Latest Reviews of Idea Factory International Games
Review Neptunia x Senran Kagura: Ninja Wars (Switch) - Satisfying Fan Service That's A Bit Bare
Hyperdimension Kagura
In the world of fan service games, two franchises stand at the top of the pile: Hyperdimension Neptunia, which features a group of anthropomorphised game consoles fighting in a literal and hilarious console war, and Senran Kagura, which pits ninjas with assets as impressive as their fighting arts against each other in nearly...
Review Arc Of Alchemist (Switch) - One Of The Worst RPGs To Hit Switch So Far
An unfortunate concoction
Say what you will about the overall quality of its output, but never let it be said that Compile Heart doesn’t love to make RPGs. The studio – best known for its successful Hyperdimension Neptunia series – has always been prolific, to say the least, but alas, it’s also developed a reputation for putting out many...
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Round Up Idea Factory International SummerFest 2024 - Every Switch Announcement
Celebrating Anime Expo 2024
Even games and Switch-related announcements were unveiled this weekend as part of the Anime Expo 2024 celebrations. Idea Factory International has shared multiple Switch announcements including some localisation news. Here's everything it revealed: Touhou Spell Carnival - 2024 Death End Re;Quest: Code Z - 2025...
News Dokapon Kingdom: Connect Will Ruin Friendships On Switch This May
Worldwide release date announced
Remember back to January when Dokapon Kingdom: Connect, a remake of the 2008 Wii game (which in turn was a port of the 2007 PS2 title), was announced? We didn't expect the friendship-ruining party game to be making a comeback. But it is, and not only that, it's got an official release date — 9th May. That's just...
News Idea Factory Brings Cute Shooter 'Little Witch Nobeta' To The West In 2023
Bewitching
Idea Factory International has announced that it's bringing the unique, adorable-looking 3D shooter Little Witch Nobeta to the West in the spring of next year. This new take on the third-person shooter, developed by Pupuya Games and Simon Creative, may look cute on the surface, but there are some frightening monsters lurking within the...
News Idea Factory Brings Anime-Style Action RPG 'Dusk Diver 2' To Switch This August
Get ready to dive in
Idea Factory International has announced a release date for the upcoming anime action RPG sequel Dusk Diver 2. Mixing brawler elements with Musou-like gameplay and RPG progression, Dusk Diver 2 will be coming to the Switch on 30th August. To celebrate the release date, Idea Factory has launched a brand new trailer jam-packed...
News Happiness And Duty Clash In Otome 'Birushana: Rising Flower of Genpei' This Summer
Gameplay systems within!
If you're looking to find your true (virtual) love, then we might just have the thing for you. Birushana: Rising Flower of Genpei is the latest otome makings its way to Switch this summer. Read on if you're a fan of pretty visuals, pretty boys, and a compelling narrative. Idea Factory International's upcoming visual novel...
News Sit Down With The 'Neptunia x Senran Kagura: Ninja Wars' Producers In This Interview
Out this week
Crossover action RPG Neptunia x Senran Kagura: Ninja Wars launches on Switch this week. To celebrate, Idea Factory International has released a brand new video where the producers of the game sit down to talk about what we can expect from this hack-and-slash, including what it was like to work together to combine two popular fan...
News Crossover Hack & Slash Neptunia x Senran Kagura: Ninja Wars Is Getting A Switch Release
Update: Pre-orders are now live
Update #2 [Wed 6th Apr, 2022 01:30 BST]: Neptunia X Senran Kagura: Ninja Wars will be arriving on April 19th in North America and April 22nd in Europe. In an update, the game is now available for pre-order on the Switch eShop with a 20% discount. This discount will run until April 18th, but there'll also be a discount...
News New Neptunia X Senran Kagura: Ninja Wars Trailer Highlights Flashy Combat
With minigames and new characters on show, too
The ever-enduring popularity of Neptunia and Senran Kagura remains strong. And, if you put the two together, the results are eclectic and exciting if we go by Idea Factory International's new trailer for Neptunia X Senran Kagura: Ninja Wars. The trailer gives us a little taste of what to expect from...
News Romantic Comedy Otome 'Cupid Parasite' Is Coming To Switch This Year
Plus two special editions!
Remember that movie Hitch, where Will Smith plays a terrible, egotistical matchmaker? Well, Cupid Parasite is a little bit like that, but also not really like that at all. You'll play as Lynette Mirror, a bridal advisor and matchmaker who is also secretly Cupid, the god of love. But she's about to meet her match (pun...
News Mary Skelter Finale Brings A New Nightmare To Switch This Fall
Jailbreak time
Mary Skelter's been around for a little while on Switch. Taking inspiration from fairy tales, it first launched in 2016 with Mary Skelter: Nightmares, offering a first person dungeon-crawling RPG. Developed by Compile Heart and Idea Factory, Nightmares was ported to Switch for free within Mary Skelter 2 back in 2019. Now, we've got...
News New Game+ Expo To Feature 14 Publishers This June, Including SEGA, Atlus And SNK
Livestream event to include KOEI TECMO, AKSYS and Inti Creates
E3 may be skipping 2020, but other bodies are stepping up to fill the summer video game vacuum. There's Geoff Keighley's Summer Game Fest, which will be delivering news and announcements throughout a four-month window, but there's also a new Expo in town, and it's got some big names...
Pre-orders open on 26th November
Idea Factory International has teamed up with Limited Run Games to release its dungeon-crawling RPG Moero Chronicle Hyper on the Nintendo Switch in physical form. Pre-orders for the standard version of this game will start on 26th November alongside a physical pre-order of Mary Skelter 2 on the Switch and will set...
News Idea Factory's Desert RPG Arc Of Alchemist Gets A Local eShop Release Early Next Year
Newly polished and ready for battle
Idea Factory International has announced the desert-filled RPG Arc of Alchemist is coming to the Nintendo Switch early next year. The game will be made available in both Europe and North America via the eShop. The western release allows players to explore the Desert of Beginnings with an updated user interface,...
Round Up Idea Factory International SummerFest 2024 - Every Switch Announcement
Celebrating Anime Expo 2024
Even games and Switch-related announcements were unveiled this weekend as part of the Anime Expo 2024 celebrations. Idea Factory International has shared multiple Switch announcements including some localisation news. Here's everything it revealed: Touhou Spell Carnival - 2024 Death End Re;Quest: Code Z - 2025...
News Dokapon Kingdom: Connect Will Ruin Friendships On Switch This May
Worldwide release date announced
Remember back to January when Dokapon Kingdom: Connect, a remake of the 2008 Wii game (which in turn was a port of the 2007 PS2 title), was announced? We didn't expect the friendship-ruining party game to be making a comeback. But it is, and not only that, it's got an official release date — 9th May. That's just...
News Idea Factory Brings Cute Shooter 'Little Witch Nobeta' To The West In 2023
Bewitching
Idea Factory International has announced that it's bringing the unique, adorable-looking 3D shooter Little Witch Nobeta to the West in the spring of next year. This new take on the third-person shooter, developed by Pupuya Games and Simon Creative, may look cute on the surface, but there are some frightening monsters lurking within the...
News Idea Factory Brings Anime-Style Action RPG 'Dusk Diver 2' To Switch This August
Get ready to dive in
Idea Factory International has announced a release date for the upcoming anime action RPG sequel Dusk Diver 2. Mixing brawler elements with Musou-like gameplay and RPG progression, Dusk Diver 2 will be coming to the Switch on 30th August. To celebrate the release date, Idea Factory has launched a brand new trailer jam-packed...
News Happiness And Duty Clash In Otome 'Birushana: Rising Flower of Genpei' This Summer
Gameplay systems within!
If you're looking to find your true (virtual) love, then we might just have the thing for you. Birushana: Rising Flower of Genpei is the latest otome makings its way to Switch this summer. Read on if you're a fan of pretty visuals, pretty boys, and a compelling narrative. Idea Factory International's upcoming visual novel...
News Sit Down With The 'Neptunia x Senran Kagura: Ninja Wars' Producers In This Interview
Out this week
Crossover action RPG Neptunia x Senran Kagura: Ninja Wars launches on Switch this week. To celebrate, Idea Factory International has released a brand new video where the producers of the game sit down to talk about what we can expect from this hack-and-slash, including what it was like to work together to combine two popular fan...
News Crossover Hack & Slash Neptunia x Senran Kagura: Ninja Wars Is Getting A Switch Release
Update: Pre-orders are now live
Update #2 [Wed 6th Apr, 2022 01:30 BST]: Neptunia X Senran Kagura: Ninja Wars will be arriving on April 19th in North America and April 22nd in Europe. In an update, the game is now available for pre-order on the Switch eShop with a 20% discount. This discount will run until April 18th, but there'll also be a discount...
News New Neptunia X Senran Kagura: Ninja Wars Trailer Highlights Flashy Combat
With minigames and new characters on show, too
The ever-enduring popularity of Neptunia and Senran Kagura remains strong. And, if you put the two together, the results are eclectic and exciting if we go by Idea Factory International's new trailer for Neptunia X Senran Kagura: Ninja Wars. The trailer gives us a little taste of what to expect from...
News Romantic Comedy Otome 'Cupid Parasite' Is Coming To Switch This Year
Plus two special editions!
Remember that movie Hitch, where Will Smith plays a terrible, egotistical matchmaker? Well, Cupid Parasite is a little bit like that, but also not really like that at all. You'll play as Lynette Mirror, a bridal advisor and matchmaker who is also secretly Cupid, the god of love. But she's about to meet her match (pun...
News Mary Skelter Finale Brings A New Nightmare To Switch This Fall
Jailbreak time
Mary Skelter's been around for a little while on Switch. Taking inspiration from fairy tales, it first launched in 2016 with Mary Skelter: Nightmares, offering a first person dungeon-crawling RPG. Developed by Compile Heart and Idea Factory, Nightmares was ported to Switch for free within Mary Skelter 2 back in 2019. Now, we've got...
News New Game+ Expo To Feature 14 Publishers This June, Including SEGA, Atlus And SNK
Livestream event to include KOEI TECMO, AKSYS and Inti Creates
E3 may be skipping 2020, but other bodies are stepping up to fill the summer video game vacuum. There's Geoff Keighley's Summer Game Fest, which will be delivering news and announcements throughout a four-month window, but there's also a new Expo in town, and it's got some big names...
Pre-orders open on 26th November
Idea Factory International has teamed up with Limited Run Games to release its dungeon-crawling RPG Moero Chronicle Hyper on the Nintendo Switch in physical form. Pre-orders for the standard version of this game will start on 26th November alongside a physical pre-order of Mary Skelter 2 on the Switch and will set...
News Idea Factory's Desert RPG Arc Of Alchemist Gets A Local eShop Release Early Next Year
Newly polished and ready for battle
Idea Factory International has announced the desert-filled RPG Arc of Alchemist is coming to the Nintendo Switch early next year. The game will be made available in both Europe and North America via the eShop. The western release allows players to explore the Desert of Beginnings with an updated user interface,...