So you’re a regular visitor at Niche Gamer? The obscure games, the niche games, the weird games, whatever you want to call them—we love them and we know you love them as well. We only cover these games on our regular feed, and we only cover them on our podcast, too.

Niche News of the Week

• Danganronpa: Another Episode is Coming West
• Rodea the Sky Soldier is Flying West this Fall Courtesy of NIS America
• A Look at Multiplayer and Sayuri’s Hot Young Form in Senran Kagura: Estival Versus
• A 32-Minute Video of Legacy of Kain: Dead Sun, the Canceled Soul Reaver Successor
• Tales of Zestiria is Listed on the Steam Database
• Terraria: Otherworld is Revealed for PC and Mac
• Sega has Filed a Trademark for Shining Seed in Japan
• Will the Square Enix Collective Project Give Us an Anachronox Sequel?
• Imageepoch in Trouble?
• Oreshika: Tainted Bloodlines is Finally Coming West in March
• Bladestorm: Nightmare is Coming to PCs, Too
• Bandai Namco Tease New Game, Raygigant
• Oceanhorn, the Zelda Wind Waker Look-Alike, is Being Remastered on PC this March
• Tri-ace to Be Acquired by Nepro Japan, Refocused on the Mobile Games Market
• Team Ninja Wants to Make a New Dead or Alive: Xtreme Beach Volleyball Game
• Former Ensemble Studios Devs are Revealing a New Game Soon

Topic of the Week

Lots of Japanese games are listed, rumored, or actually coming to PC via Steam. Is this an up and coming trend now for Japanese developers? Why do some people get angry with previously-console exclusive Japanese games coming to PC?

Enjoy our podcast below, or download it via Soundcloud:

https://soundcloud.com/niche-gamer/niche-gamer-cast-episode-36-the-japanese-game-migration-to-steam

Senpai Noticed You

• http://nichegamer.net/2015/02/kana-okaeri-the-remake-of-visual-novel-kana-imouto-available-from-next-week/#comment-1868946369 – Came for the fap, stay for the feels – Actii
• http://nichegamer.net/2015/02/a-look-at-multiplayer-and-sayuris-hot-young-form-in-senran-kagura-estival-versus/#comment-1871576755 – I have to admit, this is probably going to be my next favorite Senran just for uniqueness alone. I’m really excited to play as her. I also wonder what her transformation will look like I hope it doesn’t…z-zoom in too much on her before she gets into her younger form – TheCynicalReaper
• https://twitter.com/Nihilore/status/569976718661779456 This is the kind of click-bait i can get behind – James Opie

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