saying that if you want to avoid spoilers, you should navigate away from this page as quickly as possible. In fact, why did you even click the link? Dataminer...
News Loki, Cyclops And Colossus Join Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order
Yeeesss!
Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order is now available worldwide on the Nintendo Switch. To celebrate launch day, the Marvel Games panel at the 2019 San Diego Comic-Con has revealed new information about the additional characters coming to the game. The brother, enemy, and antihero Loki is joining the alliance on day one and this...
Saturday6th Jul 2019
News One Piece: Pirate Warriors 4 Sails Onto Nintendo Switch Next Year
Get fired up!
Bandai Namco has officially announced the next entry in the One Piece: Pirate Warriors series at the 2019 Anime Expo. One Piece: Pirate Warriors 4 is once again based on Koei Tecmo's Warriors series and is being developed by Omega Force. It will be released on multiple platforms including the Nintendo Switch in 2020. Take a look at...
Friday24th May 2019
News Dead Or Alive Xtreme 3: Scarlet "Basic Free Edition" Arrives At The End Of This Month
Can you resist?
Fancy a beach holiday? How about a free trip to New Zach Island in Dead or Alive Xtreme 3: Scarlet? Soon you'll be able to visit paradise on your Nintendo Switch when Koei Tecmo releases the "Basic Free Edition" of Dead or Alive Xtreme 3: Scarlet on the Japanese eShop at the end of this month. Provided you have access to a Japanese...
Tuesday12th Mar 2019
News Attack On Titan 2: Final Battle Rated For Nintendo Switch In Taiwan
Regroup
The Taiwan Digital Game Rating Committee has once again revealed an upcoming release ahead of schedule. This time it's a rating for "Attack on Titan 2: Final Battle" on multiple platforms including the Nintendo Switch. It's also rated the "Final Battle Upgrade Pack" for the same lot of systems. If this sounds familiar, it's because this is...
Wednesday13th Feb 2019
News Check Out The Cosmic Protector Captain Marvel In The Latest Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3 Clip
Marvellous
Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order was originally revealed at the Game Awards at the end of last year. It's expected to be the biggest and best entry yet in the franchise, bringing together a cast of Super Heroes and Super Villains from across the Marvel Universe. If you missed it, the title will be developed by Koei Tecmo...
Tuesday12th Feb 2019
News Atelier Lulua: The Scion of Arland Secures Switch Release Date
The darling buds of May
JRPG Atelier Lulua: The Scion of Arland is seeing the light of day on Tuesday 21st May according to Koei Tecmo. A sequel to the PS3 Arland trilogy - available individually or in a Deluxe Pack on Switch - sees you controlling a young woman named Elmerulia Lulua Fryxel, an apprentice alchemist. The official announcement offers...
Thursday31st Jan 2019
News Dead Or Alive Xtreme 3: Scarlet Won’t Be Released In Europe Or North America
Times are changin’
Despite the fact Dead or Alive Xtreme 3: Scarlet is not a mainline entry in the DoA series, there’s still admittedly some interest in the upcoming release here in the west because the existing entries have been made available outside of Japan in the past. For anyone who was looking forward to some fun in the sun on the Switch...
Saturday15th Dec 2018
News Nintendo Unlikely To Bring Original Marvel Ultimate Alliance Games To Switch
"That's not been an area of focus for us"
Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order is coming exclusively to the Switch in 2019. Given the current hype surrounding the Marvel cinematic universe following its first ten years, this is a major coup for Nintendo. Shortly after the Game Awards, IGN spoke to Nintendo of America's President Reggie...
Wednesday5th Dec 2018
News Koei Tecmo's Mystery Switch Tease Was For A New Horse Racing Game
False alarm
Last week, Koei Tecmo teased a new game for multiple platforms including the Nintendo Switch. The website for this title featured a flame-filled background and noted how the "fated battle" would begin on 6th December. It turns out the announcement was for the next entry in the horse racing simulation series, Winning Post. This week's...
Friday30th Nov 2018
News Koei Tecmo Is Announcing A New Nintendo Switch Game On 6th December
What could it be?
Koei Tecmo has been one of the biggest supporters of the Switch and it doesn't appear as if it will be slowing down production on the hybrid platform any time soon. Following the announcement Dead or Alive Xtreme 3: Scarlet would surface on Nintendo's latest system early next year, the Japanese company is now reportedly teasing a...
Sunday18th Nov 2018
News Dead Or Alive Xtreme 3: Scarlet Is Splashing Onto The Switch Early Next Year
Fun in paradise
Last time we heard about Team Ninja's Dead or Alive series, was when the developer was queried about the possibility of the sixth entry coming to the Nintendo Switch at this year's E3. It was explained how technical hurdles would need to be overcome before a release was even considered. Now, in somewhat of a surprise announcement at...
Thursday25th Oct 2018
News Atelier Lulua: The Scion of Arland Confirmed For Western Release On Switch
Coming Spring 2019
We hope you like the Atelier series, because Koei Temco has just confirmed that the latest entry - the snappily-titled Atelier Lulua: The Scion of Arland - is getting localised for release in the west. The company has just put the Japanese and international websites for the game live, with the latter confirmed for a Spring 2019...
Wednesday10th Oct 2018
News Sales Of Hyrule Warriors On Switch Exceeded Koei Tecmo's Expectations
Another success story
The Switch has allowed Nintendo to re-release Wii U games that many people missed out on the first time. So far we've seen titles like Mario Kart 8, Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze and Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker make the transition across to the new hybrid device. Early next year,
Thursday30th Aug 2018
News Koei Tecmo Worked On The Action Segments In Dragon Quest Builders 2
A helping hand
Yesterday, Square Enix broadcast a special live stream for the upcoming Switch release, Dragon Quest Builders 2. Apart from the announcement the sequel would be arriving in Japan on 20th December, it was also revealed Koei Tecmo helped Square Enix during the development of the sequel. Its primary focus was to enhance the...
Saturday14th Jul 2018
News Koei Tecmo Confirms Western Release For The Next Atelier Title, Due Out This Winter
Welcome to Westwald
Following the game’s reveal in the Japanese publication Famitsu last month, Koei Tecmo has now confirmed Gust’s new entry in the Atelier series for Switch will receive a physical release in the west this winter. As previously noted, Nelke And The Legendary Alchemists is more of a spin-off about top-down town building an
Monday18th Jun 2018
News Blades At The Ready As Warriors Orochi 4 Lands An 18th October Release On Switch
Samurai, assemble
With Warriors Orochi 3 Ultimate seemingly never getting a western release (it arrived in Japan Switch in late 2017), Omega Force and Koei Tecmo will fill that Dynasty Warriors-style gap with its much-anticipated sequel - Warriors Orochi 4. The sandbox battles will include 170 playable characters from the Dynasty and Samurai...
Tuesday12th Jun 2018
News The Next Atelier Title, Nelke And The Legendary Alchemists, Is Switch-Bound
The reveal was made in the latest issue of Famitsu
The Atelier series is getting another entry according to the latest issue of Famitsu, in the form of Nelke And The Legendary Alchemists. Currently slated for release in Japan on Nintendo Switch (and various other platforms), the game is more of a spin-off and involves some top-down...
Wednesday16th May 2018
News Koei Tecmo Is Interested In Working With Mario
Super Mario Warriors?
Koei Tecmo is a name that may be a little more familiar to Nintendo fans in recent years, as it’s pushed out both Hyrule Warriors and Fire Emblem Warriors, crossovers between Nintendo’s popular franchises and the company’s Musou games. While there’s no news on what else the companies are collaborating on, if anything,...
Thursday29th Mar 2018
News New Fire Emblem Warriors DLC Content Is Now Available For Purchase
There’s been an Awakening
Fire Emblem Warriors was one of those releases that seems to have gotten a little passed over at launch, as the game released only one week in advance of Super Mario Odyssey. Though we’re due to get a mainline Fire Emblem game sometime this year, Fire Emblem Warriors did a great job of finding middle ground between the...
Thursday8th Mar 2018
Video This New Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition Trailer Is Full To The Brim
HD fairies ahoy
Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition may be a triple-dip for Nintendo and Koei Tecmo, but we're nevertheless quite interested in playing it for a third time in portable HD. To drum up interest ahead of launch, Koei Tecmo has released a fresh trailer which is literally bursting at the seams with content. There's action, fairies and...
Friday2nd Mar 2018
Video Koei Tecmo Unleashes New Attack On Titan 2 Trailers
Titanic stuff
Attack on Titan 2 launches on March 20th, and to drum up some interest publisher Koei Tecmo has released a trio of new trailers showing off various elements of the game. The game's online multiplayer features get detailed in one trailer. Annihilation Mode offers 4v4 action where players have to compete for the highest possible score...
Friday19th Jan 2018
Video Watch Link Beat Up Some Crowds In A New Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition Trailer
Laying the smacketh down
2018 is going to be a huge year for Nintendo Switch - just look at the reveal of Nintendo Labo earlier in the week for a taster of that - and that includes the return of Link and the rest of The Legend Of Zelda gang as Hyrule Warriors returns for a second round of crowd-clearing brawling. So to get you excited for the...
Tuesday24th Oct 2017
News Attack On Titan 2 Will Launch in March on Nintendo Switch
The playable cast and more are also revealed
Attack on Titan 2 should be an interesting release next year on Switch, PS4, Xbox One and PC, as the follow-up to the 'main' predecessor developed by Koei Tecmo and the Omega Force team. A live stream (in Japanese) revealed more on the title today, including the release window - it's due to arrive in...
Wednesday18th Oct 2017
News Attack on Titan 2 Will Be Playable at Paris Games Week
The first opportunity to go hands on
For fans of the anime the original Attack on Titan console game was an exciting release, while there was also an interesting 3DS title localised out of Japan. With the Switch now getting some cross-platform games, however, it was particularly pleasing to hear recently that it's getting Attack on Titan 2, the next...
Monday25th Sep 2017
News Attack On Titan 2 Will Bring Havoc To Nintendo Switch
Get ready to take on the titans!
If you are a fan of the Attack on Titan anime, you'll be delighted to hear that Koei Tecmo is planning on bringing its upcoming Attack on Titan 2 game to Nintendo Switch, along with all the usual other consoles. In this second 'main' instalment of the game players are offered lots of new challenges, and you can also...
Friday22nd Sep 2017
News Atelier Lydie & Suelle: The Alchemists And The Mysterious Paintings Is Coming To Switch
Now that's a mouthful
Koei Tecmo has just revealed that it is localising GUST's Atelier Lydie & Suelle: The Alchemists and the Mysterious Paintings, with a Switch, PS4 and PC release expected in early 2018. The latest entry in the Atelier series - which has been running for 20 years, fact fans - Atelier Lydie &...
Thursday14th Sep 2017
News Fire Emblem Warriors Adds A Significant Character From The Past
Special edition also detailed
Fire Emblem Warriors hits Switch and New 3DS this October, and Nintendo has revealed that it will showcase one of the most famous characters in the history of the series. During yesterday's Nintendo Direct, it was confirmed that Lyn will be included in the game - which is quite a departure as most of the characters...
Tuesday29th Aug 2017
News Fire Emblem Warriors Special Edition Is Also Coming to North America
Same release date as Europe, too
One of the most anticipated titles for the Switch in the near future is that of Fire Emblem Warriors, the new crossover title that’s acting as a sort-of sequel to the Legend of Zelda-themed Hyrule Warriors. It was revealed last week that the game would be receiving a special edition release in Europe, but at the...
Sunday27th Aug 2017
News You'll Be Able To Sacrifice Resolution For Frame Rate In Fire Emblem Warriors On Switch
720p, 60fps or 1080p, 30fps? You decide
Fire Emblem Warriors director Hiroya Usuda has revealed that the game will give players the option to drop the overall resolution to hit a higher frame rate. Speaking to Japan's Nintendo Dream, Usuda explained that while the game runs at 1080p, 30fps normally in docked mode, the player can choose to drop the...
