Idea Factory has released CRAZY CHA!N -Elpis no Kusari- for Nintendo Switch and announced two more Switch titles for 2026: Sullyland Nursery Rhyme in October and MIX DUNK -KING OF BASKETBALL- in November.
Idea Factory's 2026 Nintendo Switch lineup shows a focus on otome and dark fantasy visual novels with distinct narrative hooks. In July, the company released CRAZY CHA!N -Elpis no Kusari-, a game where the protagonist is the 17th Jeanne d'Arc and actively wants to stop being a saint. The game launched on July 9, with regular and digital versions at 8580 yen and a special edition at 10780 yen.
In June, Idea Factory revealed Sullyland Nursery Rhyme, a dark fantasy title for Switch. The game alternates between daytime festival preparation and nighttime survival, with a talking stuffed animal named Shiro putting players into a life-threatening game called Night Lessons. It launches October 1.
Most recently, the company set a November 26 release date for MIX DUNK -KING OF BASKETBALL-, an otome romance adventure supervised by professional basketball team Kawasaki Brave Thunders and idol group AKB48. 4Gamer published exclusive event CGs and a scenario preview alongside the announcement. All three titles are original Idea Factory projects, not adaptations of existing franchises.
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Idea Factory announced that the Nintendo Switch otome game MIX DUNK -KING OF BASKETBALL- will launch on November 26. The romance adventure is supervised by professional basketball team Kawasaki Brave Thunders and idol group AKB48. 4Gamer published exclusive event CGs and a scenario preview alongside the release date.
Idea Factory released the otome game CRAZY CHA!N -Elpis no Kusari- for Nintendo Switch on July 9. The game is set in a world where a war between two European countries has lasted 1000 years. The protagonist, the 17th Jeanne d'Arc, wants to stop being a saint. She can either save the country or fall in love, which would cause her to lose her saint powers. Regular and digital versions cost 8580 yen; the special edition is 10780 yen. A campaign offers signed illustration boards as prizes.
Idea Factory released a promotional video for Sullyland Nursery Rhyme, a dark fantasy Nintendo Switch game where players take on a life-threatening game called Night Lessons from a talking stuffed animal named Shiro to save townspeople. The game launches October 1 and alternates between daytime festival preparation and nighttime survival.