Koei Tecmo News Articles
Friday25th Aug 2017
News Dynasty Warriors 8, Samurai Warriors And Warriors Orochi Are All Headed To Switch
Physical and digital releases, but only for Japan at present
To mark Omega Force's 20th birthday publisher Koei Tecmo is re-releasing some of the most famous entries in the Warriors series on the Nintendo Switch. On November 9th, the Switch will be getting Dynasty Warriors 8: Empires, Samurai Warriors: Spirit of...
Tuesday22nd Aug 2017
News Fire Emblem Warriors Gets A Limited Edition Release in Europe
With a soundtrack and art cards
A special limited edition version of Fire Emblem Warriors has been revealed for the Nintendo Switch. Earlier in the day a new trailer was dropped at Gamescom showing off some of the new playable characters along with confirming the release date of 20th October for Europe. Now a limited boxed edition that will...
Wednesday9th Aug 2017
Video Check Out Cordelia's Sweeping Moves in Fire Emblem Warriors
The Pegasus isn't as cool as the back-flipping horse, however
Not long ago Koei Tecmo (via Famitsu) confirmed that Cordelia and Female Robin would be playable charactersin Fire Emblem Warriors. As expected the action title has already accumulated a sizeable cast, following in the lead of Hyrule Warriors and the many other Warriors...
Tuesday8th Aug 2017
Video Giddy Up with Winning Post 8 and Champion Jockey Special on Nintendo Switch
Joy-Con motion controls? You betcha!
Watching motion controls in games are a good way to brighten any day, as we sometimes do absurd things in the name of entertainment. We waggled our way through the Wii generation, and the legacy still lives on thanks to the motion support of the Joy-Con controllers. And so we present the trailer...
Thursday29th Jun 2017
News Koei Tecmo's Nights of Azure 2: Bride Of The New Moon Is Coming To Nintendo Switch
Marks publisher's western debut on the console
Koei Tecmo has confirmed that Nights of Azure 2: Bride of the New Moon will be coming to the Nintendo Switch this year. Also slated for release on the PS4, the title arrives in the west on October 24th and marks the publisher's western debut for the Switch. As you can see from the trailer...
Tuesday27th Jun 2017
News Fire Emblem Warriors Devs Talk About Permadeath and Hardcore Mode
Steel your nerves
Fire Emblem Warriors is one of many games we have to look forward to for the Switch this year, and it’s shaping up to be quite the quality title. Of course, given that this is another crossover project, there have been plenty of questions floating around as to what elements are going to be popping up. Considering that Fire Emblem...
Tuesday13th Jun 2017
Video Marth Takes Centre Stage In Fire Emblem Warriors E3 Footage
Marth and merriment
Nintendo has shown a little more of the upcoming Fire Emblem Warriors title on Nintendo Switch, with franchise favourite Marth taking centre stage and a little more of the storyline being explained. The new trailer also shows off some other famous faces from the history of the series, all rendered using the in-game engine. As...
Tuesday25th Apr 2017
News New Nobunaga's Ambition Title Confirmed For Nintendo Switch
Famitsu spills the beans
Japanese publication Famitsu has revealed that a new entry in the popular Nobunaga's Ambition series is coming to the Nintendo Switch. More details will be revealed in this week's issue, but we know that the title will also hit PS4 and PC. Nobunaga's Ambition: Sphere of Influence has already been ported to Nintendo's new...
Thursday19th Jan 2017
Video Koei Tecmo Launches Trailers For Its Two Big Nintendo Switch Releases
We heard you like games about Eastern history
Koei Tecmo is supporting the Switch with two of its biggest franchises - Nobunaga's Ambition and Romance of the Three Kingdoms - and has just released some lovely trailers to promote them. Nobunaga's Ambition: Sphere of Influence and Romance of the Three Kingdoms XIII aren't entirely new releases and...
Tuesday6th Dec 2016
Rumour Koei Tecmo Pitched a Star Fox Game, But it Was Rejected
Another Warriors title, it would seem
Earlier today, Laura Kate Dale of Let's Play Video Games released a cache of info on Nintendo's recent plans, including the soon-to-be fully revealed Nintendo Switch. Among the info was a particularly interesting bit about the future of the Star Fox franchise; apparently Koei Tecmo approached Nintendo earlier...
Tuesday8th Nov 2016
News Short Hyrule Warriors Video Signals the End of a DLC Era
Koei Tecmo thanks the players
It's been quite a ride for Hyrule Warriors and Hyrule Warriors Legends; developed by the always-busy Warriors team at Omega Force, the Legend of Zelda spin-offs didn't fall short in terms of extensive add-ons and DLC. The Wii U version had its own additions, and since then Legends on 3DS had its own extensive season...
Friday28th Oct 2016
Video Feast Your Eyeballs on the Link Between Worlds DLC for Hyrule Warriors Legends
Painting a pretty picture
Earlier this week we shared a pretty gallery of details for the final (confirmed) DLC pack for Hyrule Warriors Legends and the original Hyrule Warriors. It's based on The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds, and adds both Ravio and Yuga as playable characters; in the 3DS game it also inclu
News Koei Tecmo Confirms Nobunaga’s Ambition Is Coming To Nintendo Switch
The long-running series continues
Nintendo may want its third party supporters to keep their mouths shut regarding Switch software, but that hasn't dissuaded Koei Tecmo from confirming that it is bringing its popular Nobunaga's Ambition series to the new console. The news was revealed by general producer Kou Shibusawa during a Historical Simulation...
Tuesday25th Oct 2016
Gallery Ravio, Yuga and More in the Upcoming Hyrule Warriors Legends DLC
A Link Between Worlds gives us the grand finale
Hyrule Warriors Legends - and to a lesser degree Hyrule Warriors on Wii U - have delivered a decent amount of DLC this year. The final pack due in the Season Pass has now been outlined, and it includes some rather neat extras. The pack is based on The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds, and it's...
Tuesday18th Oct 2016
News There's A New Attack On Titan Game Coming To The Nintendo 3DS
It's got a really jolly title, too
The 3DS already has a pretty decent giant-slaying title in the shape of Attack on Titan: Humanity in Chains, and according to Famitsu magazine, it's about to get a second called Attack on Titan: Escape from Certain Death, courtesy of Koei Tecmo studio Ruby Party. Staff members who worked on the anime TV show will...
Thursday1st Sep 2016
News Hyrule Warriors Legends Phantom Hourglass & Spirit Tracks DLC Pack is Out Today
Koei Tecmo kept it on track
Hyrule Warriors Legends owners (and those with the Wii U original) have been waiting for the third DLC pack, and it was thrown in as part of the Nintendo Direct shenanigans - it's out today. As you'd expect the Phantom Hourglass & Spirit Tracks riffs on the character designs from those two games, with the official...
Thursday19th May 2016
News Free Rupees And Fairy Food On Offer To Celebrate Hyrule Warriors Legends DLC Launch
Now that's a weird headline
To mark the release of DLC for Hyrule Warriors Legends Nintendo is giving players free Rupees and fairy food. The download includes a whopping 500,000 Rupees, 10 Delicious Weird Eggs and 10 Delicious Odd Mushrooms. Yum. Fire up your 3DS and you should have a notification pointing you in the general direction of these...
Thursday12th May 2016
News Hyrule Warriors Legends 'Master Wind Waker Pack' DLC Arrives on 19th May
Medli will arrive for free on the same day
Hyrule Warriors Legends on 3DS has been out a little while, settling down while early adopters rank up the character levels and access the many, many weapons. Koei Tecmo and Nintendo are now gearing up to kick off the cycle of DLC, however, and Nintendo of Europe has confirmed a release date for the first...
Thursday28th Apr 2016
News Koei Tecmo Confirms That It Has Nintendo NX Software In Development
But of course
Veteran Japanese publisher Koei Tecmo has publicly confirmed that it has software in production for Nintendo's mysterious NX console. The company - which worked with Nintendo recently on Hyrule Warriors - has clearly had some access to the NX previously. Last year, President and CEO Yoichi Erikawa was the first
Tuesday5th Apr 2016
Video Catch Up With the Hyrule Warriors Legends Developer Panel from Wondercon
Includes some whoops and cheers
A week may be the equivalent to a century online, but nevertheless Nintendo has uploaded an interesting video from a Wondercon presentation on 26th March. It's the Hyrule Warriors Legends developer panel, with Koei Tecmo's Yosuke Hayashi (producer) and Hiroya Usuda (director) in attendance. The headline announcement...
Sunday27th Mar 2016
News Marin Will be Part of the Summer's Hyrule Warriors Legends DLC Pack
An awakening for the character
Hyrule Warriors and now Hyrule Warriors Legends aren't short of interesting choices for playable characters, and now we have another intriguing addition on the way. It was confirmed during a Wondercon panel that Marin will arrive in the Summer's Link's Awakening Pack. You can see some character art from the reveal...
Wednesday23rd Mar 2016
News North American Pricing Confirmed for Hyrule Warriors Legends DLC and Season Pass
A little higher in Canadian dollars
A little while ago we reported on the European pricing for the rather extravagant (and slightly fiddly) Hyrule Warriors Legends DLC and Season Pass. There are separate passes for 3DS and Wii U, along with a supplemental character pack for those with the Wii U game that don't plan on buying the portable iteration...
Wednesday16th Mar 2016
Video Nintendo Shows Off amiibo Functionality in Hyrule Warriors Legends
The Master Scan
The original Hyrule Warriors on Wii U made use of amiibo to allow daily scans in exchange for random goodies. That continues in 3DS expansion Hyrule Warriors Legends, but as expected there's extra content to be grabbed compared to the original. Details on these extras have dribbled out in recent weeks, but Nintendo has now produced...
Friday4th Mar 2016
News Hyrule Warriors Legends Season Pass Confirms Four Waves of DLC for 3DS Release
Medli to arrive as a freebie in both versions of the game
Hyrule Warriors Legends aims to catch lightning in the bottle, converting the excitement that surrounded the Wii U original into strong sales to the far larger 3DS userbase. Of course, that original title was jam packed with paid DLC, and Nintendo has now confirmed that the portable iteration...
Thursday25th Feb 2016
Video New Hyrule Warriors Legends Trailer Shows Off the Playable Cast
There's a lot of them
With its release around a month away, Hyrule Warriors Legends will be the second Zelda release of the year to celebrate the 30th Anniversary of the franchise; even if it's not 'canon'. It's shaping up reasonably well on the New Nintendo 3DS - less so on older models - and just recently we shared our early impressions in a...
Thursday18th Feb 2016
Video Watch Ganondorf Wield His Devilish Trident in Hyrule Warriors Legends
Being bad has never felt so good
Hyrule Warriors Legends will aim to prove that lightning can strike twice, with the popular Koei Tecmo spin-off making the transition from Wii U to 3DS will all DLC included, with some exclusive content also thrown in. With its Western release a little over a month away, at the time of writing, we can expect Nintendo...
Thursday11th Feb 2016
News Nintendo Gives Us A Friendly Recap On Why We Should Be Excited About Hyrule Warriors Legends
Wondering what's new? Wonder no more
Fans of the original Hyrule Warriors will no doubt have been following the progress of the 3DS "update" Hyrule Warriors Legends with intense interest, questioning just what all the fuss is about and - most importantly of all - if the game is actually worth bothering with if you've already bested the Wii U...
Wednesday27th Jan 2016
New 3DS LL still leads hardware as Wii U dips
Another week, another set of Media Create Japanese charts, and this week brings a few major releases to consider, though hardware sales are only showing minor changes. To kick off with software Yakuza: Kiwami is in the top two positions for PS4 and PS3, making it the most successful new arrival this...
Tuesday26th Jan 2016
News Resellers Rejoice, Hyrule Warriors Legends Is Getting A Save Data Reset Option
Thank goodness for that
Hyrule Warriors Legends is now available in Japan, and some players have encountered a troubling issue - the game doesn't give you the option to erase your save data, which means that when you sell the game on, the new owner can't start the adventure from the beginning - they're stuck with your save data. You might assume...
Thursday21st Jan 2016
Video Take a Look at the Wii U Versions of New Characters from Hyrule Warriors Legends
Linkle and Skull Kid in HD! Fuzzy footage of the others!
Update: HD-quality footage of Tetra now available, courtesy of NintenDaan. Original Article: Hyrule Warriors Legends is out now in Japan, bringing mayhem and extra content to the portable. Though only Legends features new story content, it does - however - allow players to 'transfer' new...
