{"rewrite":{"id":"r_3be4a0d7634e1b79342dde77","clusterId":"c_9d6ef30919f056c335593d57","slug":"naruto-shippuden-battle-board-game-passes-funding-goal-on-gamefound","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Naruto Shippuden Battle Board Game Passes Funding Goal On Gamefound","summary":"Board game studio This is a GAME and publisher Don't Panic Games launched a Gamefound campaign on Wednesday for Naruto Shippuden Battle, an officially licensed game for 2 to 4 players who assemble teams of three characters to claim objectives and victory points. The campaign runs until October 9 with a 35,000 euro goal and has passed it, reaching 146,287 euros as of press time.","whyItMatters":"The campaign cleared its goal nearly four times over within its first days, which shows the licensed tabletop market around Naruto can carry a full crowdfunded release while the separate Naruto Card Game heads for a 2027 worldwide launch.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003ePledges start with the Naruto Sage Mode miniature, and higher tiers add extra battlefields, miniatures, and acrylic tokens. The Gamefound page is the source listed for the campaign, which runs until October 9. Don\u0026#39;t Panic Games, which released a Cowboy Bebop tabletop role-playing game in 2022, is publishing alongside studio This is a GAME. The same franchise is also headed to trading cards: a Naruto Card Game is set for a worldwide launch in 2027.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Naruto Shippuden Battle hit 146,287 euros against a 35,000 goal with six days left. This is a Game and Don't Panic Games priced the campaign as a validation test, not a sales target.","twitterPost":"Naruto Shippuden Battle is at 146,287 euros on a 35,000 goal. The number reads like demand, but it is a licensing barometer.","threadsPost":"Naruto Shippuden Battle cleared its 35,000 euro goal on Gamefound, sitting at 146,287 euros. For This is a Game and Don't Panic Games, that margin matters less than proving licensed anime boards can fund outside Japan before the license terms get renegotiated.","newsletterBlurb":"This is a GAME and Don't Panic Games opened a Gamefound campaign Wednesday for Naruto Shippuden Battle, a 2 to 4 player board game where each side fields three characters. It runs until October 9 and has passed its 35,000 euro goal, reaching 146,287 euros at press time. Don't Panic Games also has a Naruto Card Game lined up for a worldwide launch in 2027.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime News Network\",\"url\":\"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-09-16/official-naruto-shippuden-battle-board-game-launches-crowdfunding-campaign/.241869\",\"title\":\"Official Naruto Shippuden Battle Board Game Launches Crowdfunding Campaign\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4209,"outputTokens":628,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1789588762,"createdAt":"2026-09-16T19:53:27.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-09-16T19:58:20.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-16T19:58:20.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_9d6ef30919f056c335593d57","canonicalTitle":"News\nOfficial Naruto Shippuden Battle Board Game Launches Crowdfunding Campaign","representativeArticleId":"a_a18d9c7fc468df91b3ee3571","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[\"Naruto Shippuden\"],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Naruto Shippuden Battle\"],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"release\",\"domain\":\"figures\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-09-16T19:00:00.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-09-16T19:00:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-16T19:58:20.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Anime News Network","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-09-16/official-naruto-shippuden-battle-board-game-launches-crowdfunding-campaign/.241869","title":"News\nOfficial Naruto Shippuden Battle Board Game Launches Crowdfunding Campaign"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":["Naruto Shippuden"],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Naruto Shippuden Battle"],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"release","domain":"figures","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}