The Uta no Prince-sama Shining Live smartphone game, which ended service in 2023, is being revived as a Nintendo Switch port releasing December 17, 2026. The long-delayed Uta no Prince-sama Dolce Vita is set for a 2027 Switch release.
The Uta no Prince-sama franchise announced on Tuesday that the Nintendo Switch version of Uta no Prince-sama Dolce Vita will launch in 2027, and KLab's Utano Princesama Shining Live smartphone game will launch for Switch on December 17. Dolce Vita was originally planned for PlayStation Vita but moved to Switch in 2019. Shining Live ended service on smartphones in 2023.
The Nintendo Switch port of Shining Live packages over six years of content from the mobile app. It includes 76 songs in the base game and 129 total via DLC. Animate will offer exclusive bundles including a drama CD and merchandise of characters Otoya, Sho, Reiji, and Ai.
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Jun 23
Broccoli and KLab announced release dates for two Uta no Prince-sama games on June 24, the 16th anniversary of the franchise's first game. The Nintendo Switch title Uta no Prince-sama Dolce Vita, a completely new game first announced in 2016, will launch in 2027. The game was originally planned for PlayStation Vita before being moved to Switch in 2019. Uta no Prince-sama Shining Live for Nintendo Switch, a port of KLab's smartphone rhythm game that ended service in 2023, will release on December 17, 2026. The announcements were part of an eight-item information drop on a special website, which also included details on a flagship store tour, a yukata collaboration with designer Keita Maruyama, new content for the Live Emotion app, a drama CD, a book series, and a 3D live event scheduled for March 2027. The first visual for Dolce Vita was also released, showing the 11 idols of Shining Agency.
Jun 23
The Nintendo Switch port of Uta no Prince-sama Shining Live launches December 17, 2026. Animate will offer exclusive bundles including a drama CD and merchandise of characters Otoya, Sho, Reiji, and Ai. The game packs over six years of content from the mobile app, with 76 songs base and 129 total via DLC.