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Gematsu made a list since news are slow right now.
And some plans:
A number of big games and franchises are celebrating major anniversaries in 2017. Given the slow news week start of the new year, we thought it would be fun to take a look at the list of titles.
Heres everything:
30th Anniversary
After Burner First released for arcades on July 17, 1987
Final Fantasy First released for NES on December 18, 1987
Mega Man First released for NES on December 17, 1987
Metal Gear First released for MSX2 on July 13, 1987
Phantasy Star First released for Sega Master System on December 20, 1987
PC Engine First released on October 30, 1987
R-Type First released for arcades on July 1, 1987
Street Fighter First released for arcades on August 30, 1987
Ys I: Ancient Ys Vanished First released for NEC PC-8801 on June 21, 1987
25th Anniversary
Kirbys Dream Land First released for Game Boy on April 27, 1992
Otogirisou First released for SNES on March 7, 1992
Shin Megami Tensei First released for SNES on October 30, 1992
20th Anniversary
Atelier Marie: The Alchemist of Salburg First released for PlayStation on May 23, 1997
Armored Core First released for PlayStation on July 10, 1997
Bushido Blade First released for PlayStation on March 14, 1997
Einhander First released for PlayStation on November 20, 1997
Final Fantasy VII First released for PlayStation on January 31, 1997
Final Fantasy Tactics First released for PlayStation on June 20, 1997
Gran Turismo First released for PlayStation on December 23, 1997
Grandia First released for Sega Saturn on December 18, 1997
GoldenEye 007 First released for Nintendo 64 on August 25, 1997
Kowloons Gate First released for PlayStation on February 28, 1997
SaGa Frontier First released for PlayStation on July 11, 1997
Sangoku Musou First released for PlayStation on February 28, 1997
Tobal 2 First released for PlayStation on April 25, 1997
15th Anniversary
Disaster Report First released for PlayStation 2 on April 25, 2002
Final Fantasy XI First released for PlayStation 2 on May 16, 2002
Higurashi When They Cry First released for PC on August 10, 2002
Kingdom Hearts First released for PlayStation 2 on March 28, 2002
Xenosaga Episode I First released for PlayStation 2 on February 28, 2002
10th Anniversary
Assassins Creed First released for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 on November 13, 2007
Chocobo Dungeon First released for Wii on December 13, 2007
Dynasty Warriors: Gundam First released for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and PlayStation 2 on March 1, 2007
Etrian Odyssey First released for DS on January 18, 2007
Odins Sphere First released for PlayStation 2 on May 17, 2007
Opoona First released for Wii on November 1, 2007
Uncharted: DrakeS Fortune First released for PlayStation 3 on November 19, 2007
Umineko When They Cry First released for PC on August 17, 2007
Wii Fit First released for Wii on December 1, 2007
The World Ends with You First released for DS on July 26, 2007
5th Anniversary
There are a lot of fifth anniversaries. Here are just a few:
Binary Domain First released for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 on February 16, 2012
Bravely Default First released for 3DS on October 11, 2012
Dishonored First released for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and PC on October 9, 2012
Dragons Dogma First released for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 30 on May 22, 2012
Fez First released for Xbox 360 on April 13, 2012
Gravity Rush First released for PS Vita on February 9, 2012
Senran Kagura First released for 3DS on August 30, 2012
Skullgirls First released for PlayStation 3 on April 10, 2012
Wii U First released on November 18, 2012
And some plans:
Not all games etc.For Armored Core, From Software has previously confirmed a new title in the mecha action series is in development.
For Atelier, Gust has previously teased a 20th anniversary project coming soon.
For Final Fantasy, Square Enix is hosting an Opening Ceremony event on January 31, the same date Final Fantasy VII released. The company will share a bit about its plans for the 30th anniversary of the series there.
For Gran Turismo, Gran Turismo Sport is launching for PlayStation 4 worldwide in 2017.
For Gravity Rush, Gravity Rush 2 is due out for PlayStation 4 on January 18 in Europe, January 19 in Japan, and January 20 in the Americas and United Kingdom.
For Kowloons Gate, a PlayStation VR project called Kowloons Gate VR is due out in Japan in summer 2017.
For Metal Gear, Konami is releasing Metal Gear Survive for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC in 2017.
For Opoona, the protagonist is set to appear as a playable character in Koei Tecmos cross-over action game Musou Stars.
For Senran Kagura, Senran Kagura: Peach Beach Splash is due out for PlayStation 4 in Japan on March 16. Producer Kenchiro Takaki has previously teased a new Senran Kagura action title.
For Shin Megami Tensei, Atlus has previously teased a Variety of preparations for the 25th anniversary and plans to announce several unannounced titles from the company in 2017. So theres a possibility of a new Shin Megami Tensei title in there.
For Ys, the PlayStation 4 version of Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana is launching on May 25 in Japan.
And while not necessarily a celebration of Wii Us fifth anniversary, Nintendo is launching new hardware in the form of Switch in March 2017. The formal unveil event is planned for January 12.