{"id":49737,"date":"2022-08-19T03:35:47","date_gmt":"2022-08-19T03:35:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/sunsoft-is-back-to-remind-fans-of-its-nes-glory-days\/"},"modified":"2022-08-19T03:35:47","modified_gmt":"2022-08-19T03:35:47","slug":"sunsoft-is-back-to-remind-fans-of-its-nes-glory-days","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/sunsoft-is-back-to-remind-fans-of-its-nes-glory-days\/","title":{"rendered":"Sunsoft Is Back to Remind Fans of Its NES Glory Days"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\">\n<p>After a long period out of the public eye in North America, Sunsoft is returning to publish three new games based on its classic games catalog.  They include Ikki Unite, a multiplayer co-op roguelike;  the return of Gimmick, a classic NES platformer;  and Ufouria, a metroidvania expected to hit consoles in 2023.<\/p>\n<p>The releases are part of a new strategy by Sunsoft, which will see it lean on its large catalog of classic games to capitalize on the popularity of retro gaming.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The revival of original game porting to game consoles is a big part of our strategy,&#8221; Sunsoft general manager Yuichi Ochi tells IGN.  &#8220;We have a plan to bring our original title to current consoles, two or three titles a year.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The most notable of them is Ikki Unite, a new game based on the kusoge or &#8220;crap game&#8221; that once sold more than 500,000 units in Japan.  Sunsoft is also releasing a port of Gimmick on Switch, PS4, and Steam later this year, with a Ufouria port to follow in 2023. <\/p>\n<p><output class=\"widget-container\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"jsx-862123036 slideshow-preview\">\n<p>Sunsoft&#8217;s First Three Games &#8211; Gallery<\/p>\n<div class=\"jsx-862123036 images-container\"><button type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Open Slideshow\" class=\"jsx-862123036 hero-image\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"jsx-3600606818 aspect-ratio-container aspect-ratio-16-9\">\n<div class=\"jsx-3600606818 aspect-ratio-child\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/output><\/p>\n<p>First established in the 1970s, Sunsoft found fame on the NES thanks to classics like Blaster Master, Spy Hunter, and Batman.  Sunsoft&#8217;s games were known for their excellent graphics and high-quality soundtracks, which took advantage of the NES&#8217; sound chip in unique ways.<\/p>\n<section data-transform=\"object-feedback\"\/>\n<p>Sunsoft was successful until the mid-1990s, when its parent company, Sun Corporation, abruptly went bankrupt after reportedly losing millions of dollars in a golf course investment.  Sunsoft eventually closed all of its offices in North America and Europe, though it continues to develop and publish RPGs, pachinko games, and mobile titles in Japan.<\/p>\n<p>In making a renewed push in the west, Sunsoft hopes to lean into its nostalgic appeal.  However, Ochi says that the company also plans to develop new IP.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I think for me, the original titles are not enough. We will have new IP, brand new titles, in the future,&#8221; Ochi says.<\/p>\n<p><output class=\"article-video-container\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Sunsoft isn&#8217;t the only retro company digging into its history.  Atari is likewise attempting to make a comeback by pivoting toward retro-styled updates like Gravitar: Recharged and Kombirara, the latter of which is its first new game in years.<\/p>\n<p>Ochi, meanwhile, says that the new push behind Sunsoft&#8217;s game division is a &#8220;big part&#8221; of Sun Corporation&#8217;s strategy going forward, meaning this could be just the beginning.  We&#8217;ll be able to see for ourselves when Ikki Unite&#8217;s closed beta launch on Steam &#8220;soon.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><em>Kat Bailey is a Senior News Editor at IGN as well as co-host of Nintendo Voice Chat.  Have a type?  Send her a DM at @the_katbot.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After a long period out of the public eye in North America, Sunsoft is returning to publish three new games based on its classic games catalog. They include Ikki Unite, a multiplayer co-op roguelike; the return of Gimmick, a classic NES platformer; and Ufouria, a metroidvania expected to hit consoles in 2023. The releases are &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/sunsoft-is-back-to-remind-fans-of-its-nes-glory-days\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Sunsoft Is Back to Remind Fans of Its NES Glory Days<\/span> Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":51476,"url":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/nes-developer-sunsoft-announces-plans-for-return\/","url_meta":{"origin":49737,"position":0},"title":"NES developer Sunsoft announces plans for return","date":"August 20, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Sunsoft, the Japanese developer behind a bunch of NES classics, has announced plans for a comeback. 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