BEIJING, February 4 (TMTPOST)—China's National Press and Publication Administration (NPPA) of China on Friday released the list of the first batch of imported game licenses for 2024, which was earlier than the corresponding period of mid-February to late March in the past five years.

Of the 32 games that received a green light, Tencent Games secured licenses for two Nintendo Switch titles, namely the 3D adventure game "Kirby and the Forgotten Land" and the drum rhythm game "Taiko no Tatsujin." Boltrend Games, a subsidiary of NetEase, received approval for the role-playing game "Octopath Traveler: Champions of the Continent," and Nuversen, ByteDance's gaming division, obtained the green light for the action game "World Trigger: Borderless Mission."