In an interview with Japanese magazine Nikkei, Level-5 President Akihiro Hino has revealed that a third entry in the Ni no Kuni franchise is currently in development. It's planned for release after the movie based on the series hits Japanese theatres on 29th August.
The project forms a part of the developer's plans to make Ni no Kuni a much bigger franchise than it already is. Alongside the aforementioned film release and the confirmation of a third game on its way, Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch Remastered comes to PS4 in September, while Akihiro Hino also revealed that a smartphone app will be coming to phones. That's not something that interests us too much, of course, but it still proves a commitment to the franchise all the same. At this point, we assume a third Ni no Kuni game would be a PS5 release.
Are you hyped for more Ni no Kuni? Discuss the remaster in the comments below.
[source dualshockers.com]
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Hopefully they Get Studio Ghibli Involved Again Because Aside From The Gameplay The 2nd Game Pales in Comparison to the First
Great news, but i hope they get closer to the style of the 1st game. The 2nd (im playing now) feels like the budget was being slashed at every corner. The inconsistent implementation of voice acting is very jarring, the story is much weaker imo, theres a heck of alot of fetch questing and back tracking. The skirmish mode isnt great. Theres very little variety in enemies. And ultimately its missing much of the charm of the first game. Which is such a shame
screams in excitement
yes easily one of the best games franchises ever.a ps5 launch game👍.word up son
Cool. I'm hyped for this one.
I'm confused. I haven't played any of these games but still excited about it. Probably because I have read so many positive critics about it. Looking forward to playing the whole trilogy someday.
This is good news!! I would love to see what they could do with the engine on PS5. Kinda like Gravity Rush to Gravity Rush 2.
Can't think of any better game related new I could have possibly heard.
The first one was pure magic. I loved everything about it.
The second felt like a completely different game, but the gameplay was ace. The skirmishes and the kingdom management were excellent additions.
Seriously can't wait for the third. If there is a special edition for the remaster of the first one, I'm definitely buying it.
did NOT see this coming due to the poor sales of the sequel and lukewarm reception it had. the sequel came and went with very little fanfare. hopefully they can improve the design for the 3rd entry.
#bringbackfamiliars
As long as it's like the first, that is still one of my favourite ever JRPG's whilst I just couldn't get into the second game at all
Is it weird of me to say that the bigger a fictional world gets expanded upon, the less I become interested? For example, even as a kid I loved the original pokemon, but by about 3 games into the series I was like, "this is too much" and checked out. I just like my stories bite size and in a solid, complete picture at a quicker speed. Maybe I'm just getting old. Haha
Excellent news! I haven't started either one yet but I very much look forward to playing them
so would it be wise to play the 2nd game before playing the remaster to avoid disappointment?
As long as it's much better than 2, everything about that game was a huge misstep.
I'm actually in the opposite, I didn't care too much for the first game, but love the second game lol.
Cool. Although I've yet to play any of these games, so it'll be some time before I'd even get to it.
Regarding the first, I'm unsure if I want to go Switch for the portability or PS4 so that I can put the disc in my Ni no Kuni steelbox (GameStop shipped it to me by accident along with an order at some point, and I just decided to keep it; it's very pretty).
I'd prefer a new White Knight Chronicles or a remaster of the first game.
More fantastic Ni no Kuni related news! 😀 I loved both NNK games, though would pick the first one if I had to choose a favourite, so I hope they bring back the familiars in the third and have more voice acting than they did in the second game; I don't expect everything to be voice-acted as they're JRPGs, but the severe lack of it in the second was kind of disappointing (though I still put well over 100hrs into it!) ...also please no Boddly cameos - she was irritated the flip out of me!
@jdv95 yes. Play the second one (which is still great) first.
Happy with this! Have all the DLCs for 2 been released now then?
@MickOnYourFace yup https://en.bandainamcoent.eu/ni-no-kuni/news/dlc-details-announced-ni-no-kuni-ii-revenant-kingdom
@TalentedAtGames Yeah they are still around they just Released Spirited Away in China a few days ago and they have a New Movie coming out sometime next year
Awesome. I love this series. It was a shame the second title ditched the Monster training aspects but I still enjoyed it regardless.
Buys ticket for hype train I'm playing ni no kuni 2 at the moment and I'm really looking forward to playing wrath of the white witch for the first time when the remastered version releases. Sounds like I'm in for a treat
Wow, what a low key announcement. Looking forward to it, though I really hope it's better than the 2nd. Last year's biggest letdown. Even bought the damn king's edition.
Great news! Loved both games so far.
I’m looking forward to it since I enjoyed both games. I probably wouldn’t of guessed the first two were connected if I hadn’t had the same title.
Art and overall presentation of the first and combat mechanics of the second pls.
havent played the second one yet, but really liked the first.
Very awesome. I loved the first two games. Looking forward to replaying the first game with that remaster.
Hopefully i'll platinum it this time.
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