BODY: For a country ringed by some of the world's richest fishing grounds, Japan has always had a soft spot for the humble angling game. Imagineer is betting on that affection again with "Boku to Tsuri Nikki" ("My Fishing Diary"), a new fishing-action title confirmed for a October 8 launch on Nintendo Switch 2 and the original Nintendo Switch.
The game will retail for 6,578 yen (tax included), and Imagineer opened pre-orders for the physical edition on July 2. Positioning itself as more than a casual time-killer, the title leans into a strategy layer: players are asked to read each fish's habitat—water depth, current, and the spots a given species actually favors—and then assemble the optimal rod, line, and lure loadout before making a cast.
That "study the water, then gear up" loop is the hook Imagineer is emphasizing in its early messaging. Rather than mashing a button and hoping, success is framed around preparation and observation, giving the game a light simulation flavor while keeping the action approachable enough for a wide Switch audience.
Launching across both Switch 2 and the legacy Switch is also a telling move, ensuring the widest possible install base at a moment when Nintendo's new hardware is still rolling out to households nationwide.
The insider take
Imagineer is a familiar name to anyone who watches Japan's mid-tier publishers—it's the same house behind the long-running Fish Eyes and Kan Fishing lines, so this is less a debut than a return to a genre it knows intimately. Fishing games occupy a curiously durable niche here: they sell steadily to an older, patient demographic that values ritual over spectacle, and they double as gentle "gateway" titles for families. Betting on both Switch generations at 6,578 yen is a shrewd, low-risk play aimed squarely at that loyal, cross-generational crowd.
Originally reported by GAME Watch (Japanese).