The second game series of the popular children's book "The Strongest King Encyclopedia", which has sold over 4.3 million copies, will be released on Nintendo Switch this summer.

Nippon Columbia Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo, President and CEO Yoshitaka Domon) is based on the children’s book “Dragon’s Strongest King Encyclopedia” published by Gakken Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, President and CEO Toru Goromaru). We would like to inform you that we have decided to release the Nintendo Switch software “Dragon’s Strongest King Encyclopedia Battle Colosseum” on July 4, 2024 (Thursday).

[What is the “Strongest King Encyclopedia” series]

A simulation battle encyclopedia created with the concept of “Let’s have fierce warriors from various genera, such as the animal and dinosaur worlds, fight in a tournament format to determine the strongest.”

“What would happen if a polar bear and an African elephant fought!?” “If mythical gods fought, who would be the strongest?”…This series has made such dream-like battles a reality.

This series, which is the originator and the best of the tournament-style “battle encyclopedias,” is supported mainly by elementary school students, and the cumulative circulation of the series has exceeded 4.3 million copies. In addition, we offer a wide range of products including card games, figures, apparel, and candy toys. It is a highly anticipated content that will begin broadcasting as a TV anime from January 2024.

[Game overview]

《Let’s train the strongest dragon and aim to win the battle tournament! 》

“If you pit various dragons that appear in myths and folklore from around the world against each other, which dragon will be the strongest?” In order to make that dream come true, it has been decided to hold a battle tournament in which dragons will be pitted against each other. Players summon and train various dragons and aim to win a battle tournament to determine the strongest dragon king.

《A unique dragon joins the battle! 》

A total of 48 types of dragons are participating in the battle, including 24 types of dragons with different limbs and wings, attribute classification, region of legend, body size, etc., and mutant types of each type!

《Developing your strengths or compensating for your weaknesses is the deciding factor! 》

The best part of this game is training your dragons according to their individual abilities, such as physical strength, attack, defense, agility, accuracy, and evasion.

《The new battle system using “Mana” is hot! 》

During battle, the player decides which attack the dragon will make and how it will defend, depending on how much mana the dragon has accumulated, which is required to activate the dragon’s attack and defense skills.

Furthermore, the player’s decisions based on the battle situation, such as when and where to activate the trump card “support card” (supporting attack power, defense power, etc.), will determine the outcome.

《Let’s fight your proud dragon with your friends via communication! 》

This game supports online communication*1 and local communication, so you can enjoy battles between your raised dragons and your friends or people online.

There are three types of battle formats: 1VS1, 3VS3, and 3VS3 (elimination battle).

You can choose the tournament class you want to compete against according to your dragon’s rank.