{"id":64512,"date":"2026-04-01T12:03:53","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T03:03:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=64512"},"modified":"2026-04-01T12:37:57","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T03:37:57","slug":"shift-up-teases-monster-hunter-like-3d-nikke-action-game-with-a-trailer-that-looks-way-too-high-effort-for-an-april-fools-prank","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/shift-up-teases-monster-hunter-like-3d-nikke-action-game-with-a-trailer-that-looks-way-too-high-effort-for-an-april-fools-prank\/","title":{"rendered":"Shift Up teases Monster Hunter-like\u00a03D\u00a0NIKKE\u00a0action\u00a0game with\u00a0a\u00a0trailer that looks\u00a0way too\u00a0high effort for an April Fools prank\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Shift Up, the developers&nbsp;of&nbsp;<strong>Goddess of Victory: NIKKE<\/strong>,&nbsp;have<strong>&nbsp;<\/strong>dropped an April Fools&nbsp;parody&nbsp;showcase&nbsp;video for a mysterious game titled&nbsp;<strong>NIKKE2<\/strong>, and the&nbsp;level of care&nbsp;they\u2019ve&nbsp;put into the announcement&nbsp;almost&nbsp;makes it hard to believe&nbsp;it\u2019s&nbsp;a&nbsp;prank.&nbsp;<\/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=\"NIKKE2 Is Here | GODDESS OF VICTORY: NIKKE\" width=\"1160\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IXH0WAZuSWA?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>NIKKE director Hyung-Suk Yoo himself appears in the&nbsp;video&nbsp;(surrounded by&nbsp;a herd of&nbsp;3D Doros), announcing that after long and thorough deliberation about how to expand the NIKKE IP, Shift Up&nbsp;has begun development of a new project slated for release in&nbsp;2036. The&nbsp;goal of the&nbsp;supposed \u201cproject\u201d&nbsp;is to transform NIKKE\u2019s Surface gameplay into something players can&nbsp;experience&nbsp;directly, adding a whole new \u201cdimension\u201d to the NIKKE World,&nbsp;rather than just a new mode or event.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From around the 3:00 mark in the video, we get a \u201cfirst look\u201d at NIKKE2, which is where things get impressive.\u00a0The trailer\u00a0is fully 3D, depicting an\u00a0original\u00a0character\u00a0(correction: this is Snow White&#8217;s new form) alongside familiar faces like\u00a0Rapi, Rapunzel,\u00a0Nayuta\u00a0and Scarlet.\u00a0The characters camp around a fire before the\u00a0showcase\u00a0transitions into what looks like actual\u00a0action\u00a0gameplay footage,\u00a0with combat reminiscent of the Monster Hunter series.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1913\" height=\"1073\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1913px) 100vw, 1913px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20260331-64512-001.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-64514\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20260331-64512-001.jpg 1913w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20260331-64512-001-380x213.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20260331-64512-001-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20260331-64512-001-1536x862.jpg 1536w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1907\" height=\"1075\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1907px) 100vw, 1907px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20260331-64512-003.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-64515\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20260331-64512-003.jpg 1907w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20260331-64512-003-380x214.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20260331-64512-003-768x433.jpg 768w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20260331-64512-003-1536x866.jpg 1536w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>After&nbsp;taking&nbsp;a brief turn to horror&nbsp;towards the end&nbsp;(with the protagonist being loomed over by a pair of Doros in a dark operating room),&nbsp;the showcase ends with the title&nbsp;\u201cGoddess of Victory: NIKKE WORLD,\u201d&nbsp;announcing that pre-registrations for the title will begin on April 1 ten years from now.&nbsp;The&nbsp;way&nbsp;\u201cWorld\u201d&nbsp;is designed&nbsp;in the logo bears&nbsp;an&nbsp;uncanny resemblance to a certain mainline Monster Hunter game.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Shift Up&#8217;s elaborate April Fools Prank appears to be a NIKKE spoof of Monster Hunter World.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":55,"featured_media":64513,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[18],"class_list":["post-64512","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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