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Konami Develops 1st Demon Slayer Arcade Game
posted on by Crystalyn Hodgkins
This year's 48th issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine revealed on Monday that Konami is developing the first arcade game for the Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba franchise titled Kimetsu no Yaiba: Nichirin Battle Slash.
The game will be a card action game. Konami will exhibit the game at the Amusement Expo event taking place at Tokyo Big Sight on November 15.
Shueisha describes that the game will feature a "Nichirin Sword" controller to battle.
The first Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - The Hinokami Chronicles (Kimetsu no Yaiba: Hinokami Keppūtan) game shipped in Japan and released in English in Asia in October 2021. The game then launched a day later in North America and Europe for PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and PC via Steam. The game's Switch version launched in Japan and in English in June 2022.
The sequel game Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - The Hinokami Chronicles 2 launched in Japan on August 1 and in English on August 5 for PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PC via Steam. English Deluxe Edition owners could play the game up to five days earlier than the official release date.
Sources: Weekly Shonen Jump issue 48, Konami's website
