Taito is releasing a Miffy kuji at FamilyMart on November 13, 2026 and running a Mystic Wiz collaboration at 24 Taito-affiliated stores through October 31, 2026. It has announced a 2027 Estpolis Denki I & II collection for Nintendo Switch 2, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, and PC via Steam, with the price still undecided.
Taito's recent news is mostly about catalog and retail. It opened a Steam page for Estpolis Denki I & II, a 2027 collection of the 1993 and 1995 role-playing games, for Nintendo Switch 2, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, and PC via Steam. Masahide Miyata, the series planner, is cooperating on adjustments, and Clear River Games handles Western sales. The price is undecided. The announcement follows the September 21 Lufia I & II reveal of the same package, which said pixel graphics stay as they were and all dialogue was reread and converted to kanji.
On the arcade side, the Egret II Mini gets Arcade Collection PART2, a fifth SD card, on March 25, 2027 for 9,878 yen, with 10 games from Universal and Irem and a bundled strategy guide. Taito also set three Violet Color peripherals for December 17, 2026. The Cube XR attraction adds Juban JUBAN -DICE or DIE- on September 18, 2026, and a Mystic Wiz collaboration runs at 24 Taito-affiliated stores from October 3 to October 31, 2026.
Hamster continues to port Taito arcade games through Arcade Archives. Crazy Balloon arrives October 1 for Nintendo Switch 2, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and Windows PC, with a 330 yen owner discount for existing Switch or PS4 owners. Arkanoid Revenge of DOH launched September 3 on five platforms, with the Arcade Archives 2 versions at 1,100 yen and the same 330 yen upgrade for owners.
Taito's consumer software includes the QQQbeats!!! Character Pack Amei, released September 17 with design and voice by Shigure Ui, and a first anniversary sale that cuts the base game from 5,800 yen to 1,980 yen. A free update and paid Kasane Teto DLC came to Groove Coaster Future Performers on July 23, 2026. Yuukyuu Gensoukyoku 2nd Album Revival is set for March 18, 2027 on Switch. The Miffy & Boris Line Check Collection, the ninth Miffy kuji, goes on sale at FamilyMart on November 13, 2026 at 770 yen per draw.
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Taito has restored a Crown 603, the successor to its 1965 Crown 602 crane game, and will exhibit it at its AMUSEMENT EXPO 2026 booth. The machine was found through 4,400 pieces of information and had been sitting unused in a warehouse. TAITO TECH rebuilt aged wiring and power circuits and repaired the cabinet. Taito says the machine will be kept as a cultural asset.
Taito Kuji Online -Plus- will sell a Haiyore! Nyaruko-san F lottery from Friday, October 30, 2026 at 12:00 to Monday, November 16 at 23:59, at 3,300 yen per draw. The lineup has 12 product types built on newly drawn cheerleader illustrations of Nyaruko and Kuuko, including Ravitier -Plus- figures, a folding cushion about 95cm tall, a BIG velvet wall hanging, and a BIG canvas board. Shipping is scheduled for February 2027, Japan only.
Taito will roll out crane-game prizes featuring Hello Kitty, My Melody, Kuromi, Cinnamoroll, Pompompurin and Pochacco dressed in navy and gold night-sky outfits from Saturday, November 14, 2026, at Taito-affiliated stores nationwide and on Taito Online Crane. The lineup is five items: Hello Kitty dolls, gamaguchi pouches, mascots, pom-pom keyrings and a blanket. Through Sunday, December 6, Taito also runs an X follow-and-repost campaign and an app stamp rally with lottery prizes.
Taito's ninth Miffy kuji, the Miffy & Boris Line Check Collection, goes on sale at 10:00 on Friday, November 13, 2026 at FamilyMart stores nationwide, excluding some locations, at 770 yen per draw. The lineup has six prize tiers plus a Last Happy Prize, led by a roughly 48cm Miffy plushie in the original Line Check Clothes outfit and a roughly 40cm Boris plushie as the Last Happy Prize.
Quiz RPG: The World of Mystic Wiz and Taito are holding the "KuroWiz Taito Station 2026" collaboration campaign from Saturday, October 3, 2026 to Saturday, October 31, 2026, at 24 Taito-affiliated stores nationwide. Taito-exclusive goods include original collaboration drinks, collaboration PET beverages, capsule toy can badges, and acrylic stands. Some participating stores display life-size panels of the spirits. Order sales on Taito Station e Store run from Saturday, November 7, 2026, 0:00 to Monday, November 23, 2026, 23:59.
Taito's 1980 action game Crazy Balloon is coming back on October 1 as Arcade Archives 2 Crazy Balloon, Hamster Corporation announced. It will be available for Nintendo Switch 2, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and Windows PC with Xbox Play Anywhere support. Owners of the existing Arcade Archives Crazy Balloon on Nintendo Switch or PS4 can use the same account to buy the new version on Nintendo Switch 2 or PS5 for 330 yen; the regular price is 1,100 yen.
Taito announced on September 24, 2026 that it will release Estpolis Denki I & II in 2027 on Nintendo Switch 2, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, and PC via Steam, with the price still undecided. The title is a coupled collection of two role-playing games: Estpolis Denki, released by Taito in 1993, and Estpolis Denki II, released in 1995. Masahide Miyata, the planner of the Estpolis Denki series, is cooperating on the project, and adjustments are being made for the port to current platforms. A teaser site and the Steam store page opened alongside the announcement, and both carry messages from Taito, Masahide Miyata, and Clear River Games, the company handling sales in the West. The first game follows a protagonist descended from a legendary hero and a girl named Lufia. The second is a prequel starring Maxim, later hailed as a hero, and its systems include the Step Move System.
Taito announced on September 21, 2026 that it will release Estpolis Biography I&II, a package collecting the first two Lufia RPGs, in 2027 for Nintendo Switch 2, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, and Steam. The set pairs the 1993 original, about a descendant of a legendary hero and a girl named Lufia, with the 1995 prequel Estpolis Biography II, which follows Maxim and his companions. Pixel graphics are kept as they were, and Masahide Miyata, the series planner, cooperated on adjustments for current hardware. Miyata said the Super Famicom version used heavy hiragana because of capacity limits, so all dialogue in both games was reread and converted to kanji. Taito also opened a teaser site and a Steam store page, and Clear River Games is handling North American and European sales. Figure skater Yuzuru Hanyu, who had named Estpolis Biography II as an origin of his gaming, posted a delighted reaction on X.
Taito released the paid DLC Character Pack Amei for QQQbeats!!! on the Nintendo Switch eShop on September 17. Shigure Ui handles Amei's character design and voice. A free update adds the song Ohenji Mada Kana? Ojisan Kobun!, plus character balance adjustments. A first anniversary sale runs September 17 to October 13, and discounts the base game from 5,800 yen to 1,980 yen.
Taito Toys announced follow-up news for its AMP+ project, which turns past Snow Miku designs by 14 illustrators into figures. The account revealed painted color prototypes for Snow Miku 2014ver., drawn by Fuumi on a magical girl theme, and Snow Miku 2015ver., drawn by Zoirun on a theme of plants inspired by Hokkaido's winter. Both were announced on September 15, 2026.
Taito is adding a new software title to its XR attraction Cube. Juban JUBAN -DICE or DIE- starts September 18, 2026, a sugoroku shooting game for one to four players who cooperate through trials inside the 450-degree box and try to escape a house of fate. Each session runs about 10 minutes and costs 1,200 yen per person. It expands to more Taito Station venues on September 25, including Kurayami Yuenchi locations.
Hamster announced on September 2 that Arkanoid Revenge of DOH, the 1987 Taito sequel to the block-breaker Arkanoid, will be released through the Arcade Archives line on September 3. The game arrives on five platforms at once. Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4 get the standard Arcade Archives release, while Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S get the Arcade Archives 2 version. Prices are 838 yen on Switch, 837 yen on PS4, and 1,100 yen each for the Arcade Archives 2 editions. Anyone who already owns the Switch or PS4 version can buy the Switch 2 or PS5 version for 330 yen each. The 1987 original kept the core rule of bouncing an energy ball to destroy the Space Wall, and added branching L and R side stages plus a larger item pool. Arcade Archives 2 adds a Time Attack mode that ranks players by clear time and supports VRR for behavior closer to the original arcade board. The official Arcade Archiver program airs September 3 at 19:00 with original developer Tsukano and Taito staff.
Taito announced on August 27 that it will release "Arcade Collection PART2," the fifth additional SD card for the tabletop arcade cabinet Egret II Mini, on March 25, 2027. The announcement came during a Famitsu LIVE broadcast. The card includes 10 games released between 1980 and 1993 by Universal (now Universal Entertainment) and Irem (Irem Software Engineering), such as "Lady Bug," "Undercover Cops," and "Cheeky Mouse." With this addition, the total number of playable titles across the Egret II Mini series reaches 100. The card sells for 9,878 yen and bundles a 32-page strategy guide, "Dengeki TAITO STATION VOLUME 6," plus an Instruction Card Mini for each of the 10 titles. Pre-orders have begun. On December 17, 2026, Taito will release three dedicated peripherals in a Violet Color: the Paddle & Trackball Controller, the Control Panel, and the Control Pad. Connecting the Paddle & Trackball Controller adds 10 titles such as "Arkanoid" and "Cybattler" without needing an SD card. A set bundling the Egret II Mini Violet Color body with Arcade Collection PART2 is set for March 25, 2027 at 31,856 yen.
Taito released a free update and paid DLC for the Nintendo Switch rhythm game Groove Coaster Future Performers on July 23, 2026. The update, version 1.0.11, adds three free songs: Ochame Kinou by Gojimaji-P, Kimi no Starlight Road by Seine (CV: Kawamura Eriko) feat. MASAKI (ZUNTATA), and Dive in glory! by Obi Uzu Kirara (CV: Noguchi Yuri) feat. Kobayashi Yuya & john=hive. It also adds Chapter 8 of the story mode, the Aria Himukai Arc, and a new navigator, Kirara Orugawa. The paid DLC, VOCALOID Vol.2 Song + Character Pack, costs 1,320 yen and includes six songs centered on virtual singer Kasane Teto, such as Liar Dancer by Masalad and Brainrot by Tokyo Manaka. The pack also adds a navigator version of Kasane Teto (GCFP) with voice and animation, three avatars, and a four-episode mini-story featuring Teto and original character Shinasuka Rikka (CV: Ozora Naomi). A summer sale discounts the base game by 50% to 3,289 yen and various DLC packs by 25% until August 17.
Taito announced on July 7, 2026 that the Nintendo Switch remake Yuukyuu Gensoukyoku 2nd Album Revival will release on March 18, 2027. The regular edition costs 9,680 yen and the special edition costs 25,080 yen, both tax included. The game is a remake of the 1998 friendship-raising simulation Yuukyuu Gensoukyoku 2nd Album, the second entry in the series. It keeps the original story and character voices but features fully renewed character graphics by moo, the original character designer. The special edition includes a download code for Yuukyuu Gensoukyoku Ensemble 2 Re:R, a port of the 1999 fan disc with renewed graphics and visuals. That port includes self-cover versions of the theme songs by original composer and singer Aki Hata. Amazon will offer a limited pre-order bonus from July 10 to July 13, 2026: a download code for a faithful port of the original 1998 game. The bonus code may later be distributed separately with changes.
Hamster will release Arcade Archives Space Cyclone on June 18 for PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Switch, and PS4. The 1980 Taito shooter has players intercept insect cyborgs called Behm before they land and build enemy rockets. The Arcade Archives 2 version adds Time Attack Mode and VRR support.