Former Nintendo employee Takaya Imamura, best known for his work on Star fox and F-zerois just about ready to release its new Switch game, with Omega 6: The Triangle Stars heading to Japan July 25, 2024 (thanks, VGC).
Posted by City Connection in Japan and confirmed via a live broadcast event, the game is Imamura’s first since his resignation from Nintendo in 2021. With 16-bit visuals and text-based gameplay, Omega 6 is quite different from his previous efforts, but there’s definitely a sense of familiarity with the character designs (check out that Star Fox look on the picture of the game box).
Unfortunately, the release date is currently limited to Japan, with no western date on the horizon and no English language option available at the time of writing.
Still, it’s certainly something we want to keep a close eye on in the coming weeks and months. Previously, developer Happymeal confirmed that it was consulting with Nintendo’s Kenji Matsutani, aiming to draw inspiration from 3D Zelda games including Breath of the Wild.
The livestream itself, while entirely in Japanese, is worth skimming if you want to watch some live gameplay footage and get a glimpse of the physical releases being prepared for launch in Japan.
