BODY: Two decades after tennis prodigy Ryoma Echizen first stole otome fans' hearts, Konami Digital Entertainment is serving up a nostalgia ace. As of today, July 30, 2026, two "Prince of Tennis" romance adventure games are available in remastered form for Nintendo Switch 2, Nintendo Switch, and Steam.
The headliner is Prince of Tennis: Mo~tto Gakuensai no Ouji-sama -40 and more... — known to fans as "GakuPri" — which originally launched back in 2005 and now returns after roughly 20 years. Joining it is Prince of Tennis: Gyu~tto! Dokidoki Survival Tie break game, affectionately shortened to "DokiSaba." Both let players court the sprawling cast of bishonen athletes from Takeshi Konomi's long-running franchise.
Each title sells for ¥7,700 in its standard edition. Collectors can spring for the ¥15,400 deluxe version, which bundles an acrylic panel showcasing each game's artwork, a highly collectible sticker set, and a clear file suitable for everyday use — the kind of tactile merchandise that keeps Japanese fandoms spending.
The remasters arrive as The Prince of Tennis enjoys renewed visibility, with its sequel manga Shin Tennis no Ouji-sama still running and stage-play adaptations packing theaters year after year.
The insider take
From Tokyo, the timing reads as shrewd rather than sentimental. "Tenipuri" has one of the most durable female fanbases in Japan — the kind that sustained Tenimyu musicals through more than 15 years and keeps character-birthday cafes fully booked. These dating sims were originally locked to PlayStation 2 and PSP hardware that nobody owns anymore, so a Switch 2 and Steam remaster isn't just fan service; it's Konami quietly rescuing lucrative back-catalog IP from obsolescence. The deluxe-edition goods matter more than the game code here: for this audience, physical collectibles are the real purchase, and ¥15,400 is a modest ask for fans who routinely drop that on a single acrylic-stand set.
Originally reported by GAME Watch (Japanese).