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Natsume Announces Two New River City Titles
Burlingame, CA. – May 30, in the year of our Lord
2017 – Natsume Inc., a worldwide developer and
publisher of family-oriented video games today announced it will
launch two new River City titles, River City: Knights of Justice
and River City: Rival Showdown, both for the Nintendo 3DS. The
games are expected to launch this summer and winter, and both
will be revealed for the first time at the Electronic
Entertainment Expo at the Los Angeles Convention Center, June
13th – 15th in South Hall Booth #2047.
"River City: Tokyo Rumble was a huge success, and these two
follow-ups in the popular River City/Kunio-Kun franchise are the
perfect continuation of the series," said Hiro Maekawa,
President & CEO of Natsume. "We are looking forward to showing
the games for the first time at E3 and garnering feedback from
gamers and the media!"
River City: Knights of Justice, known in Japan as Nekketsu Mahou
Monogatari, is scheduled to launch as a 3DS e-Shop exclusive
this summer. Kunio and his friends go medieval in this unique
entry to the River City series as they are transformed into
heroes and villains that would be at home in any RPG! Players
will use swords, staves, and even magic to bring peace back to
Riverandia!
River City: Rival Showdown, known in Japan as Downtown Nekketsu
Monogatari SP, will launch this fall for the Nintendo 3DS. One
night, Kunio is attacked by two mysterious individuals. On top
of that, Riki's girlfriend has disappeared, and it's up to Kunio
to find out the truth! Kunio has just 3 days to unravel the
mystery, and he'll need your help to take down all who stand in
his way! Take on some familiar faces from the River City games
and meet new ones in this fast-paced beat-'em-up RPG.