Taito Corporation News Articles
Saturday28th Jun 2025
News Taito Brings More Bubble Bobble Action To Nintendo Switch In 2025
Bub is back!
During the Arc System Works showcase, Taito Corporation unveiled the latest Bubble Bobble game. It's called Bubble Bobble Sugar Dungeons and will be released for the Switch in the US and Europe in Winter 2025. Here's a bit about it from the official PR, along with a look: Taito's bubble action game series, Bubble Bobble, returns in a...
Friday14th Mar 2025
News 'Operation Night Strikers' Brings Four Action-Packed Arcade Classics To Switch This Year
Update: Confirmed for August
Developer M2 and publisher Taito have today announced that the '80s arcade compilation title Operation Night Strikers will also receive a Switch release at some point this year. This one was initially announced for Steam back in November, but a blog post on the Taito website confirmed that the Nintendo hybrid will also...
Thursday13th Mar 2025
News M2 Is Working On A Brand New 'Night Striker' Game
And we've got some footage
M2, the emulation wizards who are responsible for multiple Sega Ages titles, Virtual Console ports, and the excellent Castlevania Advance and Dominus Collections, has shared a brand new trailer for its upcoming game, Night Striker Gear, which is coming to Switch in 2025. The clip was shared on Bluesky by ohfivepro (via
Thursday28th Nov 2024
News Taito Milestones 3 Finally Locks In A Western Release Date On Switch
Dive into the 10-game collection next month
The third entry in Taito's arcade collection series, Taito Milestones 3, has been sitting with a "Winter 2024" Western release window for a good few months now. But today, the day of the game's Japanese launch, no less, we finally have a firm date. Taito Milestones 3 will arrive on Western Switch eShops...
Wednesday28th Aug 2024
Exclusive Shadow Of The Ninja - Reborn's Legendary Devs Reveal Details In New Mini-Doc
"Looking back, it feels like my dream has come true"
As we gear up for the release of Shadow of the Ninja - Reborn, a remake of Natsume's classic NES action platformer, today we can exclusively reveal a new behind-the-scenes look at the development story behind the reimagined version. As put together by publisher ININ Games, the mini-documentary...
Tuesday16th Jul 2024
News Taito Milestones 3 For Switch Locks In Japanese Release, Here Are The 10 Games Included
Update: New trailer featuring gameplay released
Update [Tue 16th Jul, 2024 05:30 BST]: A week after the Japanese release date announcement, Taito has now uploaded a new video showing off some gameplay footage of Taito Milestones 3. You can check it out above! The local release is arriving at some point in "Winter 2024". Original article [Tue 9th...
Friday12th Jul 2024
News Rainbow Island Sequel 'Parasol Stars' Finally Gets Modern Console Release For Bargain Price
And it's out now
ININ Games has brought us a digital release of the third game in TAITO's Bubble Bobble series — Parasol Stars: The Story of Bubble Bobble III. The game launched on the Switch eShop yesterday, 11th July 2024, and marks the first time the game has been ported to modern consoles. This modern port of the 1991 classic has many things...
Sunday19th May 2024
News Taito Milestones 3 Coming Winter 2024, First Batch Of Games Revealed
"Get hype for over 7 classic TAITO games"
Last year, it was revealed Taito Milestones 3 was on the way to the Switch and it's now been confirmed it will be arriving locally on the eShop in Winter 2024. The third retro collection will feature "over seven classic Taito games" between the late 1980s and early 1990s. Hamster Corporation, known for its...
Tuesday30th Jan 2024
News Hamster Corporation Celebrates 400 Arcade Archives Titles On Switch
Here's to many more!
It seems like yesterday Hamster was only celebrating its 100th 'Arcade Archives' release, but it's now actually 400 titles into its retro revival project. Hamster Corporation shared this milestone in a brief post on social media earlier before, noting how Rainbow Islands was its latest game to arrive on the Nintendo Switch and...
Thursday28th Dec 2023
News Hamster Corporation Reveals Its Final Arcade Archives Release Of 2023
It's Taito's 1991 game Solitary Fighter
It's been another action-packed year of Hamster Corporation retro releases and to go out with a bang, the Japanese video game company will be releasing the 1991 Taito fighting game Solitary Fighter on 28th December. This should make it the final Arcade Archives release of 2023! Solitary Fighter follows the...
Thursday31st Aug 2023
News Taito Milestones 3 Revives More Retro Classics In 2024
Taito Milestones 2 launches today
In line with the release of Taito Milestones 2, Taito has announced it will be launching a third retro game collection in 2024. Taito Milestones 3 is currently confirmed for Japan, but no platforms have been announced. Given the fact both the first and second collections got local releases on the Switch, there's...
Monday24th Jul 2023
News Taito's Animal-Saving Beat 'Em Up 'Growl' Is This Week's Arcade Archives Game
Poaching the poachers
There are a whole lot of beat-em-up games out there to sink your teeth into, but how many of them circulate around rescuing helpless animals from hoards of evil poachers? Taito's Growl is one such game and it is making its way to the Arcade Archives this week from 27th July (thanks, Nintendo Everything). Originally released in...
Wednesday31st May 2023
News Taito Milestones 2 Collects Even More Arcade Archives Titles On Switch This August
Back at it again
Publisher ININ Games has today announced that it will be releasing Taito Milestones 2 — the follow-up to last year's Taito Milestones — worldwide on Switch on 31st August in both digital and physical form. Much like the former game, this collection will bring together a series of the studio's classic arcade titles, many of...
Wednesday24th May 2023
News Puzzle Bobble Everybubble! "Limited-Time" Demo Arrives On Switch eShop
Pop some bubbles while you can
As part of the release of Puzzle Bobble Everybubble! on the Nintendo Switch this week, a free "limited-time" trial has been made available on the eShop. This special demo is playable from now until 30th June and can be played as many times as you like during this period, as long as you have access to an NSO...
Monday17th Apr 2023
News RayStorm X RayCrisis HD Collection Brings Two Taito Shmup Masterpieces To Switch
Out June
ININ Games is bringing two Taito all-timers to Switch in the form of RayStorm X RayCrisis HD Collection. Confirmed for a western release last year by the publisher, an eShop listing for 30th June 2023 has appeared, suggesting that we won't have to wait too long to get our hands on this classic bundle. RayStorm and RayCrisis (also known as...
Thursday2nd Feb 2023
News Puzzle Bobble Everybubble! Will Get Popping On Switch This May
Bub's your uncle
Taito's Puzzle Bobble Everybubble! is launching on the Switch eShop on 23rd May, ININ Games has announced. You'll also be able to snap up a physical edition over at ININ Games' website. Bringing four-player co-op to the beloved spin-off series, ININ Games also revealed a brand new mode coming to the new game — One vs. One Online...
Wednesday25th Jan 2023
News Taito's Action Platformer 'The NewZealand Story' Is This Week's Arcade Archives Game
Seal the deal
Arguably one of the most adorable arcade titles out there, The NewZealand Story is waddling its way onto Hamster's Arcade Archives collection this week (thanks, Nintendo Everything) and will be turning us all against seals once again. Originally released in 1988, this classic platformer sees you play as Tiki, a kiwi who is forced out...
Friday13th Jan 2023
News Yes, There Really Will Be A Space Invaders Mode In Puzzle Bobble Everybubble!
Pop those aliens
Taito's brand-new instalment in the Puzzle Bobble series launches this spring and in a surprising yet adorable move, Puzzle Bobble Everybubble! will have a brand new mode which celebrates Space Invaders. (Thanks, Gematsu!) Nope, you're not reading that wrong at all. For the legendary arcade game's 45th anniversary, Bub, Bob, Peb,...
Thursday5th Jan 2023
News Classic Taito Games Get Enhanced Re-Releases On Switch In February
Puzzle Bobble 2 & 3 and Metal Black get the S-Tribute treatment
Days after teasing its 2023 plans, Taito's Puzzle Bobble series and Metal Black are coming to the Switch thanks to City Connection and its S-Tribute series (thanks, Gematsu!).
Wednesday4th Jan 2023
News Taito Corporation Preparing For 70th Anniversary Celebrations In 2023
One of the oldest game companies still in operation
The famous video game developer Taito Corporation - known for legendary arcade hits like Space Invaders and Bubble Bobble - will celebrate its 70th anniversary on 24th August 2023. To prepare for this epic milestone, the company has already kicked things off by opening a commemorative website and a...
Thursday25th Aug 2022
News We're Getting A New Four-Player 'Puzzle Bobble' Exclusively On Switch Next Year
Everybubble celebrate!
Puzzle Bobble — once known as Bust-A-Move in the west — is one of our favourite Taito franchises, so we're always happy to see more entries in this Bubble Bobble spin-off series. And Taito has today revealed the next new entry, coming exclusively to Switch in 2023. Puzzle Bobble Everybubble! doesn't just come with an...
Saturday30th Jul 2022
News Taito & M2 Bringing Shmup Collection 'Ray'z Arcade Chronology' To Switch
Update: Localisation & HD Collection confirmed
Update #2 [Sat 30th Jul, 2022 17:15 BST]: ININ Games has confirmed it will release Ray'z Arcade Chronology and also RayStorm x RayCrisis HD Collection on the Switch here in the west. There's no release date just yet and ININ will be handling publishing duties of both games digitally (via Gematsu). The...
Monday20th Jun 2022
News Never-Before-Seen Famicom Port Of Taito Arcade Game 'The Fairyland Story' Discovered
A fairytale of game preservation
Forest of Illusion, Hard4Games, and Gaming Alexandria have uncovered a pretty huge find in the world of retro arcade ports. Once upon a time, Taito's 1985 arcade predecessor to Bubble Bobble — The Fairyland Story — was due to get a Famicom port back in 1986. This version of the game was only ever spotted in
Wednesday15th Jun 2022
News Taito's 'Space Seeker' Blasts Its Way Into The Arcade Archives Line-Up
Searching and shooting in space
We're moving away from Namco's backlog for a bit this week in the Arcade Archives line-up, as the next game coming to the series is 1981 arcade shooter Space Seeker. the game will be dropping on the eShop tomorrow — 16th June — for the usual price of $7.99 / €6.99 / £6.29. This game is known for having...
Monday13th Jun 2022
News 'Arkanoid – Eternal Battle' Hits Switch This October
It's a cross-play online multiplayer Battle Royale
French publisher Microids has shown off gameplay footage of Pastagames' upcoming Arkanoid – Eternal Battle, which takes Taito's coin-op classic and transforms it into a cross-play online multiplayer Battle Royale. The game is confirmed as coming to Switch – as well as PlayStation 5, PlayStation...
Sunday3rd Apr 2022
News City Connection Announces Multiple 'Saturn Tribute X Taito' Releases For Nintendo Switch eShop
Layer Section & Galactic Attack S-Tribute arrives 28th April
Japanese publisher City Connection has announced it will be bringing Layer Section & Galactic Attack S-Tribute to the Nintendo Switch eShop and multiple other platforms on 28th April. It follows on from a rating earlier this year in February. Layer Section is a 1995 home console port...
Tuesday22nd Feb 2022
Random Stella McCartney Is Making $1800 'Space Invaders' Knitwear, For Some Reason
It's the crossover we all wanted, right?
We've seen some pretty amazing crossovers between the world of fashion and video games over the years, but one we didn't know we needed was a range of women's clothing based on Taito's Space Invaders. Stella McCartney's Japanese arm is currently hawking a bunch of knitwear items emblazoned with the iconic...
Friday17th Dec 2021
News Bub Is Back! Taito Is Developing A New Puzzle Bobble Game
Get ready to Bust-A-Move
Taito's Bubble Bobble series is currently celebrating its 35th anniversary and as part of this, the Japanese company has announced a new entry in the spin-off series Puzzle Bobble (Bust-A-Move) is currently in development. Puzzle Bobble game director Tsuyoshi Tozaki said the new entry would "of course include its trademark...
Friday3rd Dec 2021
"An adventure of danger and excitement"
Hamster's made it to the final month of the year and it's started out with Taito's action-platformer arcade title, Liquid Kids. This game made its debut in the arcades in 1990 and was followed by a number of home console ports. Here's a bit more about it, along with a look - courtesy of Nintendo Life...
Monday22nd Nov 2021
News Taito's Coin-Op Classic Arkanoid Is Getting A Reboot Next Year
"We all have our own story with Arkanoid"
French company Microids is collaborating with Japanese veteran Taito to release a new instalment in the Arkanoid series: Arkanoid: Eternal Battle. It's expected to launch next year, with French studio Pastagames (Rayman Mini, Pix the Cat) in charge of development. No platforms have been confirmed so far, but...
