Next year, NieR Automata will officially celebrate its ninth anniversary. And for the occasion, the creators of the game are teasing a surprise for fans of the game.
2026, a big year for Square Enix? In any case, we seem to be heading towards it. As the publisher quietly fills its calendar with its upcoming releases, such as FF7 Remake Intergrade on Xbox Series and Nintendo Switch 2, but also Dragon Quest 7 Reimaginedmillions of players remain hanging on the latter’s lips waiting for news of titles like FF7 Remake 3 et Kingdom Hearts 4. Without forgetting, of course, a potential NieR 3even if the focus for the moment seems to be on the anniversary of NieR Automata.
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Because yes, without it appearing, PlatinumGames’ action-RPG will celebrate its ninth anniversary next year, and both the studio and the publisher intend to mark the occasion as it should for the occasion. In any case, this is what Yosuke Saito, producer of the series, revealed in the columns of 4Gamer concerning his ambitions for 2026. “For the ninth anniversary of NieR Automata, we are also preparing a little something…” he confided, without telling us more for the moment.
Obviously, fans didn’t need much more to hope that there would be a small announcement related to NieR 3, which has been sorely awaited for years. Because at this stage, even a simple confirmation that the game is in development could be enough to please players. However, as Saito points out, for the moment it seems wiser not to expect too much either. “Please don’t get too carried away.” indeed wanted to insist the producer, before wishing a happy new year in anticipation to the community.
See you next year, therefore, to find out what Square Enix has in store for us for the anniversary of NieR Automata, released on February 23, 2017 in Japan. A day which, for many fans today, is to be marked with a milestone as the impact of the game on the RPG genre has been considerable. Especially since, if NieR 3 were to finally see the light of day, it could then represent a great victory for its creator, Yoko Taro, who recently admitted to having suffered several successive failures on his latest projects.
Source : 4Gamer (via Gematsu)
