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Square Enix has published chapters 5 and 6 of the NieR: Undecided Option special novel. These two chapters are also the last ones to conclude the web novel series that the company made to mark the NieR series' 15th anniversary.

The company has gradually published chapters for the NieR: Undecided Option web novel in the last two weeks. The first batch appeared on April 19, 2025, with the second chapter themed after NieR:Automata. The second wave published on April 25, 2025, included a chapter dedicated to the now-defunct mobile game, NieR Re[in]carnation. The final chapter that's just published has a focus on the siblings Nier and Yonah from NieR Replicant.

As a reminder, NieR Replicant initially appeared exclusively in Japan for PlayStation 3 on April 22, 2010. Square Enix only localized the Japanese Xbox 360 version of NieR Gestalt, which featured an older protagonist, as NieR for both PS3 and Xbox 360 in the West throughout late April 2010. The company later released an upgraded version of NieR Replicant with the extra subtitle ver.1.22474487139 for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC worldwide in April 2021.

The NieR: [U]ndecided Option special novel, made for the series' 15th anniversary in 2025, is readily available to read in the Japanese language.

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As part of the NieR series’ 15th anniversary, Square Enix released an interview with Creative Director Yoko Taro and Producer Yosuke Saito about the games, and that involved details about both the NieR and NieR: Automata inspiration and endings. In addition to citing Evangelionas an influence for the second game, the two talked about certain choices and endings for both the first and second titles.

First, the Evangelion element came up when Square Enix specifically brought up NieR: Automata inspirations. Yoko Taro mentioned that anime. He then also said, “But then, everything I make is influenced by Evangelion.”

As for the NieR and NieR: Automata endings, those came up twice. First, Saito brought it up. He mentioned how he wasn’t “supposed” to know about NieR and its Ending D deleting save data. However, he brought up how he did find out ahead of time. 

Here’s Yosuke Saito’s statement about that:

“Mr. Yoko kept the fact that the game deletes your save file a secret from me, but some other of the team revealed this to me in secret. My favorite memory is probably choosing to let this slide. "It's fine!" I said. "It's probably just an homage to Dragon Quest!”

Although apparently it wasn't an homage to Dragon Quest (laughs).”

Finally, Yoko Taro discussed the multiple endings in NieR: Automata. He cited how his past games and Square Enix’s requests affect design decisions. He noted, “That's an idea that we brought over from Drakengard. And the reason we did it is that Square Enix told us to ‘add more content!’”

As a reminder, we may hear about NieR Reincarnation again soon. The anniversary site included a teaser referencing the now-closed mobile game. An update will appear there on May 2, 2025.

NieR is available on the PS3 and Xbox 360, NieR Replicant is available on the PS4, Xbox One, and PC, and NieR: Automata is on the Switch, PS4, Xbox One, and PC. 

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In a recent Famitsu interview with NieR series creator Yoko Taro and other of the Japanese games industry, the developer said that he would like to make a NieR sequel. As part of the creator roundtable interview, he was ed by Too Kyo Games' Kazutaka Kodaka and Kotaro Uchikoshi, who just made Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy, and 428: Shibuya Scramble Director Jiro Ishii. [Thanks, Famitsu!]

Nearing the end of the interview, the developers were asked what would they like to try moving forward, and what do they have their sights on currently. When it was Yoko Taro’s turn, the developer answered by saying that he has a project going on, but can say nothing about it at the moment. “I mean, what kind of answer does the media expect to this question?” Yoko Taro jokingly added.

The interviewer took the chance to directly ask if Yoko Taro would like to make a sequel in the NieR series, or expand other games he's worked on. He then replied with the following, “Let it be said. I would like to make the sequel to the (NieR) series that everyone is so highly anticipating.” However, whether the aforementioned new project is a sequel is unconfirmed.

Earlier in the interview, the developers talked about IP rights, since The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy is the first IP owned by Too Kyo Games. In regards to the topic, Yoko Taro said that he doesn't own the IP for his games. However, he owns the rights for some of the manga based on them.

In addition, Yoko Taro had some words to say about the style of games that Kazutaka Kodaka and Kotaro Uchikoshi make:

"You two can't help yourselves, locking the characters somewhere, making them go through hell, and then meeting a terrible end. You have a mysterious urge. I think it's amazing how each of Kodaka's and Uchikoshi's scenarios have such different styles even though their progression is so similar."

As a reminder, Yoko Taro and Yosuke Saito said in May 2024 that they were in talks about a new game that “might or might not be related to the NieR series.” However, no news about this project have appeared since.

The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy is readily available for the Nintendo Switch and Windows PC via Steam. You can read our review of the game here.

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Square Enix is restocking the FFVII Remake Buster sword and NieR Replicant Emil head ice cube trays. The Japanese Square Enix online e-store is now accepting pre-orders for both items, and they are expected to release in Japan on July 19, 2025.

Both trays are made of silicone and the Buster sword ice tray costs 2,420 yen (or about $16.20,) while the Emil head tray costs 2,750 yen (~$18.40.). The Buster sword one can make up to three ice “cubes” at a time, with each one being approximately 16.5cm (or about 6.5 inches) long. The Emil head ice tray can hold two spherical ice cubes, each one being approximately 55mm (or 2.17 inches) in diameter.

You can check out both the FFVII Remake Buster sword and the NieR Replicant Emil head ice trays and ice cubes here:

The NieR Replicant Emil ice trays were originally announced on May 2022 and released in Japan on August 27, 2022 and in North America on December 2022, where it costed $29.99. As for the Buster sword ice tray, it appeared in North America on November 2024 and it costed $19.99. It seems like both items are still available from the Square Enix NA online store.

The FFVII Remake Buster sword NieR Replicant Emil head ice trays are now available for pre-order from the Square Enix Japan online e-store. They will release on July 19, 2025.

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The official NieR on X (Twitter) announced a live stream to commemorate the 15th anniversary of the game series. You can catch it on NicoNico and YouTube on April 19, 2025 from 6:00 PM, and it’ll run for about two and a half hours. As a note, the above time and date is JST. It would convert to 2am PT and 5am ET on April 19, 2025.

If you have a NicoNico , there’s an additional talk show after the stream. Also of note is that the talk part during the stream may contain spoilers for NieR, NieR Automata, and NieR Reincarnation. Aside from talking about the games, you’ll also be able to enjoy a short concert.

Square Enix and the now-defunct Cavia first released NieR for the PS3 and Xbox 360 in 2010. The Japanese version of the game, Replicant, was on the PS3 and featured the titular protagonist as a young man. Meanwhile, Gestalt came out on the Xbox 360 and featured an older version of the main character. The series is a spinoff of the Drakengard series, taking place after the fifth ending.

Nier was more a cult classic than anything, whereas its sequel, Nier Automata, is the one that most people today think of when they hear the series name. It sold over 9 million copies worldwide as of December 2024, and received multiple accolades and nominations in various awards between 2017 and 2018.

The NieR 15th anniversary live stream for the game series will run for two and a half hours at 6:00 PM JST of April 29, 2025.

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Square Enix announced the new NieR: Piano Journeys cover album, which offers a variety of songs from the 3 titles in the video game series. The album costs $28.99/€24.99, it will release in North America and Europe sometime on April 2025, and it is now available for pre-order from the Square Enix online store.

Additionally, the Japanese Square Enix online e-store lists the release date for the album as April 16, 2025, where it costs 3,630 yen (~$23.48). The new piano cover collection album includes 10 songs from the NieR series, performed and covered by famous German pianist and composer Benyamin Nuss.

Here is the complete track list for the album:

• “City Ruins (Rays of Light)” from NieR: Automata
• “Peaceful Sleep” from NieR: Automata
• “Amusement Park Theme” from NieR: Automata
• “Weight of the World” from NieR: Automata
• “Prayer (Inori)” from NieR: Reincarnation
• “Hills of Radiant Winds” from NieR
• “Emil” from NieR
• “Song of the Ancients” from NieR
• “Kainé” from NieR
• “Fleeting Words” from NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139...

As a reminder, NieR piano covers also appeared on the “Piano Cover Collection” album alongside other songs from beloved Square Enix series such as Final Fantasy, Chrono Trigger, Live A Live, and SaGa.

The NieR: Piano Journeys cover album costs $28.99/€24.99 and it will release on April 2025. Pre-orders are now available from the Square Enix online store.

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NieR and NieR: Automata Producer Yosuke Saito said that he would like to do something for the 15th anniversary of the series in 2025. The producer vaguely teased the possibility of a new game, but avoided giving a confirmation. [Thanks, 4Gamer!]

The direct quote from the End of Year interview with 4Gamer with Yosuke Saito roughly translates to the following:

2025 will also be the 15th anniversary of the NieR series, so we would like to do something! What should we do? Maybe the next game, or... developments about ‘that...’ I have been listening to everyone's expectations. It is complicated... Regardless, since I will be less involved as a direct producer, I hope you can patiently look forward.

Meanwhile, NieR series Director Yoko Taro also participated in the interview. When asked about his expectations and plans for next year, Yoko Taro said that last year he already commented speaking out against all the wars going on around the world, and that these haven’t ended at all.

As a reminder, Saito said on May 2024 that he was working with Yoko Taro on “something that might or might not be NieR.” Additionally, Square Enix recently revealed that NieR: Automata recently sured 9 million units sold worldwide. The original NieR released in April 22, 2010, and 2025 will mark the 15th anniversary of the series. Meanwhile, NieR: Automata released 7 years ago in 2017.

NieR: Automata is available worldwide on the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and Windows PC. NieR: Replicant is available for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC.

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Square Enix has shared some details of the production process of the Emil-shaped porcelain bottle from NieR and NieR: Automata. The bottle is being made as a bonus merchandise item included in some of the ticket options for the NieR Dinner Show.

The “Something Like a NieR Dinner Show 12024” will be held in Tokyo, Japan on December 29, 2024. The bottle imitates Emil’s design, with the teethy grinned mask being its most noticeable feature. Additionally, the date of the NieR Dinner Show is engraved on the back. The bottle will not be sold separately, and the only way to acquire it is to attend the NieR Dinner Show event and select any of the ticket options that includes extra goods.

You can check out the NieR Emil porcelain bottle as well as take a brief look at the production process here:

The NieR Dinner Show was originally announced on September 30, 2024. The announcement confirmed the inclusion of the Emil bottle as a bonus, but it was only shown as a prototype image. As reported in November 2024, the dinner event will also include a shop where several merchandise items from the NieR series will be sold.

The NieR Dinner Show will take place on December 29, 2024 in Japan. NieR: Automata is readily available for the PS4, Xbox, Nintendo Switch, and PC. NieR Replicant is available PS4, Xbox One, PC.

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Square Enix has revealed the list of merchandise that will be available in the NieR Dinner Show. The company also announced that it will open public ticket sales at 10am JST on November 16, 2024. [Thanks, Famitsu!]

As reported previously in October 2024, Square Enix will hold the dinner show in Tokyo on the last Sunday of 2024. Tickets for this show will be very costly, as all visitors will be seated in the dining hall. The lowest A-tier seat for the first-afternoon show will cost ¥30,800 (~$199.40), while the highest VIP-tier ticket with a bonus porcelain bottle that looks like Emil for the second-night show will cost a whopping ¥57,200 (~$370.40).

Here is the complete list of merchandise that will be available to purchase at the NieR Dinner Show, with the prices listed in Japanese yen:

• Acrylic keychain - ¥1,320
• Acrylic - ¥3,300
• T-shirt - ¥3,850
• Clear poster - ¥990
• "Okabe of the World" tote bag - ¥3,300
• Frame magnet - ¥770 for a random item
• NieR Orchestral Arrangement Special Box Edition - ¥8,800 with signatures from Yoko Taro, Yosuke Saito, and Keiichi Okabe
• NieR Music Concert CD - ¥3,300; available exclusively at the event
• NieR: Automata Fan Festival 12022 Blu-ray - ¥9,900
• NieR Theatrical Orchestra 12020 Blu-ray - ¥8,250

The "NieR Dinner Show - or something that looks like it 12024" event will take place at The Prince Park Tower Tokyo on Sunday, December 29, 2024.

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An official collaboration event for the NieR game series will be held at the World Cosplay Summit 2024. The event will appear between August 2-4, 2024 at the Aichi Arts Center in Nagoya, and more information will appear in late May 2024.

The collaboration will consist of three different events, which will be taking place on the Oasis 21 special stage on August 4, 2024. The first one is the NieR World Cosplay Report 2024. It will be a photo contest. Participants can cosplay any character from the NieR series, and they can be of nationality or place of residence. Cosplay photos taken in the past are accepted, including invididual, pair, and group photos.

From the submitted pictures, 10 notable entries will be selected and awarded special prizes. The most outstanding winner will receive a trophy, and the other 9 winners will receive signed autographs and other special gifts. These will be announced during the World Cosplay Summit 2024. Applications for the NieR World Cosplay Report 2024 will be available between June 1 to July 14, 202 from the World Cosplay Summit 2024 official website.

The second event will be the “Cosplay Summit Selection with NieR.” A special NieR-themed cosplay runway will be featured at the Oasis 21 special stage on August 4. Participants will be able to apply online all throughout the month of June 2024. In the case of too many cosplayers applying for the runway, the World Cosplay Summit management office will select the participants.

Meanwhile, the third and final event will be the “Otaku Judge NieR:QuizMaster12024 Prestige.” This will be a themed quiz, and it will appear ahead of the Fall 2024 collaboration event with the Otaku Judge mobile quiz app. 10 participants who answer the quiz correctly will receive special goods and prizes. Once again, the location will be the Oasis 21 special stage on August 4, and ission to the quiz will be free of charge.

As a reminder, NieR series producer Yosuke Saito recently said that he is in talks with series director Yoko Taro and composer Keiichi Okabe to work on a new game that “might be NieR, or might not be NieR.”

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The Nier series event is live alongside the new patch for Naraka: Bladepoint. The event was originally announced back in July, 2023, with its own theme song titled "The Flame of Fate." The event launched on August 10, 2023, and it will remain available until September 6, 2023. An official site for the event is open.

During the event, players will be able to earn cosmetic rewards or purchase outfits and weapon skins based on Nier characters like 2B, 9S, and Kainé. Completing all the event quests will also net you a legendary longsword skin called "Replicant·Moonrise," while opening mythic treasures gives you a chance to earn the legendary rarity 2P outfit.

As well as a slate of balance adjustments, the update also brings new mechanisms and map changes to the game, as well as the new character Tessa with her own event, Vixen's Trick.

Naraka: Bladepoint has previously collaborated with games like Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty with an event that allowed players to earn a replica of Lu Bu's mask.

Naraka: Bladepoint is immediately available on the PS4, PS5, PC, Xbox One and Series X/S, with the Nier crossover event taking place August 10, 2023 through September 6, 2023. You can read the patch notes at the official site.

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Following a false-start announcement earlier in July 2023, Square Enix officially revealed NieR: Orchestra Concert 12024 [ the end of data ]. This will be a worldwide tour that takes place from January to March 2024. A trailer is available and an official site is open.

Here’s the official trailer. It confirmed Eric Roth will be conducting, a program from Series Creator and Director Yoko Taro and Composer Keiichi Okabe will play, and J’nique Nicole and Emi Evans will perform. There will also be a new story starring Kira Buckland as 2B and Kyle McCarley as 9S.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRHfNNTrlKQ&ab_channel=SquareEnix

This is the full schedule for the NieR: Orchestra Concert 12024 tour. Bangkok is the only city with two shows.

• January 27, 2024: Los Angeles, California at the Peacock Theater
• February 3, 2023: Chicago, Illinois at the Rosemont Theatre
• February 10, 2023: Berlin, at the Tempodrom
• February 17, 2023: Barcelona, Spain at the Auditori Forum
• February 23, 2023: Paris, at the Palais des Congres
• March 16, 2023: Bangkok, Thailand at Prince Mahidol Hall
• March 17, 2023: Bangkok, Thailand at Prince Mahidol Hall
• March 30, 2023: Orlando, Florida at Dr. Phillips Center

The NieR: Orchestra Concert 12024 will kick off on July 27, 2023 with a show in Los Angeles, California. It is currently set to end on March 30, 2023 in Orlando, Florida. NieR Automata is available on the Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC, NieR Repliant is on the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC, and NieR is on the PS3 and Xbox 360.

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Square Enix shared, then pulled, a new trailer on YouTube announcing a NieR: Orchestra Concert 12024. In the past, these concerts offered opportunities to hear songs from the series. Merchandise would also be sold alongside the events, with Blu-rays of the performance following. No date was set, but the numbers at the end often refer to the date. For example, the 12020 was a 2020 concert. Key art also appeared. [Thanks, Wario64!]

The subtitle for this performance is "the end of data." A few of the highlights came up in the video. For example, Eric Roth will be the conductor. In the past, he conducted the A New World: intimate music from Final Fantasy performance. Like the theatrical one before, there will be a new story from Yoko Taro presented. It will star 2B and 9S, with Kira Buckland and Kyle McCarley reprising their roles for it. Those parts of the performance will be pre-recorded.

As for the key art, it features 2B and 9S staring at one of Emil's heads while standing in a dilapidated city.
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We've seen quite a few of these kinds of NieR series performances before. For example, the 12018 appeared in 2018, and Square Enix later sold the Blu-ray. there was NieR: Theatrical Orchestra 12020 in 2020, which ended up canceled due to the COVID pandemic. However, a Blu-ray did still appear for it.

The NieR: Orchestra Concert 12024 is on the way and, judging by the name, could appear in 2024. NieR Automata is available on the Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC, while NieR Repliant is on the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC.

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Square Enix announced its next batch of Theatrhythm Final Bar Line song DLC, and it is the NieR Pack Vol 2. It includes six songs from the series, with the primary focus being on music from the original entry. It costs $4.49 alone. It is also part of the $14.99 Season Vol. 2.

Here’s the full list of Theatrhythm Final Bar Line NieR Pack Vol 2 DLC songs:

• ”Fleeting Words/Outsider” from NieR Replicant
• ”Hills of Radiant Winds” from NieR Replicant
• ”Kaine/Salvation” from NieR
• ”Shadowlord” from NieR
• ”Song of the Ancients/Devola” from NieR
• ”Song of the Ancients/Fade” from NieR

The announcement noting the tracks are live offered a chance to hear “Kaine/Salvation,” “Song of the Ancients/Devola,” and “Fleeting Words/Outsider” in-game.

NIER? Far? Wherever you are, there are new songs to enjoy for Theatrhythm Final Bar Line.

The @NieRGame Series Pack Vol 2 can now be ed for PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch, with six select tracks from NIER, NieR:Automata, and NieR: Replicant ver.1.22474487139... pic.twitter.com/TPXHv3xhlo

— FINAL FANTASY (@FinalFantasy) April 26, 2023

As a reminder, the first NieR add-on for the game made “Amusement Park,” “A Beautiful Song,” “Dependent Weakling,” “Emil’s Shop,” and “Weight of the World (Kowareta Sekai no Uta)" available.

Theatrhythm Final Bar Line is on the Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4, and NieR Pack Vol 2 is available now.

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The NieR fan community has been in an uproar over the last several days, following the saga of a "secret church" area supposedly discovered five years after the game's release. Now the secret of the NieR Automata church has been revealed. As it turns out, it's neither an elaborate hoax, nor a bit of viral marketing for something new to do with NieR. Rather, it's a bit of both. According to its creators, the whole event was a complex, engrossing stunt designed to show off a powerful new set of modding tools.

You can read more about the beginnings of the stunt in this post. But to summarize, an anonymous player going by "sadfutago" began posting videos and screens a never-before-seen church area supposedly found in NieR Automata's Copied City location. Many were left wondering whether the thing was a hoax or actual, newly-discovered content in the game. The case for it being "legitimate" was bolstered by the fact that at the time, NieR Automata modding tools and techniques were widely considered incapable of fashioning entirely new areas as demonstrated in the videos and screenshots posted. Combined with cryptic references to the rest of the NieR franchise, some suggested it was a viral marketing trick to promote the Switch port of Automata, or even a new NieR game.

Things reached a fever pitch yesterday and today, as more and more elaborate screens and videos from the secret NieR Automata church were shown, referencing titles like Drakengard 3 and showing off assets seemingly imported from that game into NieR Automata's engine. By then some, including veteran modder and "Final Secret" discoverer Lance McDonald, had concluded that this indeed was evidence of a "bleeding-edge" modding project rather than anything official. But without definite confirmation, speculation continued.

The climactic moment came when sadfutago updated their Reddit profile with a link to a Twitch stream, as well as some broken Japanese promising that the stunt was "not an ARG (Alternate Reality Game)" and "not official". Then they went live, broadcasting themselves playing through a lengthy, newly-constructed gameplay sequence, created with a new set of modding tools. The creators of the NieR Automata secret church were s DevolasRevenge, Woeful_Wolf, and RaiderB. The team thanked the community, and apologized for "misleading everyone". According to them, they were going for "a cut content/secret, not ARG" in their construction of the stunt.

The NieR Automata church creators also promised that they would make the tools open-source, so the wider modding community can benefit from a set of tools capable of doing things previously available only to NieR Automata's developers.

In the end, while the saga of the secret church turned out not to be related to anything "official", it did inaugurate a new era in NieR Automata modding, and provided some excitement around a beloved game.

NieR Automata is available on PC, PS4, and Xbox One. A Nintendo Switch port is due out on October 6, 2022. Those who might want to play content created with the new tools will need the PC version of the game.

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