Round Up: Here’s What Was In Japan’s Nintendo Direct Broadcast (Feb 2022)
Nintendo’s latest Direct presentation was filled with all sorts of announcements, but some of them were restricted to Japan’s broadcast. For your convenience, we’ve rounded up all of these Japanese trailers and put them together onto one page – enjoy!
LOOP8 – 2022
This is a new school/life RPG game from Marvelous. Here’s a summary via Gematsu:
“LOOP8 is a juvenile RPG in which live your “everyday life” and fight “the extraordinary.” Live a summer all your own while forging relationships with the people around you, while fighting calamities known as “Kegai.”
The Centennial Case: A Shijima Story – 12th May 2022
Another game from Square Enix – this time it’s a live-action mystery adventure game directed by Koichiro Ito (Metal Gear Solid V). Source: Twitter / Gematsu
“Directed by Koichiro Ito (Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain) and produced by Junichi Ehara (NieR: Automata), The Centennial Case: A Shijima Story centers around the ill-fated Shijima family, who have experienced a chain of inexplicable deaths in their family over the past century. Players will take on the role of mystery novelist, Haruka Kagami and use their powers of deductions to uncover the truth behind four murder cases that have taken place in the Shijima household over the last one hundred years. Take on this accessible mystery story, uncover the truth of the case and reveal the culprit!”
Taiko Risshiden V DX – 19th May 2022
Koei Tecmo’s DX version of the 2004 release on PS2 and PC.
The next batch of games were part of a brief coming soon trailer:
Touken Ranbu Musou – 24th May 2022
DMM Game has teamed up with Koei Tecmo’s Omega Force on this one. It’s a warriors / Musou game. A western release is on the way.
Voice Of Cards: The Forsaken Maiden – 17th February 2022
Chocobo GP – 10th March 2022
Cloud Strife playable character – a season pass one exclusive reward.
13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim – 12th April 2022
Konami eBaseball Powerful Pro Baseball 2022 – 21st April 2022
Nintendo Direct – Japan (February 2022)
What did you think of the Japanese showcase compared to the western one? Leave a comment down below.