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January
- January 1, 2023 - Meta
- Spike Chunsoft's New Year's congratulatory message on Famitsu hints at a new "large-scale title" that will be announced soon.[1]
February
- Early February 2023 - Meta, Pokémon
- The name "Mystery Dungeon" has been blacklisted on Roblox, stopping the development and publication of unofficial fan games on the platform. "Explorers of Sky" has also been blacklisted. It is currently unknown if "Rescue Team" and "Gates to Infinity" are blacklisted.[2]
- February 10, 2023 - Asuka the Swordswoman DC
- A partial unofficial English translation of the Dreamcast version of
Mystery Dungeon: Shiren the Wanderer Gaiden - Asuka the Swordswoman, made by SharkSnack, was released to the public![3][4][5]
- February 15, 2023 - Pokémon
- The Pokémon Company International launched the teaser version of a new Pokémon celebration website called Pokémon Together. Spike Chunsoft 1993 - 2023 copyright information was found in the site's
assets/langs/content.jsonfile. The copyright date starts from 1993, indicating it is referring to the Mystery Dungeon franchise. The meaning of this is currently unknown. The site fully launches on Febraury 27, 2023.[6][7][8]
- February 26, 2023 - Pokémon
- Spike Chunsoft copyright information was removed from the Pokémon Together assets file.
- Late February 2023 - Pokémon
- On February 23, 2023, it was noticed that trying to open the in-game DLC shop of
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity gives the error "The SD Card was removed".[9][10] This is the error the game returns when DLC isn't available. On the eShop, the game still has a DLC button on the game's page, however it gives an error saying DLC isn't available. According to the official announcement, new purchases would no longer be possible after March 27, and it should still be possible to redownload software after, so it's possible that this early removal of DLC is a temporary oversight. Other non Mystery Dungeon games are also affected by this.
March
- March 22, 2023 - Pokémon
- Gates to Infinity DLC is available again on the European eShop after the issue was brought to Nintendo's attention through an email segnalation from reddit user PrimalPokemonPlayer.[11][12] The DLC is also confirmed to be accessible from the US in-game shop.[13]
- March 23, 2023 00:00 UTC - Meta, Pokémon, Etrian 1
- Purchasing titles from the Nintendo 3DS and Wii U eShops is no longer possible. Software that was already purchased can be re-downloaded. Software that was available for free can't be downloaded if it hadn't been downloaded beforehand. Videos have been removed from the eShop (3DS, Europe, others currently unchecked). DLC lists are no longer visible on game pages (the button can be selected, but the list can no longer be seen), however, it is supposedly possible to redownload DLC. Opening the Gates to Infinity in-game DLC menu without having bought any DLC gives a "No downloadable content is currently available for sale." message. Etrian Mystery Dungeon in-game DLC menu can still be opened even without any DLC, but prices don't appear and the BUY button is greyed out and doesn't work (3DS, Europe, others currently unchecked).The Nintendo 3DS eShop closed down on March 27, 2023.[14]
- Nintendo 3DS HOME Menu Themes have been removed from purchase the Nintendo 3DS Theme Shop with the exception of two free sets by Nintendo ("Basic Color Set" and "Simple Color Set", European version), themes that were purchased or downloaded for free beforehand can be re-downloaded.
- March 27, 2023 - Explorers of Sky, Rescue Team, Super MD, Etrian 1
- The Nintendo 3DS and Wii U eShop's have been shut down.[15]
- The eShop versions of
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky, and
/
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red and Blue Rescue Team have been delisted.
- The Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon HOME Menu theme download version, and the Etrian Mystery Dungeon 3DS Theme can no longer be acquired.
- The eShop versions of
April
- April 10, 2023 - Etrian 1, Etrian 2
- RPG Site's James Galizio has written an article lamenting the lack of a new Mystery Dungeon title, and about how
Etrian Mystery Dungeon and
Etrian Mystery Dungeon 2
deserve a second chance.[16][17]
- April 24, 2023 - Shiren 5 SP, Shiren 1 SP
- A Golden Week sale is underway for
/
Mystery Dungeon: Shiren the Wanderer (SP) 900 yen and
/
Shiren the Wanderer: The Tower of Fortune and the Dice of Fate (SP) 1,500 yen (tax included) until May 8.[18][19]
May
- May 26, 2023 - Pokémon
- Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Blazing Exploration Team
is now available as an eBook through various Japanese digital stores.[20][21]
June
- June 22, 2023 - Shiren the Wanderer Series
- Spike Chunsoft is working with Japanese retailer Zozotown to release merchandise from various games from the former company, including the Shiren the Wanderer series. The collaboration will be available between June 28 and July 12, while the scheduled release date is mid-September 2023.[22][23][24][25]
- June 28, 2023 - Shiren the Wanderer Series
- The SCTOWN collaboration begins today. The SCTOWN Long-sleeved Shirt and the SCTOWN Short-sleeved Shirt are on sale for 7,150 yen and 6,600 yen, respectively.[26]
- June 30, 2023 - Pokémon
- Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Ginji's Rescue Team is now available as an eBook through various Japanese digital stores.[27]
July
- July 10, 2023 - Shiren Series
- A Renote author in Japan has done a write-up about the addictive and appealing elements of
Mystery Dungeon: Shiren the Wanderer 2 - Shiren's Castle and the Oni Invasion.[28]
September
- September 11, 2023 - MDFW
- The Mystery Dungeon Franchise Wiki was founded 4 years ago on this day on Gamepedia.
- September 12, 2023 - Shiren Series
- Spike Chunsoft's official Twitter account for the Shiren series (@shiren_spchun) has started a series of posts sharing official Shiren artwork.[29]
- A Renote author in Japan has written an article about the The Eight Beast Gods.[30][31][32]
- A Renote author in Japan has written an article about Monster Houses in the Shiren series.[33][34][35]
- September 14, 2023 - Shiren 6
Shiren the Wanderer: The Mystery Dungeon of Serpentcoil Island has been announced for the Nintendo Switch in the Japanese Nintendo Direct. It is scheduled for release in January 25, 2024 in Japan.[36][37][38][39] A Traditional Chinese version has also been announced.
- The official Japanese website for Shiren 6 is made public.[40]
- September 15, 2023 - Shiren 6 Switch
- Nintendo's official Japanese website revealed the story synopsis for Shiren 6, as well as new art for Shiren and Koppa and some game screenshots.[41]
- New interview with Shiren 6 developers on the Famitsu website.[42]
- September 19, 2023 - Torneko 1
- Famitsu has written an article about the thirtieth anniversary of
Torneko's Great Adventure: Mystery Dungeon
.[43][44][45]
- September 20, 2023 - Shiren 6 Switch
- A Famitsu livestream on YouTube is confirmed to show Shiren 6 on September 23, 2023.[46][47]
- September 21, 2023 - Shiren
- More Shiren series art is shared on the official @shiren_spchun Twitter account.[48]
- September 22, 2023 - Shiren
- A Canadian retailer accidentally revealed the official English version of Shiren 6. The official title Shiren the Wanderer: The Mystery Dungeon of Serpentcoil Island, the box art and box contents of first-run copies, in-game English translation, new screenshots, and an overseas release date of February 27, 2024 are mentioned and shown.[49][50] The page was later deleted.
- September 23, 2023 - Shiren
- More Shiren series art has been shared on the official @shiren_spchun Twitter account.[51]
- Shiren 6 was shown during the Famitsu livestream. A map of Serpentcoil Island was revealed, along with the intro of the game, Asuka's introduction, and a few short gameplay clips.[46]
- Shiren 6 articles discussing the livestream and its reveals have been published on Famitsu's and Dengeki Online's websites.[52][53]
- September 25, 2023 - Shiren
- More Shiren series art has been shared on the official @shiren_spchun Twitter account.[54]
- September 27, 2023 - Shiren 2
- Koji Malta, a developer for
Mystery Dungeon: Shiren the Wanderer 2 - Shiren's Castle and the Oni Invasion has tweeted about the anniversary and development of the game.[55]
October
- October 2, 2023 - Shiren
- More Shiren series art is shared on the official @shiren_spchun Twitter account.[56]
- October 3, 2023 - Shiren 6 Switch
- Spike Chunsoft e has tweeted out a tagline and trailer for
Shiren the Wanderer: The Mystery Dungeon of Serpentcoil Island.[57] And have posted the trailer on FaceBook.[58]
- Spike Chunsoft_e has posted a Shiren 6 announcement trailer on YouTube.[59]
- Nintendo Everything has an article pertaining to Shiren 6.[60]
- Spike Chunsoft_e has posted to FaceBook about
/
Shiren the Wanderer: The Mystery Dungeon of Serpentcoil Island being available for pre-order at Best Buy, and the Pre-order Bonus Sticker.[61]
- October 4, 2023 - Shiren 6 Switch, Meta, Pokémon
- A new trailer for Shiren 6, both in Japanese and English, is uploaded to YouTube. This is the official reveal of the English release.[62][63][64][65]
- Spike Chunsoft US website page for Shiren 6 is now available. Preorders are now available in the United States and Canada through Best Buy and Video Games Plus Canada, priced at $59.99 USD and $79.99 CAD.[66][67]
- The Japanese website has been updated, and Traditional Chinese (Taiwan) and English (North America and Europe) versions of the Japanese website have been added. New screenshots and artwork for new characters is included. Online rescues are confirmed. Preorder bonuses are revealed on the Japanese version of the website.[68][69][70]
- The physical European release is set to be published by Reef Entertainment.[71][72]
- News article on the Spike Chunsoft US website reveals the cover art was drawn by series character designer Kaoru Hasegawa.[73]
- Nintendo announced closure of Internet features for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U in early April 2024.[74]
- A European verison of the English reveal trailer of Shiren 6 was uploaded to YouTube by Reef Entertainment.[75] The game is added to Reef Entertainment's website in the "Release Schedule" section, provisional PEGI 12 rating, and a public download link to the press release, which confirms European MSRP £54.99 and €59.99.[76][77]
- The English reveal trailer of Shiren 6 is uploaded to YouTube and Twitter by Nintendo of America.[78][79]
- Trademark for ポケダン (Japanese abbreviation of Pokémon Mystery Dungeon) filed by Nintendo, Game Freak, and Creatures.[80][81][82]
- Shiren 6 Pre-order Bonuses have been outlined for Japan.[83]
- October 5, 2023 - Shiren 6 Switch
- Spike Chunsoft has tweeted about a new
Shiren the Wanderer: The Mystery Dungeon of Serpentcoil Island interview in Famitsu magazine.[84][85]
- October 9, 2023 - Shiren, Shiren 6 Switch
- Spike Chunsoft_e have shared exclusive wallpapers featuring past illustrations of Shiren on FaceBook.[86]
- Shiren 6 is now available for pre-order on Amazon.com.[87]
- October 10, 2023 - Shiren 6
- Shiren 6 is now available for pre-order from Target.[88]
- October 20, 2023 - Shiren 1 SP, Shiren 6
- The Android version of Shiren 1 SP is temporarily removed from the store in preparation for an update. Users are asked to not delete the game.[89]
- Spike Chunsoft_e have shared screenshots of Shiren 6 on FaceBook.[90]
- October 25, 2023 - Shiren 1 SP, Shiren 6 Switch
- The Android version of Shiren 1 SP is relisted, and the 1.1.6 update for Android is released.[91]
- Part 1 of a new interview about Shiren 6 is published on the Famitsu website.[92]
- October 27, 2023 - Shiren 6
Shiren the Wanderer: The Mystery Dungeon of Serpentcoil Island is set to feature mechanics that make the game more convenient to play. The live display function is returning from
/
Shiren the Wanderer: The Tower of Fortune and the Dice of Fate (2020).[93]
- October 27, 2023 - Shiren 6
- Nintendo Everything has done a write-up on Shiren 6: Spike Chunsoft on Shiren the Wanderer: The Mystery Dungeon of Serpentcoil Island origins.[94]
- October 31, 2023 - Shiren 6 Switch, Shiren 5 SP
- Images of preorder bonuses are revealed on the official Japanese website for Shiren 6.[95][96]
- The @shiren_spchun Twitter account has shared new artwork for 2 monsters. The Hat Urchin and the Pumphantasm.[97]
- Bonuses for the "Shiren 6 Famitsu Deluxe Edition have been revealed.[98]
/
Shiren the Wanderer: The Tower of Fortune and the Dice of Fate (SP): The 1.0.3 patch update was released.[99]
November
- November 1, 2023 - Shiren
- Android version of Shiren 5 updated to version 1.0.3.[100]
- November 1, 2023 - Shiren
- Part 2 of the Shiren 6 interview is published on the Famitsu website.[101]
- November 2, 2023 - Shiren
- Taiwan is getting a 3D Lenticular (A5 size)
(Japanese: 3Dレンチキュラー(A5サイズ)) as a
Shiren the Wanderer: The Mystery Dungeon of Serpentcoil Island Pre-order Bonus.[102]
- Nomvember 6, 2023 - Shiren
- News article introducing Shiren 6 features (Live Display, rescues, and more) is published on the Spike Chunsoft US website.[103][104]
- November 7, 2023 - MDFW
- The Mystery Dungeon Franchise Wiki has been independent for 3 years, today!
- November 9, 2023 - Shiren
- Spike Chunsoft have tweeted about new Shiren 6 info on characters and gameplay elements, with screenshots, on issue 1823 of Weekly Famitsu.[105][106][107]
- November 10, 2023 - Shiren 6 Switch
- Spike Chunsoft have tweeted recap images of Japanese
Shiren the Wanderer: The Mystery Dungeon of Serpentcoil Island Pre-order Bonuses.[108][109]
- November 11, 2023 - Shiren 6 Switch
- A
Shiren the Wanderer: The Mystery Dungeon of Serpentcoil Island ad appears on YouTube.[110]
- November 13, 2023 - Shiren 6 Switch
- New 4Gamer article about new features in
Shiren the Wanderer: The Mystery Dungeon of Serpentcoil Island.[111][112]
- Japanese version of the Shiren 6 website is updated to include two new pages: System, and Characters.[113][114]
- English and Taiwan versions of the Shiren 6 website are updated to include the System and Characters pages. The English version is also updated to include an ESRB rating of Everyone 10+ instead of pending, and the PEGI 12 rating is no longer marked as provisional.[115][116][117][118]
- November 22, 2023 - Shiren 6 Switch, Shiren 5 2020
- Early reviews (Famitsu, INSIDE, IGN Japan, ASCII Games, Real Sound, Magmix, 4Gamer, Dengeki Online, Denfaminico Gamer, AUTOMATON, GameWith, Gamer, Game Watch) of 2-hour hands-on session with a press preview version of Shiren 6 (which was held at the end of October 2023), and Q&A session interviews with director Keisuke Sakurai and project manager Hideyuki Shinozaki. Dengeki Online says that at that point, development of the game was said to be 98% completed, and adjusting the balance was left to do.[119][120][121][122][123][124][125][126][127][128][129][130][131][132]
- Spike Chunsoft zh has posted a collection of artwork on their Facebook page.[133]
/
Shiren the Wanderer: The Tower of Fortune and the Dice of Fate (2020) is on sale for 50% off as part of Spike Chunsoft's Autumn Sale.[134][135]
- November 29, 2023 - Shiren 6 Switch
- RecGame has done a write-up regarding a Shiren 6 interview..[136]
December
- December 1, 2023 - Shiren 6 Switch
- Shiren 6 Speedpaints by Kaoru Hasegawa start getting posted to Twitter in Japanese.[137]
- Famitsu publishes an article about Shiren 1 SFC.[138]
- December 6, 2023 - Shiren 6 Switch
- Japanese Shiren 6 digital preorders are now available on the Japanese Nintendo eShop. The game is 1.4 GB.[141][142]
- December 7, 2023 - Shiren 6 Switch
Shiren the Wanderer: The Mystery Dungeon of Serpentcoil Island is introducing features that allow players to check back on which Monsters appear on specific Dungeon Floors.[143]
- December 8, 2023 - Shiren 6 Switch
- English hands-on reviews for Shiren 6 by Anime News Network, Touch Arcade, and Hardcore Gamer.[144][145][146]
- Anime News Network interview with Keisuke Sakurai and Hideyuki Shinozaki for Shiren 6.[147]
- December 13, 2023 - Shiren 6 Switch
- English hands-on review for Shiren 6 by Anime Trending, as well as an interview with Keisuke Sakurai, Hideyuki Shinozaki, and Ryo Nishimura. The demo only went up to a little beyond floor 11 of the main dungeon. New screenshots are included in the article.[148]
Spike Chunsoft e has posted a "system trailer" for Shiren 6 on YouTube.[149]
- December 14, 2023 - Shiren 6 Switch
- Shiren 6 Lessons are being posted in Japanese.[150]
- Shiren 6 speedpaints by Kaoru Hasegawa start getting posted to Twitter in English.[151]
- Weekly Famitsu issue 1828 features more info on Shiren 6 Rescues and Parallel Play multiplayer features.
- Nintendo Everything has written an article about the Shiren 6 Systems Trailer.[152][153]
- December 15, 2023 - Shiren 6 Switch, Final Fantasy
- The second trailer for Shiren 6 is simultaneously released in Japanese, English, and Traditional Chinese, showing Parallel Play multiplayer co-op and races, rescues, the Rescue Self feature, the Monster Dojo, and the Notebook.[154]Cite error: Closing
</ref>missing for<ref>tag> All three versions of the website are updated to include the new trailer on the main page alongside the first one. The Spike Chunsoft US website publishes an article regarding the trailer.[155] - Shiren 6 Follow and Repost Campaign
is announced. It is a Japan-only Twitter contest for Shiren 6 on the official Japanese Twitter account for the Shiren series. To participate, Twitter users with a public account follow the account and repost the announcement post between December 15, 2023 and December 20, 2023. The prizes will be shipped in January 2024. Two winners will receive illustrated autographs, and 20 winners will receive autographed New Year's greeting cards.[156][157][158]
- Spike Chunsoft US Spike Chunsoft, Inc. 2023 End of the Year YouTube Livestream at 4 PM PST.[159]
- The Spike Chunsoft, Inc. Annual Video Game Survey 2023 is opened to the public, inviting people to share personal information and opinions with the company. Shiren the Wanderer is mentioned multiple times, including individual games (Shiren 5, Shiren 6) and the series as a whole. Pokémon Mystery Dungeon is briefly mentioned once as a genre example, and another time in a question asking which roguelikes the user has previously played, among other games not developed or released by Spike Chunsoft.[160][161]
- December 16, 2023 - Shiren 6 Switch
- Taikenban Webzine has a new article about
Shiren the Wanderer: The Mystery Dungeon of Serpentcoil Island in French.[162][163]
- December 18, 2023 - Shiren 6 Switch
- The Japanese and Traditional Chinese versions of the System and Character pages on the official Shiren 6 website have been updated. The character Kantenbo now has artwork and a description. Some additional monsters also have artwork and descriptions. Info on rescues and Parallel Play is added.
- Additional new gameplay information on
Shiren the Wanderer: The Mystery Dungeon of Serpentcoil Island has been released by 4Gamer.[164]
- Shiren 6 will be featured in the Spike Chunsoft corner of Dengeki Game Live on December 21, 2023 starting at 21:00 JST.[165][166][167][168]
- December 19, 2023 - Shiren 6 Switch
- The full, clear title theme of Shiren 6 is heard in the second Shiren 6 Lesson, it sounds different from its reveal trailer version from September.[169]
- Spike Chunsoft e has shared the second Shiren drawing video on FaceBook.[170]
- December 20, 2023 - Shiren 6 Switch
- Shiren 6 will be featured in Famitsu TUBE livestream on December 26, 2023 starting at 20:00 JST. Voice actress Honoka Kuroki, and some of the game's developers, will be present during the stream.[171][172][173]
- December 21, 2023 - Shiren 6 Switch
- Shiren 6 featured in Dengeki Game Live livestream. Keisuke Sakurai and Hideyuki Shinozaki are present. First 4 floors of the main dungeon, and the dojo, are shown.
- New 4gamer PR article about
Shiren the Wanderer: The Mystery Dungeon of Serpentcoil Island.[174]
- December 23, 2023 - Shiren 6 Switch
- shiren_spchun has uploaded a Christmas-themed
Shiren the Wanderer: The Mystery Dungeon of Serpentcoil Island artwork on Twitter.[175]
- December 29, 2023 - Shiren Series
- Kentaro Honchi of 4Gamer has done a huge PR puff piece looking back at the games for the Shiren the Wanderer series, as well as some tertiary materials.[176]
- December 29, 2023 - Shiren 6 Switch
- @SpikeChunsoft_e has shared Shiren Lesson 1 - Turn-based for
Shiren the Wanderer: The Mystery Dungeon of Serpentcoil Island.[177]
- December 31, 2023 - Shiren 6 Switch
- Spike Chunsoft has published a new lesson for
/
Shiren the Wanderer: The Mystery Dungeon of Serpentcoil Island; Sumo Status.[178]
- Spike Chunsoft has posted a Happy New Year tweet with Shiren 6 artwork (January 1, 2024 Japan-time).https://twitter.com/shiren_spchun/status/1741663034710630435