Konami recently announced the release of the game Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban! in Asia for the Nintendo Switch. The game will be titled Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban! Asia Edition and will have English support, along with Japanese, Traditional Chinese, and Simplified Chinese languages. It is set to launch on December 12 in countries like Hong Kong, Taiwan, Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Singapore. A separate Korean version will also be released in South Korea on the same date.
The game, where players take on the role of a railway company president, allows them to travel around Japan collecting properties related to local tourism and products to increase their total assets. The franchise’s previous game, Momotaro Dentetsu World: Chikyū wa Kibō de Mawatteru! (The World Turns on Hope), was released for the Switch in November 2023.
The original game in the series was developed by Hudson Soft in 1988, and Konami acquired the rights to the series when they absorbed Hudson Soft in 2012. The game initially launched in Japan in November 2020 and has been a commercial success, selling over 4 million copies worldwide.
Fans of the series in Asia can look forward to enjoying this popular game with English support and exploring the virtual world of Momotaro Dentetsu in their own language. Stay tuned for the release on December 12 for an exciting gaming experience that combines strategy, competition, and fun in one package.
