Goddess of Victory: Nikke sets April 18 livestream for 2026 reveals

The fourth global popularity poll for Goddess of Victory: Nikke closes today, and the prize pool is bigger than a simple bragging-rights contest. The No. 1 Nikke will get a tailor-made costume distributed free across all servers, an exclusive character theme song, and a spotlight that now feeds directly into the game’s 3.5th anniversary livestream on April 18.

Players had five votes per day during the main poll window, which ran from April 8 at 10:00 UTC+9 through April 14 at 23:59 UTC+9. The vote roster included only obtainable Nikkes as of April 8, while limited characters, collaboration units, and past first-place winners were locked out through the Popularity Hall. That means the race is built around the live, current cast rather than legacy favorites already crowned in earlier years.

The rewards do not stop at the top spot. The top three Nikkes will receive official celebration illustrations, and the top five will get custom avatar frames, a setup that turns the poll into a full cosmetic sweep for the characters that finish near the front. The structure is familiar to longtime players, but it still carries real weight because Nikke has used these vote results to shape its anniversary presentation year after year.

There is already a clear pattern behind the event. In 2025, Rapi won the poll and received a Red Hood costume. Red Hood won in 2024, and Modernia took first in the original 2023 poll. That track record is part of why this year’s vote matters so much: the winners do not just collect a title, they often leave with a new look and a stronger place in the game’s marketing push.

The timing gives the April 18 livestream extra urgency. Level Infinite and Shift Up have scheduled the broadcast for 19:00 UTC+9, with a countdown starting at 18:30, and they are using it to preview what is next for 2026. The official materials say the stream will cover new NIKKE characters, in-game rewards, and a broader global campaign, making it the clearest sign yet of how the next content cycle will unfold.

That matters for a game that Level Infinite says has been downloaded more than 45 million times across PC, iOS, and Android. For Nikke players, the immediate stakes are simple: vote before the poll ends, watch for the winner reveal, and use the April 18 livestream as the first hard look at the rest of 2026.