Taito's current output runs across three tracks: reissues of its older arcade and console catalog through Hamster's Arcade Archives line and its own Egret II Mini and Yuukyuu Gensoukyoku lines, and new releases like QQQbeats!!! and Groove Coaster Future Performers. The company also has several catalog and collaboration projects dated into 2027.
Taito's most recent news is dominated by reissues of its older catalog. Hamster has been releasing Taito arcade titles through the Arcade Archives line: Arcade Archives Space Cyclone on June 18 for PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Switch, and PS4, Arcade Archives Arkanoid Revenge of DOH on September 3 across five platforms, and Arcade Archives 2 Crazy Balloon on October 1 for Nintendo Switch 2, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and Windows PC. The Arcade Archives 2 versions carry a 1,100 yen price with a 330 yen owner discount for buyers of the standard releases.
Taito's own reissue line continues with Estpolis Denki I & II, announced September 24 for 2027 on Nintendo Switch 2, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, and PC via Steam, with pricing undecided and Clear River Games handling Western sales. That follows the September 21 announcement of the same collection under the title Estpolis Biography I&II, where Masahide Miyata is cooperating on adjustments and dialogue was converted from hiragana to kanji. Yuukyuu Gensoukyoku 2nd Album Revival is set for March 18, 2027 on Nintendo Switch, with a regular edition at 9,680 yen and a special edition at 25,080 yen.
Newer Taito releases include the paid DLC Character Pack Amei for QQQbeats!!! on the Nintendo Switch eShop on September 17, designed and voiced by Shigure Ui, and a free update and paid DLC for Groove Coaster Future Performers on July 23, 2026. Arcade Collection PART2 for the Egret II Mini is set for March 25, 2027 at 9,878 yen, bringing the series to 100 playable titles. Taito is also running the KuroWiz Taito Station 2026 collaboration with Quiz RPG: The World of Mystic Wiz through October 31, 2026.
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Taito's ninth Miffy kuji, the Miffy & Boris Line Check Collection, goes on sale at 10:00 on Friday, November 13, 2026 at FamilyMart stores nationwide, excluding some locations, at 770 yen per draw. The lineup has six prize tiers plus a Last Happy Prize, led by a roughly 48cm Miffy plushie in the original Line Check Clothes outfit and a roughly 40cm Boris plushie as the Last Happy Prize.
Quiz RPG: The World of Mystic Wiz and Taito are holding the "KuroWiz Taito Station 2026" collaboration campaign from Saturday, October 3, 2026 to Saturday, October 31, 2026, at 24 Taito-affiliated stores nationwide. Taito-exclusive goods include original collaboration drinks, collaboration PET beverages, capsule toy can badges, and acrylic stands. Some participating stores display life-size panels of the spirits. Order sales on Taito Station e Store run from Saturday, November 7, 2026, 0:00 to Monday, November 23, 2026, 23:59.
Taito's 1980 action game Crazy Balloon is coming back on October 1 as Arcade Archives 2 Crazy Balloon, Hamster Corporation announced. It will be available for Nintendo Switch 2, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and Windows PC with Xbox Play Anywhere support. Owners of the existing Arcade Archives Crazy Balloon on Nintendo Switch or PS4 can use the same account to buy the new version on Nintendo Switch 2 or PS5 for 330 yen; the regular price is 1,100 yen.
Taito announced on September 24, 2026 that it will release Estpolis Denki I & II in 2027 on Nintendo Switch 2, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, and PC via Steam, with the price still undecided. The title is a coupled collection of two role-playing games: Estpolis Denki, released by Taito in 1993, and Estpolis Denki II, released in 1995. Masahide Miyata, the planner of the Estpolis Denki series, is cooperating on the project, and adjustments are being made for the port to current platforms. A teaser site and the Steam store page opened alongside the announcement, and both carry messages from Taito, Masahide Miyata, and Clear River Games, the company handling sales in the West. The first game follows a protagonist descended from a legendary hero and a girl named Lufia. The second is a prequel starring Maxim, later hailed as a hero, and its systems include the Step Move System.
Taito announced on September 21, 2026 that it will release Estpolis Biography I&II, a package collecting the first two Lufia RPGs, in 2027 for Nintendo Switch 2, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, and Steam. The set pairs the 1993 original, about a descendant of a legendary hero and a girl named Lufia, with the 1995 prequel Estpolis Biography II, which follows Maxim and his companions. Pixel graphics are kept as they were, and Masahide Miyata, the series planner, cooperated on adjustments for current hardware. Miyata said the Super Famicom version used heavy hiragana because of capacity limits, so all dialogue in both games was reread and converted to kanji. Taito also opened a teaser site and a Steam store page, and Clear River Games is handling North American and European sales. Figure skater Yuzuru Hanyu, who had named Estpolis Biography II as an origin of his gaming, posted a delighted reaction on X.
Taito released the paid DLC Character Pack Amei for QQQbeats!!! on the Nintendo Switch eShop on September 17. Shigure Ui handles Amei's character design and voice. A free update adds the song Ohenji Mada Kana? Ojisan Kobun!, plus character balance adjustments. A first anniversary sale runs September 17 to October 13, and discounts the base game from 5,800 yen to 1,980 yen.
Taito Toys announced follow-up news for its AMP+ project, which turns past Snow Miku designs by 14 illustrators into figures. The account revealed painted color prototypes for Snow Miku 2014ver., drawn by Fuumi on a magical girl theme, and Snow Miku 2015ver., drawn by Zoirun on a theme of plants inspired by Hokkaido's winter. Both were announced on September 15, 2026.
The Aniplex One Focus livestream on Saturday announced the main cast and staff for the 2027 television anime of Coco Uzuki's manga Fall in Love, You False Angels. Nao Ojika voices Otogi Katsura and Taito Ban voices Toki Ninomae. A cast reveal promo video also debuted, marking the first time Toki's voice is heard. MAPPA handles animation production, with Yasutomo Okamoto as director, Mariko Oka on character design, Yohei Yamazaki as series script supervisor, and Takumi Hashimoto as art director. Kensuke Ushio is producing the music, composed by Yunosuke Senoo and Yuhki Kurihara. The manga runs in Kodansha's Dessert magazine, launched there in April 2023, and Kodansha USA Publishing releases it in English. It won the Kodansha Manga Award in 2025 and holds a cumulative print run above 2.35 million copies as of September 2026. The seventh compiled volume shipped in Japan on June 12.
Taito is adding a new software title to its XR attraction Cube. Juban JUBAN -DICE or DIE- starts September 18, 2026, a sugoroku shooting game for one to four players who cooperate through trials inside the 450-degree box and try to escape a house of fate. Each session runs about 10 minutes and costs 1,200 yen per person. It expands to more Taito Station venues on September 25, including Kurayami Yuenchi locations.
Hamster announced on September 2 that Arkanoid Revenge of DOH, the 1987 Taito sequel to the block-breaker Arkanoid, will be released through the Arcade Archives line on September 3. The game arrives on five platforms at once. Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4 get the standard Arcade Archives release, while Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S get the Arcade Archives 2 version. Prices are 838 yen on Switch, 837 yen on PS4, and 1,100 yen each for the Arcade Archives 2 editions. Anyone who already owns the Switch or PS4 version can buy the Switch 2 or PS5 version for 330 yen each. The 1987 original kept the core rule of bouncing an energy ball to destroy the Space Wall, and added branching L and R side stages plus a larger item pool. Arcade Archives 2 adds a Time Attack mode that ranks players by clear time and supports VRR for behavior closer to the original arcade board. The official Arcade Archiver program airs September 3 at 19:00 with original developer Tsukano and Taito staff.
Taito announced on August 27 that it will release "Arcade Collection PART2," the fifth additional SD card for the tabletop arcade cabinet Egret II Mini, on March 25, 2027. The announcement came during a Famitsu LIVE broadcast. The card includes 10 games released between 1980 and 1993 by Universal (now Universal Entertainment) and Irem (Irem Software Engineering), such as "Lady Bug," "Undercover Cops," and "Cheeky Mouse." With this addition, the total number of playable titles across the Egret II Mini series reaches 100. The card sells for 9,878 yen and bundles a 32-page strategy guide, "Dengeki TAITO STATION VOLUME 6," plus an Instruction Card Mini for each of the 10 titles. Pre-orders have begun. On December 17, 2026, Taito will release three dedicated peripherals in a Violet Color: the Paddle & Trackball Controller, the Control Panel, and the Control Pad. Connecting the Paddle & Trackball Controller adds 10 titles such as "Arkanoid" and "Cybattler" without needing an SD card. A set bundling the Egret II Mini Violet Color body with Arcade Collection PART2 is set for March 25, 2027 at 31,856 yen.
Taito released a free update and paid DLC for the Nintendo Switch rhythm game Groove Coaster Future Performers on July 23, 2026. The update, version 1.0.11, adds three free songs: Ochame Kinou by Gojimaji-P, Kimi no Starlight Road by Seine (CV: Kawamura Eriko) feat. MASAKI (ZUNTATA), and Dive in glory! by Obi Uzu Kirara (CV: Noguchi Yuri) feat. Kobayashi Yuya & john=hive. It also adds Chapter 8 of the story mode, the Aria Himukai Arc, and a new navigator, Kirara Orugawa. The paid DLC, VOCALOID Vol.2 Song + Character Pack, costs 1,320 yen and includes six songs centered on virtual singer Kasane Teto, such as Liar Dancer by Masalad and Brainrot by Tokyo Manaka. The pack also adds a navigator version of Kasane Teto (GCFP) with voice and animation, three avatars, and a four-episode mini-story featuring Teto and original character Shinasuka Rikka (CV: Ozora Naomi). A summer sale discounts the base game by 50% to 3,289 yen and various DLC packs by 25% until August 17.
Taito announced on July 7, 2026 that the Nintendo Switch remake Yuukyuu Gensoukyoku 2nd Album Revival will release on March 18, 2027. The regular edition costs 9,680 yen and the special edition costs 25,080 yen, both tax included. The game is a remake of the 1998 friendship-raising simulation Yuukyuu Gensoukyoku 2nd Album, the second entry in the series. It keeps the original story and character voices but features fully renewed character graphics by moo, the original character designer. The special edition includes a download code for Yuukyuu Gensoukyoku Ensemble 2 Re:R, a port of the 1999 fan disc with renewed graphics and visuals. That port includes self-cover versions of the theme songs by original composer and singer Aki Hata. Amazon will offer a limited pre-order bonus from July 10 to July 13, 2026: a download code for a faithful port of the original 1998 game. The bonus code may later be distributed separately with changes.
Hamster will release Arcade Archives Space Cyclone on June 18 for PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Switch, and PS4. The 1980 Taito shooter has players intercept insect cyborgs called Behm before they land and build enemy rockets. The Arcade Archives 2 version adds Time Attack Mode and VRR support.
The original television anime Mebius Dust, based on Hajime Shinagawa's story that won the Project Anima competition in 2019, will premiere on July 9. The first main trailer revealed additional cast members including Taito Ban, Aoi Ichikawa, and Sohei Horikane, as well as the ending theme song "Dilemma" by Ai Tomioka. The anime is directed by Tarou Iwasaki at Doga Kobo and Yoriko Tomita handles series scripts.
The staff for the television anime adaptation of Kureha's light novel series The Ogre's Bride revealed three additional cast members in a new trailer on Saturday. Taito Ban will voice Takamichi Araki, Nobunaga Shimazaki will voice Ouga Kiyama, and Aya Endo will voice Sakurako Kiyama. The anime is scheduled to premiere in Japan in July 2026. The previously announced cast includes Saori Hayami as Yuzu Shinonome, Yuichiro Umehara as Reiya Kiryuin, and others. Kazuhito Omiya is directing the series at Colored Pencil Animation Japan, with Yumi Kamakura handling series scripts and Hikari Tanaka designing characters. The light novel series began on Starts Publishing's Novema! platform in 2019 and has nine volumes as of May 2024. A manga adaptation by Jun Togashi launched in December 2021. The light novel and manga together have over 5.8 million copies in circulation. A live-action film adaptation opened in Japanese theaters on March 27.