{"id":72255,"date":"2026-09-10T00:07:06","date_gmt":"2026-09-09T15:07:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=72255"},"modified":"2026-09-10T00:07:08","modified_gmt":"2026-09-09T15:07:08","slug":"the-apothecary-diaries-console-game-by-koei-tecmo-coming-to-switch-2-in-early-2027","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/the-apothecary-diaries-console-game-by-koei-tecmo-coming-to-switch-2-in-early-2027\/","title":{"rendered":"The Apothecary Diaries console game by Koei Tecmo coming to Switch 2 in Early 2027"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During the September 9 Nintendo Direct, Koei Tecmo announced <strong>The Apothecary Diaries: The False Imperial Brother<\/strong>, the first console game adaptation of The Apothecary Diaries anime series. 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