NieR Celebrates 15th Anniversary with Livestream Featuring Yoko Taro

NieR is gearing up to celebrate its 15th anniversary with an exciting livestream event, promising new updates and insights from the minds behind the series. Dive in to discover more about this upcoming celebration and the potential for a new NieR game.

NieR 15th Anniversary Livestream Scheduled for April 19, 2025

Mark your calendars for the NieR 15th Anniversary Livestream, set to take place on April 19, 2025. Square Enix is hosting this special event on their YouTube channel, inviting fans to join in the celebration of the iconic series.

The livestream will feature a stellar lineup of talent from the NieR team, including series creator and Creative Director Yoko Taro, Producer Yosuke Saito, Composer Keiichi Okabe, Senior Game Designer Takahisa Taura, and voice actor Hiroki Yasumoto, known for voicing Grimoire Weiss and Pod 042. Attendees can look forward to a mini-live performance and a wealth of information about the anniversary celebrations.

An intriguing aspect of the event's promotional image is the inclusion of art from the now-defunct mobile game NieR Reincarnation. This could hint at Square Enix's plans to revisit elements from the mobile title or simply serve as a tribute to its role in the series' history.

The broadcast is slated to begin at 2 AM PT and is expected to last approximately 2.5 hours, fueling anticipation for significant announcements.

Anticipation for a New NieR Game

The buzz around a potential new NieR game has been growing, especially after Producer Yosuke Saito hinted at new developments during an interview with 4Gamer in December 2024. Saito expressed his desire to mark the 15th anniversary with something special, possibly a new game or other series-related projects.

The most recent release in the NieR series was NieR Replicant, a remaster-remake of the original game. However, fans have been eagerly awaiting a new mainline entry since NieR Automata in 2017. With no official word from Square Enix yet, the upcoming anniversary livestream has become a beacon of hope for fans longing for the next chapter in the NieR saga.