{"id":4862,"date":"2021-10-25T16:18:16","date_gmt":"2021-10-25T07:18:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=4862"},"modified":"2022-05-12T17:22:03","modified_gmt":"2022-05-12T08:22:03","slug":"20211025-4862","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/20211025-4862\/","title":{"rendered":"R18 game label qureate announces 4 new titles for Switch\/Steam, including NinNinDays2"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>Publication date of the <a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/articles\/newsjp\/20211025-180105\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">original Japanese article<\/a>: 2021-10-25 12:45 (JST)<br>Translated by. Ryuki Ishii<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>Japanese company artumph announced the establishment of a new subsidiary, qureate. The game label of the same name will operate under the newly founded company going forward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"ja\" dir=\"ltr\">\uff1c\u304a\u77e5\u3089\u305b\uff1e<br>\u682a\u5f0f\u4f1a\u793e\u30a2\u30fc\u30c8\u30a2\u30f3\u30d5\u306f\u3001\u30b2\u30fc\u30e0\u30d6\u30e9\u30f3\u30c9\u300cqureate\u300d\u3092\u72ec\u7acb\u3055\u305b\u3001\u30b2\u30fc\u30e0\u958b\u767a\u306b\u7279\u5316\u3057\u305f\u65b0\u4f1a\u793e\u682a\u5f0f\u4f1a\u793e qureate\u3092\u8a2d\u7acb\u3057\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002\u65b0\u8a2d\u7acb\u4f1a\u793e\u306f\u30a2\u30fc\u30c8\u30a2\u30f3\u30d5\u306e\u30b2\u30fc\u30e0\u90e8\u9580\u304c\u958b\u767a\u30fb\u8ca9\u58f2\u3059\u308b\u30bf\u30a4\u30c8\u30eb\u306b\u95a2\u9023\u3059\u308b\u4e8b\u696d\u3092\u627f\u7d99\u3057\u307e\u3059\u3002\u4eca\u5f8c\u3068\u3082\u5f0a\u793e\u5546\u54c1\u3092\u3054\u611b\u9867\u304f\u3060\u3055\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3088\u3046\u5b9c\u3057\u304f\u304a\u9858\u81f4\u3057\u307e\u3059\u3002 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/X9DggS3naX\">pic.twitter.com\/X9DggS3naX<\/a><\/p>&mdash; qureate\u516c\u5f0f\uff08\u30ad\u30e5\u30ea\u30a8\u30a4\u30c8\uff09 (@qureate) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/qureate\/status\/1452464850211262470?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 25, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>qureate was founded as an indie game label back in 2018 and has released a variety of lewd games on Nintendo Switch and PC (via Steam) over the years. The label makes visual novels with \u201cIsekai\u201d or \u201clive-together\u201d setting, including <em>NinNinDays<\/em>, <em>KukkoroDays<\/em>, and <em>Fantasy Tavern Sextet<\/em>. They usually release an all-ages version of the games on Nintendo Switch, while providing R18 patches for the Steam version. Their games are mainly known for cute visuals, character animations using E-mote, reasonable pricing, and depiction of lewd scenes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" src=\"http:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/20211025-180105-001en.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4869\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/20211025-180105-001en.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/20211025-180105-001en-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/20211025-180105-001en-380x214.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/20211025-180105-001en-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/20211025-180105-001en-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/20211025-180105-001en-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/20211025-180105-001en-696x392.jpg 696w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/20211025-180105-001en-1068x601.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/20211025-180105-001en-747x420.jpg 747w\" \/><figcaption><em>NinNinDays<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br>qureate&#8217;s games are produced by Yujiro Usuda, whose previous works include D3 Publisher\u2019s <em>Bullet Girls<\/em> and <em>Omega Labyrinth<\/em> series. The label utilizes Usuda\u2019s expertise, and all of their titles have been well received on Steam with over 100 user reviews each. The establishment of a new company is likely a reflection of the label\u2019s success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The newly founded company is helmed by Usuda. They aim to strengthen the company\u2019s brand as a game developer and strive for further growth by taking advantage of the accelerated decision-making process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Their announcement was accompanied by the reveal of four new titles targeted at \u201cgentlemen.&#8221; <em><strong>NinNinDays2<\/strong><\/em> (winter 2021), <em><strong>Oh! MegamisamaDays<\/strong><\/em> (2022), <em><strong>DuelPrincess<\/strong><\/em> (early 2022), and <em><strong>Nozokimi<\/strong><\/em> (spring 2022). All of the games will be released for Nintendo Switch and PC (via Steam). Check out the announcement trailer below:<\/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=\"qureate \u30bf\u30a4\u30c8\u30eb\u30e9\u30a4\u30f3\u30ca\u30c3\u30d7\u30c8\u30ec\u30fc\u30e9\u30fc\" width=\"1160\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pdBQLAvERwE?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>Especially noteworthy are <em>DuelPrincess<\/em> and <em>Nozokimi <\/em>(<em>Nozomukiminomirai<\/em> in Japanese). The former is said to be a roguelite tower defense game with sexual content mixed in. The latter is a 3D game in which you play as a yokai\/spirit like being called Zashiki-warashi to make a girl happy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>qureate recently released a horror adventure game called <em>Livestream: Escape from Hotel Izanami<\/em>. They seem eager to enter new territories and genres with their games, and from the looks of it, that seems to be the case for their new titles as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/qureate\/status\/1452465925102333954\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition, qureate announced that they are working on a new rhythm game that is said to be \u201ca heart-pounding game made for gentlemen.\u201d For those who consider themselves a man of culture, keep a close eye on the future development of qureate.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>R18 game label qureate announces 4 new titles for Nintendo Switch &#038; Steam: NinNinDays2, Oh! 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