Wild Arms spiritual successor Armed Fantasia, which was planned for Nintendo platforms, has been cancelled
Posted on September 24, 2026 by Brian(@NE_Brian)
in News, Switch 2
Armed Fantasia is no more, as it’s been confirmed that the project has been cancelled.
Armed Fantasia was initially funded in Kickstarter in 2022. The JRPG was led by former developers of the Wild Arms RPG series. 505 Games was later brought on to publish the title.
In a notice from 505 Games parent company Digital Bros, a statement reveals that Armed Fantasia is one of three projects it cancelled. The move was made “after multiple attempts to revise their gameplay.”
The Group decided to discontinue the development of some videogames, Directorate: Novitiate, Armed Fantasia and the sequel to the Free to Play game Battle Island, after multiple attempts to revise their gameplay. The decisions followed a thorough review of the potential of each product in consideration of changing market conditions and the additional investment required to complete development to bring the games to the market. As a result, the Group reported non-cash asset impairment of Euro 18 .7 million, including Euro 17.6 million in write -offs relating to the discontinued projects and Euro 1 million in impairment losses on videogames for which impairment testing indicated that the present value of expected future cash flows was below the carrying amount of the related assets , to reflect lower sales expectations.
Wild Arms was planned for release for Nintendo platforms – it was unclear at the time if that would be Switch or its successor. Had the project moved forward, we likely would have seen it on Nintendo Switch 2 given that the previous console is on its way out.
For those curious about what was planned for the game, we have more information here.
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