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Imagineer has unveiled a new Medarot game coming to Nintendo Switch in Japan this June. Medarot Card Robattle RB is a trading card battler with over 400 cards with Medarots, Parts, Tactics, Medafighters, Medaforce and more to collect. Continue reading Medarot Card Robattle RB announced for June release on Nintendo Switch in Japan

For the first time since 2003’s Medabots Infinity, a Medarot video game will be released outside of Asia. Imagineer announced plans to launch Medabots Survivors internationally in 2026. The smartphone game debuted in Japan last February as the franchise’s equivalent to isometric rogue-lite games like Vampire Survivors. Continue reading Imagineer to launch Medabots Survivors globally in 2026

Spanish “Medabots” team looking to launch Medacoin cryptocurrency …

DISCLAIMER: Project Rising Beetle is in no way endorsing or otherwise affiliated with the creators of this project. We are simply reporting the news. Please speak to a financial advisor before making any decisions. The ongoing saga of Kevin Comadrán’s Medabots has taken a somewhat unexpected turn. The social media accounts for the now delayed mobile game began teasing Medacoin, a cryptocurrency,…

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While most of us only came to know about Kevin Comadrán’s Medabots project earlier this month, it turns out he’s been promoting it in a lowkey fashion for nearly a year. An official website has been set up, offering email notifications for the game’s launch on Android and iOS “about one month.” The developers have also launched social media pages across Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.Continue…

Imagineer involved in European Medabots trademark dispute

A battle for the right to release Medabots branded content in Europe has begun. Medarot IP holder Imagineer has announced plans to fight a European legal decision that ruled the publisher would not be allowed to market products in the continent under the Medabots and Medarot banner. The European Medabots trademark has been held by Kevin Comadrán de Frutos (henceforth, Comadrán), of Spain, since…

Original Medarot Games Receives English Fan Translation 23 Years Later

Over 23 years in the making, you can now finally play the original Medarot video game in English. Originally teased on this site back in 2015, the fan effort to translate the first entry in the franchise has finally reached a playable state. While it’s not entirely polished, a translation patch for the entire game launched earlier this month. (more…)

Medarot Classics Plus announced for Nintendo Switch

Imagineer announced today that a new Medarot compilation is headed to the Nintendo Switch in Japan. Medarot Classics Plus contains all of the games from the 2017 Nintendo 3DS release, as well as three games developed for the Gameboy Advance. As per the norm for the franchise, the collection will be available in both Kabuto and Kuwagata versions. (more…)

It’s April 1st and Medarot is celebrating in style. The official social media accounts for the Digimon franchise revealed a new addition: Omedamon, a mysterious Digimon born from the data of a popular game in the late 20th century. Designed by Digital Monster regular Asmaria, the new character was an official part of the Digimon Reference Book until 6PM JST. (more…)

Medart S: Unlimited Nova launches January 23 in Japan

During this year’s Medarot Day celebrations, Imagineer announced the release date for Medarot S: Unlimited Nova. The first smartphone RPG in the franchise will become available to download for Android and iOS devices in Japan starting January 23, 2020. The game is up for pre-order on Google Play and iTunes.

The live-stream, which was co-hosted by Ikki voice actress Michiru Yamazaki and Arika’s…

Buddyfight TCG adds Medarot set

Bushiroad’s Future Card Buddyfight trading card game will crossover with the Medarot franchise. S Ultimate Booster Cross 7 will be themed around the miniature robots. It will launch on February 15, 2020, in Japan and will feature six new illustrations. More news about the set will be revealed in the future. (more…)

Imagineer has released the first full trailer for the upcoming smartphone title Medarot S. The video showcases the protagonists from all prior mainline Medarot video games and showcases gameplay. It features the insert song OVERTHiNKiNG BOY performed by EXiNA. Narration was done by Yū Mizushima.

The news comes alongside a relaunche…

Discotek to release Medabots anime on Blu-Ray in North America

At their Otakon 2019 panel earlier today, North American home video distributor Discotek Media announced that they have acquired the rights to the Medabots anime series. The company plans on releasing the first 26, English-dubbed episodes of the show on Blu-Ray in standard definition next year. (more…)

20th Anniversary Medarot anime livestream announced for July 2nd

Imagineer has announced a live-stream celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Medarot anime television series. The event, which will be available on YouTube and Niconico, kicks off July 2nd at 6PM JST and is scheduled to run to at least 10:30PM. Festivities include chats with guests Michiru Yamazaki and Junko Takeuchi, who voiced Ikki and Metabee, respectively, in the series. (more…)

The video also showcases a brief glimpse at gameplay footage for Medarot S. Shown without any audio, the clip demonstrates the returning relay-based battle system.

Additionally, it’s been confirmed that Tyuga, who’s drawn art for a variety of Medarot products, is responsible for the game’s character designs. To celebrate, he posted an original drawing of the two human leads (above).

Last week’s issue of Famitsu also contained a few new details on the game. Notably, it listed the game’s development as 60% complete.

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Developed by Imagineer subsidiary SoWhat, the free-to-play iOS and Android title Medarot S: Unlimited Nova will launch in Japan this Fall or Winter season.

Images via HDKirin.

Unlike other side stories in the Medarot franchise, this entry keeps the traditional relay RPG battle system. The game’s character designs were created by Kenki Fujioka. It was only ever released in Japan, with development handled by Natsume with Imagineer publishing.

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The work done by Star Trinket is exhaustive. All text inside the game has been translated into English for the first time. This includes menus, battle screens and dialogue. Their work can be played on any PlayStation emulator, provided the user procures an ISO of the game disc and properly applies the translation patch.

The release marks the first completed fan translation of a Medarot video game. The group currently operates a Patreon.

Thanks Jayson, Dragon_Lord.