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Ni No Kuni DS Not Getting Localised

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on April 17, 2012
Well, this is rather upsetting news! Just days after a confirmation that No No Kuni will see a western release, albeit delayed, on the Playstation 3. Level-5 has shot down...

Well, this is rather upsetting news! Just days after a confirmation that No No Kuni will see a western release, albeit delayed, on the Playstation 3. Level-5 has shot down speculation that they may also be localising the DS instalment…

Level-5 CEO Akihiro Hino has confirmed that they currently have no plans to bring the DS version of Ni No Kuni to the west. One of the reasons is due to the localisation of a large book which comes with the title.

Ni No Kuni is a collaboration between Level-5 and world-famous Anime house Studio Ghibli, best known for Spirited Away, Howl’s Moving Castle and most recently Arietty. The title is the first video game Ghibli have worked on, which makes this news all the more upsetting for a Ghibli fan such as myself.

Who is up for Operation: Wrathfall?

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chandler
chandler

Wait, what? I don't get this...at all. If they localize the same game for the PS3...where is the effort in some copypasta? Is the book only with the DS version and not with the PS3? If so, it doesnt seem to be necessary to understand the game, so just leave it out? I can only see two reasons for this decision. 1. Insanity or 2. Sony just moneyhatted a western exclusive title. This just does not compute.

sknygy
sknygy

the PS3 and DS games are different. The Ds has the subtitle the black mage, while the PS3 is called wrath of the white witch. I purely mentioned the PS3 title as it shows Level5 have faith launching a new IP