BODY: Goddess of Victory: NIKKE is marking three and a half years with a bang. Publisher Level Infinite aired the game's 3.5th anniversary special broadcast on April 18, and the Part 2 segment delivered the update fans had been waiting for — a brand-new version of fan-favorite character Anis.
Dubbed "Anis: Star," the new unit headlines the 3.5th anniversary celebrations and is set to go live on April 23. The broadcast, titled "The Time When the Star of Hope Shines Again" (Kibō no Hoshi ga Futatabi Kagayaku Toki), was split into two halves, with the second part focusing on upcoming content reveals and the marquee character announcement.
Anis has been one of NIKKE's most beloved characters since launch, known for her laid-back personality and comedic presence in the main storyline. A new variant carrying the "Star" designation signals a premium anniversary-tier unit — typically among the strongest releases in the game's roster cycle.
The 3.5th anniversary milestone is a significant one for NIKKE, which has maintained a strong global player base since its November 2022 debut. Developer Shift Up, now publicly listed on the Korean stock exchange, continues to invest heavily in the title with regular content drops and high-production-value livestreams.
The insider take
Half-anniversary streams in the Japanese mobile market are make-or-break moments — they're where studios prove a game still has legs. Choosing Anis for the spotlight is a safe but smart play by Shift Up. She consistently ranks at the top of Japanese popularity polls, and giving her an anniversary variant virtually guarantees strong gacha revenue in the JP market. The two-part broadcast format also mirrors what heavyweight titles like Fate/Grand Order and Uma Musume use for their own milestone events, signaling that NIKKE sees itself firmly in that upper tier of live-service games competing for Japanese players' time and wallets.
Originally reported by 4Gamer.net − 最新記事 (Japanese).