Duel Princess,the tower defense game from Qureate with JRPG and rogue-lite elements, was temporarily delisted from the Japanese Nintendo Switch eShop. Update: The US and Europe eShops removed the game as well.
Duel Princessis the newest game from Qureate, a Japanese developer which focuses on releasing anime-stylized games with cute girls and a lot of titillation. One of the most appealing features in Qureate’s games is the fact that they actually include an English localization. Some of the games' PC versions also have eroge patches, adding in explicit content.
As a side note, a Steam release ofDuel Princesswas announced but has yet to happen. Qureate’s producerhinted on Twitter that Steam banned the game.
Qureate’sDuel Princessgets removed from the Nintendo Switch eShop
As pointed out by our Japanese peers atAutomaton,Duel Princess’salesas of January 26 were suspended on Japan’s Switch eShop. The game was first released on August 08, 2025.
Duel Princesswas still available in other regions outside Japan for several days. And I’ve confirmed first-hand the game was still available on the French eShop on January 26. Hinting the problem lies with Japan’s games rating system Cero.
Duel Princesswas later removed from the US and Europe eShops too as of January 29. Players who already bought the game, but uninstalled it, can still redownload it. So it’s unlikely Nintendo itself banned the game.
Duel Princesswill be back on the eShop at a later date
Qureate mentioned on TwitterDuel Princesswill be back to the eShop at some point. The studio only cited “various reasons” for the game’s removal.
Duel Princessis rated Cero D in Japan for now. Personally speaking, I believe the game was removed because that rating was, post-release, deemed to be too low. So there would be two possibilities regarding what will happen next:
The second scenario is in my opinion the most likely outcome, but it could pose a risk for the game’s sales.Just as we explained in ourTsukihime Remakerelated coverage.What do you guys think? Did you already playDuel Princess? Tell us in the comments!
