{"id":64458,"date":"2026-03-31T16:36:10","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T07:36:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=64458"},"modified":"2026-03-31T16:36:12","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T07:36:12","slug":"shift-up-abruptly-announces-suspicious-goddess-of-victory-nikke-sequel-nikke2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/shift-up-abruptly-announces-suspicious-goddess-of-victory-nikke-sequel-nikke2\/","title":{"rendered":"Shift Up abruptly announces suspicious Goddess of Victory: NIKKE sequel \u201cNIKKE2&#8243;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The official\u00a0<strong>Goddess of Victory: NIKKE<\/strong>\u00a0account\u00a0on X has announced the launch of a mysterious\u00a0\u201cNIKKE2.\u201d\u00a0With new,\u00a0dramatic\u00a0concept\u00a0art featuring\u00a0the back view of\u00a0a\u00a0seemingly unfamiliar\u00a0character, the announcement calls on NIKKE players to use the hashtag #NewNIKKE to discuss what they imagine\u00a0the world of\u00a0NIKKE2 will be like.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With the announcement coming out of nowhere on March 31, it managed to ensnare quite a few innocent souls into believing Shift Up\u2019s live-service RPG might be ending services in favor of a full-blown sequel game, but players were quick to catch on to the completely unsuspicious \u201cApril 1\u201d launch date.\u00a0Since the NIKKE development team is no stranger to elaborate April Fool&#8217;s Day content,\u00a0it\u2019s\u00a0highly likely\u00a0they\u2019ve\u00a0decided to get an early start this year.\u00a0<\/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=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u3010NIKKE2 Coming Soon\u3011<br><br>Let\u2019s witness the debut of NIKKE2 together.<br>April 1 \u2014 coming soon with a shocking reveal.<br><br>What do you imagine NIKKE2 will be like, Commander?<br>Click the button and join the discussion and write your vision of a new world!<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NIKKE2?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NIKKE2<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NewNIKKE?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NewNIKKE<\/a><\/p>&mdash; GODDESS OF VICTORY: NIKKE (@NIKKE_en) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NIKKE_en\/status\/2038815294546719009?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 31, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>But while NIKKE2 might not be&nbsp;an actual game coming out&nbsp;(or is it?),&nbsp;there\u2019s&nbsp;no doubt&nbsp;that Shift Up has prepared&nbsp;some surprises for April 1&nbsp;centered around the concept.&nbsp;The Liar\u2019s Day and Fool Burst Day&nbsp;events in 2024 and 2025&nbsp;respectively&nbsp;included humorous game content, story&nbsp;events&nbsp;and&nbsp;character takeovers among other&nbsp;novelties,&nbsp;so we can&nbsp;probably expect&nbsp;even more shenanigans this year.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The official Goddess of Victory: NIKKE account announced the launch of a mysterious \u201cNIKKE2&#8243; on March 31.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":55,"featured_media":64460,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[18],"class_list":["post-64458","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-global-news"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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