Boku to Tsuri Nikki Launches for Switch and Switch 2
A fishing RPG that trades reflex-driven fishing for encyclopedia-based prediction is a distinct design bet, and Imagineer is shipping it across both Switch generations at once.
Reporting from 1 source: Game Spark.
Imagineer released the fishing action RPG Boku to Tsuri Nikki for Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2. Developer Toybox built it around freshwater and mountain stream fishing at rivers, lakes, and ponds in a Japanese-style setting. Players read an encyclopedia to predict fish habitats instead of hunting for fish shadows, and fish to break a curse across eight fishing spots. The game has over 100 fish types.
The release, developed by Toybox, frames fishing as deduction rather than reaction: players use an encyclopedia to work out where fish live, then cast at predicted points. The source describes this as making wit and a fisherman's intuition important, with exploration and strategy driving the core loop.
Alongside real fish such as ayu and oikawa, the game includes original mystery fish warped by a curse, plus rods and lures whose variety is meant to matter for each target. Cute ayakashi companions join the adventure to restore color to a world stripped of it across eight fishing spots.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 1 cited source below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.