{"id":14892,"date":"2022-08-12T15:09:37","date_gmt":"2022-08-12T06:09:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=14892"},"modified":"2022-08-12T15:09:38","modified_gmt":"2022-08-12T06:09:38","slug":"20220812-14892","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/20220812-14892\/","title":{"rendered":"Sunsoft says they\u2019re back and will be announcing upcoming titles on August 18"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><br><strong>Sunsoft<\/strong> has announced that they will be revealing their upcoming games for 2022 and 2023 on their official YouTube channel on August 18 at 7 p.m. PDT.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u3010\u5fa9\u6d3b\u30ed\u30b4\u3011SUNSOFT is back !\u306e\u30ed\u30b4\u3067\u3059\u3002\u3053\u3053\u304b\u3089\u30b5\u30f3\u30bd\u30d5\u30c8\u306e\u5fa9\u6d3b\u5287\u30b9\u30bf\u30fc\u30c8\uff01\" width=\"1160\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IvarykNxquU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The latest announcement emphasizes the return of the Sunsoft of old. The company started as an arcade game developer in the latter half of the 70s, releasing titles such as <em>Arabian<\/em>, <em>Ikki Tousen<\/em>, and <em>Kangaroo<\/em>. After the introduction of the Famicom in the 80s, they put out popular titles like <em>Super Arabian<\/em>, <em>Gimmick!<\/em>, <em>Blaster Master<\/em>, <em>Super Spy Hunter<\/em>, and <em>Hebereke<\/em> (<em>Ufouria: The Saga<\/em>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On the other hand, they\u2019ve also made some peculiar titles like the Japan-exclusive <em>Atlantis no Nazo<\/em> and <em>Ikki<\/em> which gamers have referred to as kusoge (crap games). The company has said that they accept the term as a sign of endearment and are happy that even now Sunsoft is said to be the originator of kusoge.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"906\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" src=\"http:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/20220812-214172-001.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14894\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/20220812-214172-001.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/20220812-214172-001-600x425.jpg 600w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/20220812-214172-001-380x269.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/20220812-214172-001-768x544.jpg 768w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/20220812-214172-001-150x106.jpg 150w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/20220812-214172-001-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/20220812-214172-001-696x493.jpg 696w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/20220812-214172-001-1068x756.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/20220812-214172-001-593x420.jpg 593w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/20220812-214172-001-100x70.jpg 100w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br>In recent years, Sunsoft has made titles like <em>House Cleaning Survival<\/em> and <em>Shanghai Refresh<\/em>, but have also been localizing games such as <em>House Flipper<\/em>, <em>Alba: A Wildlife Adventure<\/em>, <em>Skabma \u2013 Snowfall<\/em>, and <em>OBDUCTION<\/em> for Japan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With Sunsoft announcing that they are making a return, perhaps it\u2019s to show a return to developing original titles again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sunsoft plans to reveal their 2022 and 2023 lineup on August 18 at 7 p.m. PDT on their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/sunsoftdemo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">official YouTube channel<\/a>. The company\u2019s own VTuber will also be revealed for the first time and presiding over the occasion.<br><br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:12px\"><em>Written by. Nick Mosier based on the <a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/articles\/newsjp\/20220812-214172\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">original Japanese article<\/a> (original article&#8217;s publication date: 2022-08-12 13:14<\/em> <em>JST)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sunsoft, the originator of kusoge (Ikki and Atlantis no Nazo), says they\u2019re back and will be announcing upcoming titles on August 18. 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