April Fools’ Day 2014 Roundup

It’s that time again – now that it’s April the first, or as the world has come to know it, April Fool’s Day, we’ve taken the liberty of rounding up all of the goofy shenanigans that have been popping up all over the web as far as games and technology are concerned.

While there are loads more of both funny and cruel April Fool’s Jokes, we’ve only compiled the ones that are relevant to the types of games that we cover here at Niche Gamer. We’ve also made sure to label the ones that have NSFW content.

100man-nin no Nobunaga’s Ambition – 100man-nin no Bushou Kareshi (One Million Peoples’ Military Commander Boyfriend) A dating sim spin off of One Million Peoples’ Nobunaga’s Ambition
3rd Super Robot Wars Z: Jigoku-Hen – A trailer featured on the site shows off the Hello Kitty mecha, who naturally has Rocket Punches.
5pb. – Specium;Boys, a sci fi adventure game from 5pb., Mages, and Nitroplus. “Strange things happen to me… This is April Fool’s day but, I believe, disbelieve is up to you…”
Chaos Code – A brand new character, SG Hikaru, has been announced.
Dynasty Warriors 8 – Wei Yan has removed his mask, and the results are staggering.
Dust 514 France – Sorry WipEout fans, but at least you’re getting a spinoff in Eve: WipEout for PlayStation 4.
Ed Boon – He has revealed the box art for the upcoming Injustice: Gods Among Us Ultimate Extreme Ultra Legendary Edition.
Engan Bus Company – The Hokkaido bus company is going to start offering “Moeca,” or moe-themed bus cards.
Final Fantasy XIV – The MMORPG is getting an update with a “Favor” dating system, which “allows adventurers to grow even closer to their favorite NPCs.”
Flappy Bastion – A totally brand new version game that is totally original and unique. Developed by S2 Games, the creators of Heroes of Newerth and Strife.
Floppy Fish – A totally new take on the classic Flappy Bird formula, featuring Ayumi and her faithful fish Anguu. Coming to Steam soon.
Frostbite Engine – A tweet saying: “Frostbite now runs on the #WiiU since it is the most powerful Gen4 platform, our renderer is now optimized for Mario and Zelda.” A second tweet was also posted: “It will also power Half-Life 3 when it launches exclusively on Wii U this summer.”
Full Screen Pokemon – A totally new way to play Pokemon via an open-source, HTML5 remake of the original Pokemon Red and Blue games, straight from your web browser!
Illusion – (Totally NSFW) The limited sale of the Virtual Girl hardware. You can experience and grope a virtual girl on a 60 inch touch screen!
Gametrailers – Knack is coming to Playstation All-Stars Battle Royale as a new piece of downloadable content.
Gamereactor.se – Facebook has announced that they’re going to continue their acquisition spree in buying Rockstar Games.
Google Maps – Google reveals The Pokemon Challenge. Reveal dozens of Pokemon in various streets and regions across the world, you have to use Google Maps to find and capture them.
Granzella – Granzella, Inc. has completely changed into the Granzella News Network (GNN), a curious network that apparently covers nothing but dinosaur sightings.
Groove Coaster – The arcade cabinet version of Groove Coaster is now available to buy for home use at a meager 999,800 yen (roughly. $9,709 USD).
Itaru Hinoue – Holy Breakers!, a brand new beat ‘em up game from Itaru Hinoue, an artist from Clannad and Little Busters!
J-List (Joke is SFW, but website has NSFW content) – My Girlfriend is the Prosecutor-General from JAST USA, a brand new eroge PC game featuring Ukraine’s Prosecutor General, Natalia Poklonskaya.
Kalypso Media – A brand new Tropico spin-off titled Tropico Llama Simulator has been announced.
Kuma Tomo – Kumatomom@ster, a combination of Kuma Tomo and The Idolm@ster.
Legacy of Kain: Ariel’s Fall – A brand new game that is helmed by Amy Hennig, following her departure from Naughty Dog. The game is a prequel to the events of Legacy of Kain: Blood Omen.
The Legend of Heroes: Ao no Kiseki Evolution – A new game that is set to arrive in 1202, during the time of the seven luminaries.
Madoka Magica – A new movie is coming next year!
Mighty No. 9 – A new ROM has appeared!
Neverwinter – A brand new playable dragon class is now available.
Nintendo Power – Nester, a character from a Nintendo Power comic strip, is going to be a playable character in the new Super Smash Bros.
Nippon Ichi Software – NIS announced a reboot of its horror adventure sound novel series Hayarigami, only now as Shin Hayarikami, a version with 100 times the cuteness.
Nintendo Life – The Nintendo Virtual U was revealed, or Nintendo’s answer to both Sony’s Project Morpheus and the Oculus Rift.
Nitroplus (Probably NSFW) – PochaComi (Communication with Pochaco), is Nitroplus’ latest game, starring none other than newcomer super oppai gravure model Super Pochaco. The game is set for Windows Vista, 7, and 8 on November 29th, 2106.
Nuclear Throne – Vlambeer’s 2D, top down roguelike shooter has been converted into a gritty, first person experience.
Path of Exile – The free to play online action RPG is going pay to win. “Wins should be consumable and sold in stacks so that players have to keep buying more.”
Persona 5 – Seek Emancipation trailer finally gives us a look into the game world of the latest in the Persona series.
Phil Fish – A post from his personal twitter reads: “im back! FEZ II is back on!”
Playstation Finland – The new PS Vita model XS, a 160 grams light, 99 euros priced PS Vita, complete with an extra large screen.
PlayStation Japan – “PS Travel Station,” a brand new service that lets you go on trips to locations from various PlayStation games.
Razer Eidolon – A brand new hand controlled drone bot that will follow you in all of your glorious cosplay fights.
Rockman Corner – Capcom reveals a new Mega Man in the form of a … Mega Man X “Ver. KE” model kit.
Sega Japan – MEGAne DRIVE, a Sega-inspired wearable entertainment headset.
Skullgirls – Lab Zero Games reveal the totally new and unique character, Fukua.
Square Enix – Square Enix reveals a teaser site for a new game with no title, but described as being in the “Light Novel Style RPG” genre.
Sony – Sony Power Food, a way to power yourself and your electronic devices. “Now, the same fuel we’ve used to power ourselves for thousands of years can be used to power personal electronics.”
Taito – An enormous Bubblun from Bubble Bobble is seen running amok in the streets of Japan.
Tak Fujii – A post from his personal twitter reads: “Will quit being extreeeeeeme.”
Talesing Swan – A brand new Tales game was announced in Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology 4, which is coming to PS Vita. The game’s cast features Alicia from Tales of Zestiria, and it has a 2D battle system.
Tecmo Koei – Nyaiba: Nyanja Gaiden Z was revealed, a game that is essentially Yaiba: Ninja Gaiden Z, only with cats. The game is arriving on February 22nd, 2222. Also revealed was a collaboration with Tecmo Koei’s Cat or Alive blockbuster series, and lastly a brand new entry in the Nobunyaga series.
Thief – The Japanese website for Thief‘s has been remade into a classic Final Fantasy RPG battle scene. A new “Master Thief” character is revealed, and he has 30 max HP, while his only moves are “Steal” and “Run Away.”
Under Night: In Birth – A dating simulation game that features the girls of Ecole and French Bread’s Under Night: In Birth.
War of the Vikings – Godlike Warriors downloadable content shows off godlike fury, godlike ascension, and even Thor’s hammer.
Wayforward Technologies – Announcing the Bloculus, a brand new virtual reality headset that turns any modern, 3D rendered game into its pixelated counterpart.
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Something goes totally wrong in their mo-cap studio.
Wolfgame – “We are working on PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale 2… news, screenshots and a trailer to release on 4/2/2014.”
Young Horses – From the creators of Octodad comes Multi-Dad, which is basically Octodad with up to 128 players. You get to compete for your wife’s love in deadly tentacle to tentacle combat.
Zeboyd Games – A newly announced game, Untamed Armaments. The game features a young woman who is a treasure hunter, only to later become entangled in a struggle to save the planet. A song for the game was revealed here as well.

I think the Playstation All-Stars Battle Royale 2 one is particularly painful for me. My favorite, however, is easily the eroge visual novel featuring Ukraine’s Prosecutor General, Natalia Poklonskaya. Stay classy, Jast USA.

What are some of the better April Fool’s Jokes you guys have seen, whether it be through this list, or elsewhere on the internet?

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