{"rewrite":{"id":"r_c44dcf35babd47f5aee03b96","clusterId":"c_fed79b3269f864e2ecacedf9","slug":"front-mission-third-remake-90-off-on-nintendo-store-sparks-pricing-error-speculation","model":"deepseek-v4-flash:free","headline":"Front Mission Third Remake 90% Off on Nintendo Store Sparks Pricing Error Speculation","summary":"Forever Entertainment is running a sale on the Front Mission Remake series, but the Nintendo Store's discount for Front Mission Third: Remake may be a mistake. The 2025 title is 90% off at 399 yen, while older entries have smaller discounts, contrary to the PlayStation Store and North American Nintendo Store, where older titles are cheaper. No announcement from the publisher has been confirmed.","whyItMatters":"The discount pattern on the domestic Nintendo Store inverts the pricing logic seen on other storefronts, suggesting a possible pricing error that could be corrected.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe Front Mission Remake series is on sale across the Nintendo Store and PlayStation Store, but the discount rates on the Japanese Nintendo Store have drawn attention. Front Mission Third: Remake, the newest entry from 2025, is listed at 90% off for 399 yen, while Front Mission Second: Remake is 70% off and Front Mission The First: Remake is 50% off.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn the PlayStation Store, the discounts run in the opposite direction: the oldest title is 90% off, and the newest is 50% off. The North American Nintendo Store matches that pattern. Since the PlayStation version of Front Mission Third: Remake only arrived in January 2026, the steeper discount on the older titles looks intentional.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eForever Entertainment has not commented. The Japanese Nintendo Store sale for Front Mission Third: Remake runs until September 15.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Front Mission Third: Remake is 90% off on the Japanese Nintendo Store, but older entries in the series have smaller discounts. The PlayStation Store and North American store show the opposite pattern, so this may be a pricing error. Sale runs until September 15.","twitterPost":"Front Mission Third: Remake is 90% off on the Japanese Nintendo Store, but older entries have smaller discounts. The PlayStation Store and North American store show the opposite pattern, so this may be a pricing error. Sale runs until September 15.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"A sale on the Front Mission Remake series has the newest title at 90% off on the Japanese Nintendo Store, while older entries carry smaller discounts. The PlayStation Store and North American store show the reverse, pointing to a possible pricing error. Forever Entertainment has not commented.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Automaton\",\"url\":\"https://automaton-media.com/articles/newsjp/20260820-461449/\",\"title\":\"Nintendo Switch's 'Front Mission Remake' series, new title suspiciously 90% off, sparking 'sale pricing error' speculation. Older titles are more expensive.\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4491,"outputTokens":620,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1787216987,"createdAt":"2026-08-20T09:00:01.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-08-20T09:01:46.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-20T09:00:01.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_fed79b3269f864e2ecacedf9","canonicalTitle":"Nintendo Switchの『フロントミッション リメイク』シリーズ、なぜか新作が90％オフで“セールの値付けミス”疑惑浮上。古いほど高い","representativeArticleId":"a_8931245738d599d495b85e27","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Front Mission Remake\"],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-08-20T08:03:22.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-08-20T08:03:22.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-20T09:01:46.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Automaton","url":"https://automaton-media.com/articles/newsjp/20260820-461449/","title":"Nintendo Switchの『フロントミッション リメイク』シリーズ、なぜか新作が90％オフで“セールの値付けミス”疑惑浮上。古いほど高い"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Front Mission Remake"],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"news","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}