This year's 48th issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine revealed on Monday that Konami is developing the first arcade game for the Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba franchise titled Kimetsu no Yaiba: Nichirin Battle Slash.
The game will be a card action game. Konami will exhibit the game at the Amusement Expo event taking place at Tokyo Big Sight on November 15.
Shueisha describes that the game will feature a "Nichirin Sword" controller to battle.
The first Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - The Hinokami Chronicles (Kimetsu no Yaiba: Hinokami Keppūtan) game shipped in Japan and released in English in Asia in October 2021. The game then launched a day later in North America and Europe for PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and PC via Steam. The game's Switch version launched in Japan and in English in June 2022.
The sequel game Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - The Hinokami Chronicles 2 launched in Japan on August 1 and in English on August 5 for PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PC via Steam. English Deluxe Edition owners could play the game up to five days earlier than the official release date.
Sources: Weekly Shonen Jump issue 48, Konami's website