Pure Wish has confirmed that its visual novel title Song of Memories is getting a Switch port this year.
Interestingly, even though no news of a western localisation has been confirmed, it has been revealed that the Switch port will contain Japanese, English, and French language support - which means you'll be able to import the game physically or download it from the Japanese eShop.
Here's the synopsis for the game (thanks, Gematsu):
The ultimate choice. A story that plays a song.
Minato Kamishiro is a high school student living in the city of Utanami. He lost both of his parents at an early age and lives alone with his little sister Fuuka, but he is also surrounded by his many classmates at school and lives an ordinary, but enjoyable student life.
Lately on television and in the newspapers, it has been reported that there is a virus prevalent overseas in which “the body slowly changes into a strange form, those infected lose their sense of reason, and in the end they become violent,” and there have been rumors going around that even in Japan the infected have started to appear in major cities. But for many people these news stories of those of a distant world, and the protagonist too doesn’t react to these topics with a sense of reality.
One day, Minato’s childhood friend, a girl named Kanon Hiiragi, moves in with Minato and Fuuka. Kanon, whose body has been frail since childhood, was admitted to an overseas hospital and was unable to go outside, but recently began feeling better and was transferred to a hospital in Japan. Because her condition improved, she attends Minato’s school, but as she is worried about being alone, seems to be living in a way that she goes back and forth between Minato’s house and the hospital. Kanon also lost both of her parents several years earlier, and Minato and Fuuka, who both have sympathy for and a sense of closeness to her, gladly welcome her in.
After Kanon moved in, Minato, who was helping her put all of her luggage in order, notices a strangely shaped smartphone in her luggage. However, Kanon herself doesn’t recognize the smartphone, and doesn’t understand how it could have gotten there. Still not understanding the situation well, Minato holds on to the smartphone to examine it. While messing around with it, Minato notices an app on the device called “Dream 4 You.” When he starts it up, five girls suddenly appear on the screen and talk to Minato. “If danger draws near, call upon us. We will rise to protect you,” they said. Without understanding their words well, Minato nods.
Even after Kanon starts living with Minato, his everyday life is still as tranquil as ever, but from around the time a woman named Akira Tabunoki, who calls herself a “medical care-related investigator,” begins to hover about around them, Minato’s daily life gradually starts to collapse…
Does this title float your boat? Will you be importing it? Let us know by posting a comment below.
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You had me at "cheesecake".
Edit: Where's the cheesecake? So I had to look up cheesecake as a slang term. Now I get the reference. WTF did I just watch? No way is this getting a Western localisation. There'd be nothing left after Nintendo censor it. Summary of the video is young girls and mammary glands. Not a single shred of gameplay.
Take nearly any segment of that video and you can guess why it'll never happen here. That image above may have been the worst offender. Could Nintendo even block access to people in Western countries buying this? Yes the Switch is region free but could you imagine if Little Jimmy got this on his Switch and his parents seen it?
Anybody else getting serious Kirito vibes from this part of the synopsis:
"Minato Kamishiro is a high school student living in the city of Utanami. He lost both of his parents at an early age and lives alone with his little sister Fuuka, but he is also surrounded by his many classmates at school and lives an ordinary, but enjoyable student life."
Pretty suspect to me... Though tbh, that may just be your generic anime character...
Damn, got excited at the thought of a Danganronpa/Steinsgate/Psycho Pass style game on Switch, but I see it's one of 'those' visual novels. Oh well.
I'm not sure what this has to do with cheesecake
@Kalmaro
The Origins of the Terms Cheesecake and Beefcake
http://www.neatorama.com/2013/03/21/The-Origins-of-the-Terms-Cheesecake-and-Beefcake/
I didn't get the reference either.
Lol. These type of games always, lol. Some of those poor girls. The stress on their back must be awful.
@SLIGEACH_EIRE Wow, okay then, thanks.
Is that a memory in your pocket, or did you just enjoy that video?
That seemed a bit more then cheesecake. Felt more like hot apple pie. Don't watch if easily offended, didn't make it to the end.
These are obviously state-of-the-art physics...
We've come a long way from visual novels on Wii U such as Red Riding Hood and The Stonecutter.
This one on Switch is a huge step up.
Ok. Now I wanted a Visual Novel on the Switch as the Vita has a large amount of them, but Ecchi? No thank you, I'm all for RomCom Visual Novel, but Ecchi is a bit too much for me to take.
"it has been reported that there is a virus prevalent overseas"
"Kanon, whose body has been frail since childhood, was admitted to an overseas hospital and was unable to go outside, but recently began feeling better and was transferred to a hospital in Japan"
WHAT_COULD_POSSIBLY_GO_WRONG.JPG
Between this and Anonymous;Code announced earlier (and Senran Kagura? No idea what Shinobi Refure gameplay will be like besides innuendoish HD rumblin', though), looks like the beginning of the inevitable. This genre couldn't possibly miss out on Switch, especially as Japan releases it even on PS4 nowadays.
@SLIGEACH_EIRE I can't. Even 3DS has apparent content access restrictions based on parental control settings, and Switch boasts a borderline radionanny successor in the latter field already. I don't picture little jimmies being easily authorised to buy eShop software behind their parents' back either. Both aforesaid factors are likely why Nintendo greenlights even Senran Kagura localisations nowadays.
All that said, currently I'm just reading the comments and wondering if I was among the few to read the premise rather than just oggle the trailer. ^^; XD
@SegaBlueSky try this piece of news instead, then: https://www.nintendowire.com/news/2017/05/28/anonymouscode-announced-nintendo-switch-release/amp/
May order this due to potential collectability.
AND ONLY THAT!
@nhSnork Ooh nice, hadn't seen that - thanks for the link!
@Lizuka Oh man, a new Ace Attourney would be wonderful. Love those games.
@Lizuka Oh man, a new Ace Attourney would be wonderful. Love those games. Make it so, Capcom!
@Lizuka Oh man, a new Ace Attourney would be wonderful. Love those games.
This is great! My GF loves this kind of Visual Novels - With English subtitles - i'll be able to enjoy the writing as well as the visuals! Double Win!
I think there are a lot f these type of Visual Novels on PSVita in Japan. . . . . they seem to do quite well . . .
I never understood visual novels.
I'll rather watch an anime
@TommyTLG Or read manga.
Traaaaaaash. Steering well clear of this.
The Switch does seem the most logical platform for visual novels now though, now that the Vita seems to be pretty much dead. I'm personally really hoping the recently announced Steins;Gate remaster makes it to the Switch. A port of Steins;Gate Zero would be very nice indeed too. Those games also definitely have problems with how they treat their female characters at times (something the anime at least largely ditched), but they are otherwise fantastic stories for fans of sci-fi rooted in real-world theories. A cast of superb characters and a gripping plot — this is turning into a review.
Watch Steins;Gate. It's really good.
A viz novel with English support? Screw the lack of western release, thank god for region free dl :3
I'm a big fan of some visual novels, but this one doesn't interest me.
Oh yeah! Japanese releases with English subtitles are where it's at! No potential for unnecessary censorship.
Now I hope that FE Fates port turns out to be true. A Japanese FE Fates port with english subs would be fantastic!
If this becomes a thing, I could Nintendo Switch becoming the most important friendly console in history. It basically already is, what with the ease of accessing the eshops from various regions of the world.
@SLIGEACH_EIRE Why on Earth would Nintendo localize a VN? If it gets localized, it'll be through a third party localizer, not Nintendo.
Yeah, I could go for some cheesecake.😉
Day one import for me
I'd like to see more visual novels on Swich. Steins;gate for example
For a country with a supposedly aging population, it's slightly alarming how many of these protagonists seem to end up without any living parents.
Pro parenting tip: Never encourage your offspring to star in a visual novel, or you will likely die. Probably to set up some questionable emotional dependence of a bunch of magical anime girls who will conveniently appear out of nowhere to fawn over them at a future date in a slightly Freudian manner.
Instead encourage them to be a bricklayer or IT consultant, or any other job so long as its central theme doesn't depend on your untimely passing.
@PtM One of what guys? I really don't like cheesecake / fanservice stuff, so I'll be completely avoiding this
I like Steins;Gate in spite of its occasional tendancy to be weird with its female characters, because it doesn't happen often and it's primarily a really cool sci-fi story. I prefer the anime to the VN specifically because it cuts out the vast majority of the dodgy content in the VN
Switch is the Vita successor.
LEWD or not, very curious how this actually plays beyond this dumb video. If the story is good and you have something that really triggers (other than tits) your interest in keeping up with it, it could be worthy at the right price.
Perhaps it's in 3 languages now knowing it wouldn't fly elsewhere for those who want which is as courteous as devious by the designer.
....So it begins...Switch starts getting "visual novels" with anime girls that have giant boobs. This better not end up being like Steam, that place littered with this kind of stuff.
I played a few visual novels games on the ps vita. Stein gate is an amazing game. I still dream about the game.
Will pick this game up on the switch and hope it start a trend for more visual novels games on the switch.
@Ralizah It's getting a western releass on PS4. But looks like this won't be seen on Switch over here. Just like that tohou water gun game seems to only be getting localised on Sony platforms over here and not switch.
@XenoShaun What touhou water gun game? You're not talking about Peach Beach Splash, are you? That's a Senran Kagura game, and currently exclusive to PS4
@Ralizah That may well be it then. Eugh doh my bad mixing them up.
Amazing how many people on here have no idea what the "cheesecake" reference meant... Either I'm an old school gamer (44) or you people are stuck in a bubble.
WTH is this?! So Nintendo is letting soft hentai on their consoles now? More of this Nintendo less of crappy voice chat Nintendo.
Meh, good of them to put English subs at least. There should be more then enough "collectors" outside of Japan to justify putting on subs. I hope more developers with very Japanese only-y games put Subs in. Take full advantage of that Region Free-ness.
@SLIGEACH_EIRE We're getting a Senran Kagura Switch game don't forget, which had 2 entries on the 3DS that came out over here. Nobody blinked an eye over that.
I think enough parents realize these kind of games are NOT kiddy cartoons. Besides, I think Little Jimmy would rather have sex with hookers and shoot/run over them in GTA then play stuff like this.... XD
@Angelic_Lapras_King
They put English subs in them for the huge game market in Hong Kong, it's the same for vita games. Many ppl in HK speak or read English, also many games are been developed in HK nowadays like Rainbow moon and Rainbow skies, also mainland China devs are making games aswell, most of their games come to Sony hardware, but that will change eventually, especially if Nintendo release switch there
@JJ286 The "genre" you mean with "soft hentai" is called Ecchi
@essiw ohh thanks!
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