Marvelous (XSEED) News Articles
Thursday28th Mar 2024
News A New Corpse Party Game Is Creeping Onto Switch This Autumn
Hey, who turned out the lights?
Those who are easily scared might want to look away for a moment because the cult-classic Japanese horror series, Corpse Party, is once again getting creepy on Switch as Corpse Party II: Darkness Distortion brings the chills this Autumn (or 'Fall,' if you'd rather). Published by Marvelous Europe (XSEED in North...
Friday15th Mar 2024
News Fashion Dreamer Releases Its Fourth Major Content Update On Switch
The free "Wonderland Fair Update" is now available
Update [Fri 15th Mar, 2024 01:00 GMT]: Nintendo has now uploaded an English trailer highlighting this new "Wonderland Fair Update" for Fashion Dreamer. Once again, this is the fourth major update for the game (Version 1.4.0) and comes packed with new specialty items, 64 new patterns as well as over...
Thursday15th Feb 2024
News Fashion Dreamer Releases Its Third Major Content Update On Switch
The free "Classic Fair Update" is now available
When Fashion Dreamer arrived on the scene last November, it was admittedly a tad underdone compared to certain other series like Style Savvy (New Style Boutique). Fortunately, developer Marvelous has made an effort to improve the situation with ongoing updates. This brings us to the third major...
Tuesday23rd Jan 2024
News Freedom Planet 2 Locks In An April Release Date On Switch
Free from delays?
Following a recent delay, Marvelous Europe and GalaxyTrail have revealed that Freedom Planet 2 will launch on Nintendo Switch on April 4th, 2024. Featuring four playable characters, the sequel boasts some gorgeous pixel art visuals and gameplay that will look comfortably familiar to fans of the first game (and the Sonic...
Tuesday28th Nov 2023
News Fashion Dreamer's Free Winter Collection Update Unfolds On Switch Next Week
New items, features, patterns and more
We found that there was some fun to be had in the Switch-exclusive title Fashion Dreamer when it hit the console catwalk earlier this month, though we felt that it was very much lacking in depth at the time of launch. It looks like more content is on the horizon, however, as publisher Marvelous Europe has today...
Wednesday4th Oct 2023
News Story Of Seasons: A Wonderful Life Offers Up Free 'Pumpkin Patch' Cosmetic DLC
Available now
XSEED Games has announced that it is offering up a free piece of cosmetic DLC for Story of Seasons: A Wonderful Life in the form of a Pumpkin Patch outfit. Yes, just in time for the pumpkin season, you can get your farming protagonist dressed up and in the spirit right now for the price of... well, the few seconds it will likely take...
Wednesday9th Aug 2023
Video Here's Eight Minutes Of Brand New Rune Factory 3 Special Gameplay
Return to the Sharance Tree this September
Rune Factory fans will be celebrating in just under a month's time, as Rune Factory 3 Special will be launching on Switch on 5th September in the West. This remaster of the popular DS title from 2009 brings back many fan's favourite entry in the "Fantasy Harvest Moon" series, gives the game a fresh lick of...
Tuesday1st Aug 2023
News Story Of Seasons: A Wonderful Life 'Precious Memories' Trailer Is Full Of Farm Sim Nostalgia
"Tell your own generation-spanning tale"
Story of Seasons: A Wonderful Life sprouted back onto Switch earlier this summer, reintroducing us to the farm sim world that we first visited on the GameCube in 2003. Cashing in on this cross-generational appeal, publisher Marvelous Europe has released a new post-launch trailer for the game titled 'Precious...
Wednesday26th Jul 2023
News Stylish Switch Exclusive 'Fashion Dreamer' Stitches November Release Date In The West
Just one day after the Japan release
Update: Nintendo of America has shared a brand new eight-minute overview trailer for Fashion Dearmer. This mammoth overview gives budding fashion designers and the style-savvy a look at just how jam-packed their fashion worlds will become this November. Don't forget, the game launches exclusively on Switch on...
Tuesday27th Jun 2023
News Switch Exclusive 'Fashion Dreamer' Locks In November 2023 Release (Japan)
One for Style Savvy & Style Boutique fans
One game featured in last week's Japanese Nintendo Direct that didn't get a spot in the Western broadcast was the upcoming Marvelous XSEED fashion title, Fashion Dreamer. It was previously shown in the February Direct, and now, if the Switch's release schedule wasn't already busy enough for the second half...
Tuesday30th May 2023
"I think it's your destiny to take on this farm"
In a little less than a month, Story of Seasons: A Wonderful Life will finally be making its way to the West on June 27th, 2023. The game joins Story of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town as the second modern remake of a farming classic, introducing new players to a franchise that's now been running for...
Friday26th May 2023
News Rune Factory 6 And Spin-Off 'Project Dragon' Officially Unveiled
Visit the "Land of the East" for the first time ever
One of the highlights of the Marvelous showcase earlier today was the official reveal of the new tentatively titled game Rune Factory: Project Dragon. Rune Factory 6 has also been announced alongside it. This new spin-off in the fantasy lifestyle series is set in the "Eastern lands with a...
News Story Of Seasons Multiplayer Game Announced Alongside New Traditional Instalment
"Look forward to hearing more"
During the 'Marvelous Game Showcase 2023' livestream, the company announced not one but two new entries in the farming and life simulation series Story of Seasons. The first trailer showed off new footage of the next major traditional game - with series manager Hikaru Nakano detailing what exactly fans could look...
News DAEMON X MACHINA: Titanic Scion Announced, Here's The First Teaser
"Visionary producer" Kenichiro Tsukuda returns
During the Marvelous Game Showcase earlier today, the video game company surprised fans with the announcement of DAEMON X MACHINA: Titanic Scion. Yes, it returns with an "all-new entry". First Studio and "visionary producer" Kenichiro Tsukuda will also return. Here's what we know about it so far,...
Saturday25th Mar 2023
Hands On Story Of Seasons: A Wonderful Life - The Harvest Moon GameCube Classic Returns On Switch
Familiar ground
PAX East 2023 is currently taking place and our American-based video producer Zion has kept himself busy over the past few days checking out the latest and greatest releases. One, in particular, he got some time to sit down with was the upcoming Marvelous / XSEED title Story Of Seasons: A Wonderful Life - a remake of the 2003...
Tuesday28th Feb 2023
News Action RPG Trinity Trigger Lands May Release Date In Europe And Australia
After a September 2022 Japanese release
It was with a heavy heart that we saw the Western release of action RPG Trinity Trigger get held back a solid six months following its Japanese debut last year, and while we still have a while to go before we can dive into the '90s-inspired adventure, publisher Marvelous Europe has now given us a Switch...
Tuesday31st Jan 2023
News Time-Travel RPG 'Loop8: Summer Of Gods' Gets Official Western Release Date
Game delayed to 1st June in Japan
Marvelous XSEED has revealed that Loop8: Summer of Gods, the time-travelling RPG from the producer of the Grandia and Lunar series, will be launching in the West on Switch on 6th June 2023. The game was originally coming to our shores sometime in the Spring, while Japan would be getting it on 16th March. However,...
Wednesday25th Jan 2023
News The First Patch Notes For Story Of Seasons: A Wonderful Life Are Already So Weird
Out now in Japan
Story of Seasons: A Wonderful Life is out now in Japan, although English-speaking players will have to wait until 27th June to get on board as well. After its Japanese eShop launch, the first patch has also been released, which fixes a number of bugs in the game — bugs that are quite entertaining to read about. Here's a Google...
News Story Of Seasons: A Wonderful Life Remake Is Coming To Switch This June
Plus a gorgeous new trailer
Farm news, everyone! Story of Seasons: A Wonderful Life, which is a modern remake of the 2003 GameCube original, Harvest Moon: A Wonderful Life, finally has a release date. This news comes just in time for the first reviews, as the Japanese version of the game comes out tomorrow, 26th January, on the Japanese eShop. The...
Wednesday21st Dec 2022
News Rune Factory 3 Special Has Been Rated For The Nintendo Switch
Western release targeting "Spring 2023"
During a Nintendo Direct in September, XSEED and Marvelous lifted the lid on Rune Factory 3 Special for the Switch. Apart from the usual RPG, farming and monster battle elements, this updated version will also include a brand new mode - allowing players to enjoy more quality time with their in-game spouse...
Friday16th Dec 2022
News Story Of Seasons: A Wonderful Life Will Have Physical Edition, Goat Plushie Premium Edition
Goat-y
Pre-orders will soon be open for Story of Seasons: A Wonderful Life, a remake of the Harvest Moon GameCube game that's due out in summer 2023. The game will also be available on Nintendo Switch, PS5, and Xbox Series S|X as both a physical and digital edition, and a Premium Edition will also be available that includes a retail copy of the...
Thursday15th Dec 2022
News New Story Of Seasons: A Wonderful Life Screenshots Show Off Town And Cows
We're moovin' to Cow Town
Are you excited for the Story of Seasons: A Wonderful Life remake? Of course you are! You clicked on this article! Feast your eyes on these lovely new screenshots, which give us some insight into how the world will look all shiny and new: The town The wildlife The landscape How do you think it's looking so far?...
Wednesday19th Oct 2022
News Loop8: Summer Of Gods Confirms Japan Release Date In New Trailer
Targeting a "Spring 2023" launch in the west
XSEED Games upcoming release AI RPG Loop8: Summer of Gods was previously confirmed for a Spring 2023 release here in the west on the Nintendo Switch. It's now been confirmed the game will be arriving in Japan on 16th March next year on all consoles including the Switch. Marvelous has confirmed the game...
Tuesday20th Sep 2022
News Loop8: Summer Of Gods Is A Time-Travel RPG From The Producer Of Lunar And Grandia
Hazy summer days with demons
XSEED Games recently announced that it would be bringing SIEG Games' time-travel, emotion-driven AI RPG Loop8: Summer of Gods to Switch in 2023! This beautiful-looking game might be another coming-of-age story set in a Japanese school, but it has an all-star development team and a heavy focus on building relationships...
Thursday12th May 2022
News Rune Factory 5 Passes 500,000 Global Sales On Switch
A decent yield
The March arrival of Rune Factory 5 on Switch in North America and Europe was very welcome, following its initial release in Japan back in May 2021. The excellent Rune Factory 4 Special also graced the Switch in early 2020, so the RPG / farm-sin series has been quite well served on Nintendo's hybrid. The IP's fans seems to have shown...
Thursday21st Apr 2022
News Daemon X Machina Creators Announce Survival Game 'Deadcraft', Coming To Switch In May
There's a free demo, too
Marvelous and XSEED Games sure have given us a bit of a shock today! First Studios, the developers of the action-packed mech combat game Daemon X Machina is following its debut title up with a survival action game called Deadcraft. And it's coming to all platforms pretty soon, on 19th May. That's a heck of a switch-up from...
Thursday24th Mar 2022
Round Up The Rune Factory 5 Reviews Are In
Here's what the critics think
Kirby is not the only one with a major release this week, Switch fans in the west can finally get their hands on Rune Factory 5. Now that the game's been out here for a few days, we've gathered up a handful of reviews. If you haven't already checked out our Nintendo Life review of Rune Factory 5, be sure to take a...
Wednesday9th Mar 2022
News Rune Factory 5 Lets You Cook, Fish, Smith, And Ride Cows With The Love Of Your Life
The perfect dating activities
Rune Factory 5 is a little over two weeks away, and new details about the game are trickling out. In a new video (above), Marvelous showcases the player character embarking on various activities with their potential soulmate. Aww. Your forever partner, whether the same or the opposite sex to your character, can join...
Friday18th Feb 2022
PSA Get All The Harvest Moon Games Before The 3DS And Wii U eShops Close
They've bought the farm
If you're embedded within the farming game community, you'll know all about the Harvest Moon / Story of Seasons schism, in which (Western localisation team and publisher) Natsume and (developer) Marvelous went their separate ways. Natsume kept the Harvest Moon name in the West, and cranked out a bunch of wildly disappointing...
Friday3rd Dec 2021
News Sakuna: Of Rice And Ruin Gets New Content In Latest Update - Here Are The Patch Notes
New dishes and Spirit Boughs
Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin has a brand new patch, titled "Ver. Nov 8th 2021" despite the fact that it came out on December 1st. It adds some new content, but largely contains bug fixes and adjustments to make the game work better. Check out the notes below: Ver. Nov 8 2021 Patch Notes Added Content Implemented a...
