NieR Producer Teasing Something Franchise-Related For 2025

Summary

• In 2025, NieR’s 15th year anniversary will bring an important announcement teasing the next game.
• Square Enix developer Yosuke Saito hints at NieR-related developments in 2025.
• The latest game, NieR Replicant ver. 1.22474487139, received positive reviews and marked a strong entry.

Earlier today, we reported how NieR Automata surpassed nine million sold units. While nothing has been announced regarding the franchise’s future, that might be changing very soon.

Square Enix developer and NieR Automata producer Yosuke Saito seems to be teasing that a NieR-related announcement is on the cards in 2025, which marks the franchise’s 15th anniversary.

NieR’s 15th Year Anniversary In 2025 Will Have An Important Announcement Tied To It

This interesting bit of info comes from Japanese gaming site 4Gamer (via Gematsu), which published the 2025 edition of its annual end-of-year interviews with Japanese game developers. The publication interviewed 164 game developers and one of them was Yosuke Saito, who had the following to share:

“2025 will be a milestone year as it marks the 15th anniversary of the NieR series, so I’d like to do something for it! What should we do… maybe something with the next game, or developments related to that… I’ve been hearing the fans’ expectations. It’s a bit tricky, though… That said, as I’ll likely be doing less direct work as a producer, I’d appreciate it if you could patiently look forward to what’s coming.”

I don’t know about you, but that sure seems like a confirmation that we’ll be hearing more about the next entry in the NieR franchise, right?

For those keeping score, the latest NieR game released was NieR Replicant ver. 1.22474487139, which was released on April 23, 2021, on the PS4, Xbox One, and PC. It was received fairly well, with our sister site’s TheGamer review giving it a perfect score, stating, “When I wrapped up my experience with Nier Replicant, I realized it was the most satisfied I’d ever felt after working so hard for a particular ending. Yoko Taro asking me to relive the same experiences again and again wasn’t a repetitive journey, but a more meaningful reflection on a cycle of hate, pain, and trauma. Nier Replicant is Yoko Taro’s best work, brought up to modern standards, and finally delivered in the presentation its tale always deserved.”

On Open Critic, 85% of critics recommend the game, which currently has a “Strong” rating.

Once we know more about what Yosuke Saito has planned for the franchise’s anniversary, we’ll let our readers know.