Popular Games by Marvelous Inc.
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Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition Switch 2
- 5th Jun 2025 (UK/EU)
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Story of Seasons: Grand Bazaar - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition Switch 2
- 27th Aug 2025 (UK/EU)
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Doraemon Story of Seasons: Friends of the Great Kingdom Switch
- 2nd Nov 2022 (UK/EU)
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Reviews of Marvelous Inc. Games
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Review Rune Factory: Guardians Of Azuma (Switch) - A Bold Reinvention That Pays Off
It'd be rune not to
Rune Factory’s first entry arrived to a welcoming fanbase almost 20 years ago, and players have signed on for the adventures of a string of amnesiac protagonists, equal parts fighter and farmer, ever since. Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma delivers on the promise of the series with another hero mysteriously connected to the...
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Review Farmagia (Switch) - A Lighthearted Anime-Style Romp With Monster Crops
Guess how many days take to grow a dragon in your farm?
When Marvelous revealed Farmagia during the June 2024 Nintendo Direct, we saw a familiar concept wrapped in an intriguing package: an action RPG with farm sim elements, like those so fundamental in two of the publisher's biggest series, Rune Factory and Story of Seasons, but wrapped up in a...
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Review Doraemon Story Of Seasons: Friends Of The Great Kingdom (Switch) - Familiar Farm Sim Fun
Planetary exploration has never been so chill
The first Switch Doraemon: Story of Seasons launched in 2019 and was praised for harmoniously combining the cast of the much-loved children's anime with the relaxing gameplay of one of the most well-known farm sim franchises, and while it may not be the most obvious combination, its beautiful art style...
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Review Doraemon Story Of Seasons (Switch) - A Charmingly Slow-Paced Life Sim
Wrap up with this winter warmer
The tale of Story of Seasons is a bit of a strange one. Originally conceived under the series name Harvest Moon, developer Marvelous enjoyed relative success with titles like Friends of Mineral Town, A Wonderful Life and Back to Nature. However, in 2012, the licensing of the name lapsed, and owner Natsume reclaimed...
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Review BurgerTime Party! (Switch) - Too Many Cooks Spoil The Burger
Overcooked, or a rare treat?
You can tell BurgerTime originated in 1982 from the state of the burgers you’re building. Nothing fancy: a flat bap, a patty, a limp bit of lettuce and maybe a tomato or cheese slice in the more exotic levels. A true 2019 update should deliver ludicrous towers of buttermilk chicken, smashed avocado and chipotle sauce...
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Review Fate/Extella Link (Switch) - One Of The Best Musou Games On Nintendo Switch
Can I just have one more moondance with you, my love
Musou fans have been a bit spoiled this generation, with many great releases in this niche genre coming out for the Switch, some of which are from the Big N itself. One of the more middling Musou games from the early days in the Switch’s life was Fate/Extella: The Umbral Star, which married that...
Latest Marvelous Inc. News
Tuesday27th May 2025
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News Story Of Seasons Publisher Says Physical Switch 2 Releases Are "The Right Decision For Us"
"I’d love to say all Switch 2 releases from us in the future will go the full ROM route"
Marvelous USA has been hitting the headlines for all of the right reasons in the run-up to the Switch 2's launch next week, on 5th June 2025. The publisher is one of the few third-parties bringing a full physical release to the new console on launch day in...
Wednesday9th Aug 2023
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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...
Tuesday11th Oct 2022
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News New No More Heroes III Update Out Now, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
"It's game time!"
No More Heroes 3, once a Switch exclusive, drops on PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Series X|S, and PC today in North America, over a year after its original launch. And now the Switch version also has a brand new update — it's a small one, but it comes with one fairly notable addition that fans will enjoy. Version 1.1.0 dropped yesterday...
Tuesday20th Sep 2022
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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...
Tuesday28th Jun 2022
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News Doraemon Story Of Seasons Is Getting A Sequel On Switch This Year
Make friends in a great kingdom
Popular manga character Doraemon got an unexpected crossover back in 2019 with the Story of Seasons franchise. This charming blue cat (yes, he is a robotic cat) made for a perfect fit with the chill farming vibes of Marvelous' well-known farming sim in Doraemon Story of Seasons, and because everyone fell utterly...
Thursday3rd Feb 2022
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News Neptunia X Senran Kagura Bursts Onto Nintendo Switch This April
Plus DLC and extra content
A hack-and-slash crossover of two titans of the genre, Neptunia and Senran Kagura, was confirmed for a Western release last year — and now we have an exact release date for Neptunia X Senran Kagura: Ninja Wars of April 19th in North America and April 22nd in Europe. The game combines the two nations from Neptunia and...
Monday1st Nov 2021
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Random The Sakuna: Of Rice And Ruin Nendoroid Can Now Hold A Cat
And so can you!
Sakuna: Of Rice And Ruin was an unexpected success for developer Edelweiss, selling over a million copies, and getting crossovers with Story of Seasons, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, and h
Saturday27th Feb 2021
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Memory Pak When Harvest Moon Taught Me About Death
You can't just save scum this one away
Welcome to the latest instalment in our new column, Memory Pak, where we're going to be doing a deep-dive into some of the most memorable moments in gaming – good and bad. We hope you've got some tissues ready because this one's going to be a bit of a weepy. People play Harvest Moon games for their...
Wednesday28th Oct 2020
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Farmful to life
Marvelous has revealed that the next instalment in the Story of Seasons life/farm sim series is coming to Switch on 23rd March 2021. Story Of Seasons: Pioneers Of Olive Town will put you to work cultivating your farm just next to the titular port town and this entry promises more customisation options and more freedom than ever to...
Monday4th Feb 2019
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News God Eater Developers Discuss Possibility Of Third Game Coming To Switch
Show your
The Marvelous developed action RPG God Eater 3 was released in Japan at the end of last year on PlayStation 4 and PC. Since then, fans of the Bandai Namco published series have been wondering if the latest title will be making the Switch anytime soon, as past entries have been closely associated with portable devices. During an...
Thursday1st Nov 2018
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News Fate/Extella Link Confirmed For Western Release On Switch
And we're getting the 'Fleeting Glory' edition, too
XSEED Games has confirmed that it is bringing the action RPG Fate/Extella Link to the west. The much-anticipated sequel to Fate/Extella: The Umbral Star, this new outing will launch on Switch, PlayStation 4 PS Vita and Steam in Q1 2019. In other good news, Switch owners will be getting the same...
Tuesday18th Sep 2018
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News Suda51 In Talks With Marvelous About Releasing No More Heroes And Desperate Struggle On Switch
Make it happen
We know Goichi "Suda51" Suda is currently focused on the Grasshopper Manufacture release Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes for the Switch, but that doesn't mean he's forgotten about the first two entries in the mainline series. In a recently published video interview with Nintendeal dating back to this year's PAX West,...
Wednesday23rd May 2018
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News Marvelous Is Working On "Unannounced" Nintendo Switch Titles
But what could they be?
Marvelous has revealed that it is working on new Switch titles in a recent interview with Nintendo Dream magazine in Japan. During the chat, the company was asked if it had any Switch projects underway that hadn't previously been revealed. Marvelous replied that this is indeed the case, but couldn't give any more information...
Tuesday22nd May 2018
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News Drum Roll, Please - Gal Metal Is Coming To Western Switch Consoles This Year
Axe to grind
Long-time fans of the site will know that we've carried a torch for Gal Metal for some time now; we've covered the Japanese release of the game, spoken to the man behind it and kept out fingers crossed that it would hit a wider audience at some point soon. That time has come as XSEED and Marvelous Europe have confirmed that...
Wednesday5th Jul 2017
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News Fate/EXTELLA: The Umbral Star to Hit Europe and Australia on 21st July
Includes extra content and "exclusive new Unshackled Bride outfit"
Fate/EXTELLA: The Umbral Star is a game that could easily many of us by, but it's not a title to overlook entirely. For fans of Japanese games it should be on the radar, and we rather enjoyed our time hacking and slashing through the demo at E3. Previously confirmed for...
