RTA in Japan Winter 2026 Adopts 90 Games, From SILENT HILL f to Swordless Zelda
A summer with no Nintendo games in the lineup drew attention, and the winter list answers that with a broad Nintendo slate alongside recent releases, so the adoption list itself is the story rather than any single entry.
Key Facts
- RTA in Japan Winter 2026 runs December 25 to 31, 2026 at Bellsalle Iidabashi First in Tokyo.
- RTA in Japan published the adopted and backup game list for RTA in Japan Winter 2026 on October 18, 2026.
- The game schedule for RTA in Japan Winter 2026 will be announced on October 25, 2026.
- Game Spark counts 90 games in the RTA in Japan Winter 2026 adopted lineup, including Silent Hill f, Hollow Knight: Silksong, and Wabisabi Sushi Derby.
- The RTA in Japan Winter 2026 list includes a blindfolded 9-star Super Mario 64 run, a 0.0 percent Donkey Kong 64 challenge, and a VR Mode NG Glitchless run of Resident Evil Village.
Reporting from 2 sources: Denfaminicogamer, Game Spark.
The incorporated association RTA in Japan published the adopted and backup titles for RTA in Japan Winter 2026 on October 18. The event runs December 25 to 31 at Bellsalle Iidabashi First in Tokyo, with the per-game timetable set to be announced October 25. The adopted lineup covers about 90 games and stretches across release years and platforms. Recent releases include Silent Hill f, Hollow Knight: Silksong, Donkey Kong Bananza, Kirby Air Riders, Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles, Final Fantasy XVI, Civilization VII, and Wabisabi Sushi Derby, which came out in July 2026. Nintendo titles are well represented this time, with The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword, The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD, Pokemon Sword, and Metroid Prime Remastered on the list. Older games also appear: Doom 64, Clock Tower 2, Shadowgate, Tengai Makyou ZERO, Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia, Ys VI: The Ark of Napishtim, and Mega Man Battle Network 4. The categories range from a blindfolded 9-star run of Super Mario 64 to a low-percentage run of Donkey Kong 64.
The announcement came as a graphic that colors adopted titles orange and backup titles green, so the community got the full board in one look rather than a drip of confirmations. Game Spark counts the lineup at 90 games and frames the spread as new releases sitting beside nostalgic picks; the same piece notes the summer 2025 event had no Nintendo work accepted, which makes the Zelda and Pokemon and Metroid entries the read to watch.
Some of the oddest categories carry the most interest. Super Mario 64 gets a blindfolded 9-star run, a format the runner has used before in RTA in Japan, and Donkey Kong 64 gets a 0.0 percent low-percentage attempt. Resident Evil Village is listed as a VR Mode NG Glitchless run. Time Crisis 2 gets a Single_Controller_Ammo category. New Super Mario Bros. Wii, Donkey Kong Bananza, Resident Evil Gaiden, and Wabisabi Sushi Derby are scheduled as races with multiple runners. The blindfolded Mario 64 runner confirmed an online-only participation.
- Kirby Air Ride: named among the famous adopted titles
- Silent Hill f: recent release in the adopted lineup
- Monster Hunter 4G
- The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
- Bayonetta 2
- Hollow Knight: Silksong
- Civilization VII
- Wabisabi Sushi Derby: released July 2026; multiple runners scheduled
- New Super Mario Bros. Wii: race format with four runners
- Donkey Kong Bananza: race format with multiple runners
- Super Mario 64: blindfolded 9-star category
- Touhou Chireiden ~ Subterranean Animism.: Lunatic score attack
- Resident Evil Village: VR Mode NG Glitchless category
- FINAL FANTASY TACTICS - The Ivalice Chronicles
- Final Fantasy XVI
- The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD
- Pokemon Sword
- Metroid Prime Remastered
- Doom 64
- Clock Tower 2
- Shadowgate
- Tengai Makyou ZERO
- Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia
- Ys VI: The Ark of Napishtim
- Mega Man Battle Network 4
- Donkey Kong 64: 0.0 percent low-percentage challenge
- The Legend of Zelda 1: Swordless First Quest
- Animal Crossing: New Horizons: Credits category
- Time Crisis 2: Single_Controller_Ammo category
- Resident Evil Gaiden: multiple runners scheduled
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 2 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.