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Bandai Namco Details 2026 Digimon Up, 2027 Time Stranger DLC, and New Virtual Pets

The slate leans on pixel art with classic virtual pets to tap long‑time fans.

Overview

  • At Digimon Con 2026, Bandai Namco announced Digimon Up for iOS and Android in 2026, launched an official site and trailer, and set a 2027 window for a Digimon Story: Time Stranger expansion.
  • Digimon Up centers on caring for a single partner that you feed and train to digivolve up to Mega, using a 1990s-style pixel look and nods to the Digivice toy and the Digimon trading card game.
  • The first key art shows ten classics—Agumon, Gabumon, Gatomon, Gomamon, Tentomon, Patamon, Veemon, Palmon, Biyomon, and Guilmon—though Bandai Namco has not shown battles or confirmed a wider roster.
  • Pocket Gamer reports the mobile game appears poised for an international release based on the official site, but Bandai Namco has not confirmed global availability.
  • New color-screen virtual pets are on the way in Japan with preorders open: D-Ark 25th Color Evolution units target July 2026 at about ¥14,300 each with vibration feedback, and Godzilla Edition Pendulum Color models follow in August 2026 at about ¥7,920, with worldwide launches promised later.