{"id":2623,"date":"2025-01-09T12:26:34","date_gmt":"2025-01-09T03:26:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/amata.co.jp\/en\/?p=2623"},"modified":"2025-01-09T12:28:57","modified_gmt":"2025-01-09T03:28:57","slug":"wg-available-2-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/amata.co.jp\/en\/topics\/pressrelease\/wg-available-2-2.html","title":{"rendered":"An adventure game with an emotional story centered around the theme of farewell, \u201cOnce Again\u201d Nintendo Switch\u2122 version are available today!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>January 9th, 2025, Tokyo<\/strong> \u2013 AMATA Games, an indie game publishing brand operated by Amata K.K., today announced the release of &#8220;Once Again\u201d for Nintendo Switch\u2122.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Once Again is available today on Nintendo Switch\u2122<\/strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2615 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/amata.co.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/8741cac1684585fd045db320f6c04a99-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/amata.co.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/8741cac1684585fd045db320f6c04a99-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/amata.co.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/8741cac1684585fd045db320f6c04a99-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/amata.co.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/8741cac1684585fd045db320f6c04a99-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/amata.co.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/8741cac1684585fd045db320f6c04a99-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/amata.co.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/8741cac1684585fd045db320f6c04a99.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>OnceAgain is an adventure game with an emotional story centered around the theme of farewell.<br \/>\nLaunched on Steam in October 2022 by indie game developer RBWolfGames, the game has been a hit with its worldview based on a story involving the separation of children and their parents.<br \/>\nNow, in order to make Once Again available to as many people as possible, AMATA Games has taken charge of porting and distributing the game to the Nintendo Switch\u2122 in multiple languages, and today, the game is available for download on the Nintendo eShop\u2122.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Launch Trailer<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/IaAmoLlFnyQ\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/IaAmoLlFnyQ<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Distribution Store Page<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Nintendo eShop:<br \/>\n&#8211; Americas: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendo.com\/us\/store\/products\/once-again-switch\/\">https:\/\/www.nintendo.com\/us\/store\/products\/once-again-switch\/<\/a><br \/>\n&#8211; Hong Kong: <a href=\"https:\/\/ec.nintendo.com\/HK\/zh\/titles\/70010000088528\">https:\/\/ec.nintendo.com\/HK\/zh\/titles\/70010000088528<\/a><br \/>\n&#8211; Korea: <a href=\"https:\/\/store.nintendo.co.kr\/70010000088527\">https:\/\/store.nintendo.co.kr\/70010000088527<\/a><br \/>\n&#8211; Japan: <a href=\"https:\/\/store-jp.nintendo.com\/item\/software\/D70010000088526\">https:\/\/store-jp.nintendo.com\/item\/software\/D70010000088526<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>About Once Again<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Once Again is a story about parting.<br \/>\nOne summer, a boy growing up crosses time and space to meet a certain person. The moment they meet, the boy&#8217;s summer turns into an unimaginable and mysterious summer.<br \/>\nReclaim your life&#8217;s regrets in Once Again the most moving indie game of the summer, about a journey through time and space.<br \/>\nIf you could cross time and space, who would you most like to meet?<br \/>\nIn the usual boring summer, when the boy Natsu blows out the candles on his birthday cake, something unexpected happens. He crosses time and space and meets the person he has wished to see most in his life, but has never met. In that time-space, not only did Natsu meet \u201cthat person,\u201d but \u201cthat person\u201d taught him how to take pictures and capture lost time in the frame. Which \u201cthat person\u201d made Natsu want to stay here the most? What was the process that Natsu and \u201cthat person\u201d followed? Is \u201csee you again\u201d a promise to meet again, or does it mean that they will never see each other again? The ultimate meaning of this will only be known by participating in this journey.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis.<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The birthday is the time every year that Natsu can spend with &#8220;that person.&#8221; It is a time of love and an eternal memory.<\/li>\n<li>The meeting between Natsu and &#8220;that person&#8221; across time and space. The most emotional story of this summer.<\/li>\n<li>The story progresses through interactive methods such as screen swiping and controlling the protagonist.<\/li>\n<li>Hand-drawn animation and sketch-style scenes from various time and space settings that make the story more beautiful and emotional.<\/li>\n<li>Through the game, players can learn camera skills, such as adjusting lighting and focusing.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Screenshots<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-2623 gallery-columns-2 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srcset=\"https:\/\/amata.co.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/SS_05-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/amata.co.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/SS_05-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/amata.co.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/SS_05-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/amata.co.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/SS_05-1.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/amata.co.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/SS_06-1.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/amata.co.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/SS_06-1-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/amata.co.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/SS_06-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/amata.co.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/SS_06-1-300x169.jpg 300w, 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version.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Factsheet<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Title: Once Again (Japanese Title: \u3058\u3083\u3042\u3001\u307e\u305f)<br \/>\nGenre: Adventure game<br \/>\nSupported Hardware: Nintendo Switch<br \/>\nDistributing Stores (Download only): Nintendo eShop<br \/>\nNumber of Players: 1<br \/>\nOnline Play: No online play is available.<br \/>\nLanguages supported: Japanese, English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, German, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese<br \/>\nPrice: 5.99USD~ (Prices may differ across stores\/regions)<br \/>\nRelease Date: January 9th, 2025.<br \/>\nRating: IARC 3+<br \/>\nDeveloper: RBWolfGames<br \/>\nPublisher: AMATA K.K.<br \/>\nOfficial website (AMATA Games): https:\/\/amata.games\/en\/game\/once-again<br \/>\nCopyright: \u00a9RBWolfGames<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>About AMATA Games<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>AMATA Games is the brand that publishes indie games operated by AMATA K.K.<br \/>\nAMATA K.K. is a game development company with the mission \u201cTo make the world more entertaining\u201d.<br \/>\nHaving gained experience developing and publishing VR Escape-the-Room Game Last Labyrinth as an indie game, we at AMATA wish to spread the joy of indie games more by making it possible to enjoy fun games on all kinds of hardware.<br \/>\nTherefore, we launched our publishing brand AMATA Games in August 2021 based on our belief that we can support indie game developers by taking charge of multi-platform porting and operations for good indie games that we find \u201cSuper fun!\u201d so that we can share their appeal to more people.<br \/>\nAs of now, we operate our proprietary titles Last Labyrinth, The Tale of Onogoro as well as NOSTALGIC TRAIN and Backpack Twins, and Organ Quarter.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>About AMATA K.K.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Company Name: Amata K.K.<br \/>\nRepresentative: Hiromichi Takahashi, Company President, and Representative Director<br \/>\nAddress: Arma Building, Kita-Shinjuku 1-4-1, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 169-0074, JAPAN<br \/>\nEstablished: June 25th, 2008<br \/>\nBusiness: Game Business &amp; others<br \/>\nOfficial Website: <a href=\"https:\/\/amata.co.jp\/en\/\">https:\/\/amata.co.jp\/en\/<\/a><br \/>\nAbout Amata K.K.: Founded in Tokyo in 2008, Amata K.K. has helped develop smartphone titles for a wide variety of world-renowned Japanese game companies over the years. With many staff having over 20 years of game industry experience, Amata has become a trusted one-stop shop for planning, developing, and operating games across a variety of platforms. While keeping the focus on game development, Amata has also begun to expand into VR, video, media, and other forms of entertainment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>January 9th, 2025, Tokyo \u2013 AMATA Games, an indie game publishing brand operated by Amata K.K., today announced the release of &#8220;Once Again\u201d for Nintendo Switch\u2122. Once Again is available today on Nintendo Switch\u2122 OnceAgain is an adventure game with an emotional story centered around the theme of farewell. Launched on Steam in October 2022 by indie game developer RBWolfGames, the game has been a hit with its worldview based on a story involving the separation of children and their parents. 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