Bandai Namco Entertainment Asia is pleased to announce its collaboration with DON DON DONKI in the popular Nintendo Switch™ game, Ace Angler: Fishing Spirits. The collaboration, which features the addition of DON DON DONKI’s official characters, Donpen and Donko, comes under the game’s free spring update, which is now available for download.  

For more information about the collaboration, please visit the game’s official website: https://trsp.bn-ent.net/special/collabo_donki.php* 

*This site is provided in Japanese.  

The Don Quijote Competition has been added to the Ace Angler Party, where up to four players can compete against each other. The Don Quijote Competition features local Donpen from all over Japan!  

Fishing in the Don Quijote Competition is a great way to score high points. Dojo-chan, who can swim around quickly, scores high points, so be sure to aim for them. Fun trivia about DON DON DONKI and Dojo-chan are also introduced in the game. Catch as many Donpen, Donko and Dojo-chan as you can and aim for first place! 

New features and characters have been added to the game as part of the free update. During the Limited Time Shark Festival, a limited number of sharks can be caught each month. In April, the collaborative design, Shark Donko, will be available, followed by the appearance of Shark Dojo-Chan in May.  

During this period, you can win gifts based on the number of points you earn from fishing, such as a collaboration T-shirt for your character. Both Shark Donko and Shark Dojo-Chan will be available for players to catch them.  

For more information about the Limited Time Shark Festival, please visit: https://trsp.bn-ent.net/special/sharkfes.php*  

*This site is provided in Japanese. 

The Don Quijote Stage will be available as a medal mode in Ace Angler+. Alongside the appearances of Donpen, Donko and Dojo-chan, Shark Donpen, who wears a shark hat of the collaboration's original design, will emerge as the boss of the stage. 

Another feature coming out of the collaboration, the Phantom Stage "Discount Paradise," can also be accessed by sending specific messages to the official Ace Angler LINE account. A special costume design inspired by the arcade version of Ace Angler will also be showcased in this stage. Be sure to add the official Ace Angler LINE account as a friend and be the first to try your hand at these new updates! 

The Phantom Stage "Discount Paradise" is set to be available later, so please stay tuned for updates.  

This title, set in an aquarium-themed amusement park, represents a sequel to the global hit,  Ace Angler, which was released in 2019 and had sold over 800,000 copies worldwide.    

Apart from being able to play the famous Ace Angler arcade game in the comfort of your homes in Medal Mode, the title also includes a wide array of other fun features. Follow the quest to clean the world’s oceans for a sustainable future in Story Mode, play aquatic-themed medal pusher games, enjoy multiplayer games like Gator Panic and Goldfish Scooping in Party Mode, and even wage online battles for the first time in the series! 

The goal is to complete an aquarium with over 250 species of fish using medals collected from each game.   

Ace Angler Fishing Spirits M is a new app that allows users to experience the thrills of Ace Angler, a game long popular in both the arcades and on Nintendo Switch™, on their smartphones for free. A variety of fun ways to play await – catch as many fish as you can to complete the encyclopedia or compare your online ranking against players from around the world.  

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