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Nook News – 1/13/25 | Nintendo Switch 2 Officially Announced!

Visual Novel News:

NekoNyan has announced that Love, Chocolate, and Elections (Koi to Senkyo to Chocolate) will be released on Steam in Q1 2025.

Sappy romantic Oojima Yuuki and notorious chocolate-hater Sumiyoshi Chisato are longtime friends who both attend Takafuji Academy, a massive mega-school with over 5,000 students. The two are part of the Culinary Research Club—which sounds cool on paper, but in actuality, is just an excuse to sit around and eat junk food with their friends. As the Student Council presidential election approaches, however, the CRC is targeted for termination by a prominent candidate named Shinonome Satsuki. Their only option: Join the election and keep her from winning at any cost!

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As a reminder, Angelic☆Chaos RE-BOOT! (Tenshi☆Souzou RE-BOOT!) is coming out on PC this week too, but won’t be coming to Steam. It releases on January 24, 2025 on JAST USA and other storefronts.

She appeared suddenly, and without warning―a beautiful girl who called herself an angel. Spreading her large, snow-white wings, she made a declaration that would forever change my life. “I come in search of the Demon Lord’s reincarnation.” “That being you, Tanikaze Riku.” That’s right, apparently I was a Demon Lord in my previous life. From some other world to boot. Unfortunately for me, the anarchy wouldn’t stop there. Memories from a previous life, visitors from another world… It was just one crazy, chaotic event after the other. “Wait, what? But that doesn’t― Huh?!” Thus began the story of Tanikaze Riku, a tale marked by the loss of his normal life, along with so many other precious things.

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Magical girl fans have another upcoming visual novel to look forward to. Shiravune have announced the upcoming release of Holy Valkyrie ExS-TIA: Concerto 2 (Kouyoku Senki ExS-Tia Concerto 2). The first visual novel is this series was announced last November and we’re still awaiting further information on the release date.

Scattered across the peaceful city of Kawado Higashi are “Guilt Seeds” that cause people’s desires to run wild, turning them into dangerous monsters. To prevent the inevitable disaster that would occur if left unchecked, Ichika Itakano charges Haruno Aikawa with the collection of these seeds. With her newly acquired ExS-Device, Haruno is able to transform into ExS-TIA Ignis and search for the Guilt Seeds. At the same time, another ExS-TIA emerges from the darkness of night. Toka Sugawara, who attends the same school as Haruno, a.k.a ExS-TIA Luna. She too hunts for the Guilt Seeds while battling against monsters. But what could be the ordinarily modest and quiet Toka’s reasons for fighting as ExS-TIA Luna…?

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Gaming News:

After many rumors and speculation, Nintendo officially revealed the existence of their successor to the hugely successful Nintendo Switch console: the Nintendo Switch 2! The reveal was done in a brief showcase of the system, which will feature a larger screen, taller Joycon controllers, a newly designed in-built stand, a new snapping feature to attach the Joycons to the screen, and will be compatible with Nintendo Switch games (with some exceptions.) No official announcement of any new games, but we did see a glimpse of what could be the next installment in the Mario Kart series.

The Nintendo Switch 2 is set to release in 2025, with a Nintendo Switch 2 Direct airing on April 2nd which will provide more details on the new console.

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Fans of the battle royale game Fortnite were thrilled to see the arrival of arguably the most successful digital popstar into the game! Hatsune Miku is now available for purchase in Fortnite, along with four new jam tracks that include Miku, such as the classic song World is Mine. Miku is also featured in the Music Pass, which will get you an exclusive cosmetic and other items.

The first DLC pack for Dragon Ball: Sparking! ZERO was fully revealed and will be available sooner than you think! Titled the Hero of Justice pack, this first DLC pack will include 11 playable characters featured in Dragon Ball Super: SUPER HERO, a new costume, and three new custom battles.

The first DLC pack for Dragon Ball: Sparking ZERO releases on January 23rd, with Season Pass owners gaining access on January 20th.

Watch the trailer for the Hero of Justice pack for Dragon Ball: Sparking ZERO

The third DLC character coming to Street Fighter 6 got more details ahead of their release! Mai Shiranui of Fatal Fury fame received a full gameplay showcase that revealed her playstyle and even an alternate costume you can equip in battle.

Mai Shiranui arrives in Street Fighter 6 on February 5th.

Watch the Mai Shiranui trailer for Street Fighter 6

Bleach Rebirth of Souls got a new trailer going over all of the features available in the game. It was a rather lengthy trailer, but at the end, we got the confirmation that characters from the Thousand-Year Blood War arc will be coming in the game’s Season Pass! What’s more, if you own the Season Pass, you’ll get one week of early access to these new characters.

Bleach Rebirth of Souls launches for PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X, and PC on March 21st.

Watch the system overview trailer for Bleach Rebirth of Souls

Anime News:

We received a brand new trailer for the upcoming Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid movie and when it will be released! Titled Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid: A Lonely Dragon Wants to Be Loved, the film will be directed by Tatsuya Ishihara, with production being handled by Kyoto Animation, who previously worked on the first two seasons of the anime series. Alongside the short trailer, we also got a new key visual for the film.

Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid: A Lonely Dragon Wants to Be Loved releases in Japanese theaters on June 27th. No international release has been announced at this time.

Watch the trailer for Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid: A Lonely Dragon Wants to Be Loved

Upcoming Releases:

The second entry in the Final Fantasy VII remake trilogy is coming to PC this week! This new release will come with improved lighting and visuals, NVIDIA DLSS functionality, a maximum resolution of 4K, framerates up to 120fps, and other customization options to help aid performance.

Final Fantasy VII Rebirth launches for PC on January 23rd.

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