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Chunithm Mate Arcade Update Goes Live With Monster Hunter Wilds Crossover

The update extends CHUNITHM's lifespan with fresh content and cross-promotional tie-ins, keeping the arcade rhythm game relevant in a market where home and mobile alternatives dominate.

Reporting from 2 sources: ASCII.jp, Game Spark.

Chunithm Mate Arcade Update Goes Live With Monster Hunter Wilds Crossover

SEGA FAVE launched CHUNITHM Mate, the latest version of its arcade music game, on July 2, 2026. The update adds new songs, collaboration events with Monster Hunter Wilds and Takopi's Original Sin, revival events for Goddess of Victory: NIKKE and Groove Coaster, new maps, unlock challenges, and a song linkage event between maimai DX and ONGEKI.

SEGA FAVE began rolling out CHUNITHM Mate, the newest version of its arcade rhythm game, on Thursday, July 2. The headline addition is a collaboration with Capcom's Monster Hunter Wilds, running through August 19, which brings two songs-'Proof of a Hero' and 'The Cry of Life Resounding in White Light'-along with an event map that rewards players with monsters, nameplates, and stage backgrounds.

A second collaboration with the manga Takopi's Original Sin runs until July 29, adding the song 'Happy Lucky Chappy' by ano. The update also revives past crossover events for Goddess of Victory: NIKKE and Groove Coaster, introduces two new maps ('Mate ep. I' and 'Encounters with Mates ep. I'), and adds unlock challenges for two songs. A song linkage event between maimai DX and ONGEKI is also live.

Synthesized by Yomimono from the 2 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.

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