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Ataru
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Josh7289
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No, no, no. This is what the article said: "Bandai is not listed for the latter three titles, but the retail appears to be $39.99, and $29.99 for the GC and GBA games, respectively." Respectively means the $39.99 was for GC and the $29.99 was for GBA. And I would bet that the second GBA Naruto game listed on Amazon is Naruto: Konoha Senki, since the second side-scroller and the RPG are both much more advanced in the storyline of the anime, since they both came out in Japan in 2004, a year after the first side-scroller and Konoha Senki in 2003, which is also the same year the first Naruto: Gekitou Ninja Taisen came out for GCN in Japan and the first Naruto: Narultimate Hero came out for PS2 in Japan. By the way, Konoha Senki is a strategy game. |
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GATSU
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http://www.animenewsservice.com/ mentions 4 games. So I'm wondering if that includes the one being released by Bandai. Also, according to them, "The first title to be marketed will be on the Game Boy Advance, the title is NARUTO NINJA COUNCIL. Following that a Gamecube title, CLASH OF NINJA will be sold."
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Josh7289
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Alright! Thanks for that, GATSU! It seems that there is more and more popping up about Nintendo-based Naruto games coming to America! I'm taking this as official confirmation, since this is what the news story on that site fully says: "10-12-05 (4:39AM EDT)---- Tomy Gets North And South American Naruto Video Games License On Wednesday in Tokyo, Tomy Ltd. announced it has obtained licensing from Viz Media that will allow it to sale and market 4 video games based on Naruto. The agreement will see several titles arriving on Nintendo platforms across North and South America from the spring of 2006. Tomy will enter the American market for the first time in full scale as a publisher. They aim to strengthen it's brand in foreign markets. 9 NARUTO games have been released in Japan since April, 2003. Sales there have been of a blockbuster stature with 2.3 million units sold. 1 million units in the first year is the American sales goal. The first title to be marketed will be on the Game Boy Advance, the title is NARUTO NINJA COUNCIL. Following that a Gamecube title, CLASH OF NINJA will be sold. 2 undetermined NARUTO titles remain, one will go to each platform." It pretty much confirms this since it says Tomy Ltd. said with Wednesday in Tokyo. You can't really lie about that. 
So anyway, Viz Media gave them the license to 4 Nintendo-based Naruto games in America, so this either means that's all they'll be releasing on current systems, or they are just waiting to see if these first 4 games are successful before they release others. I think they should release all of the current-gen Naruto games even when the next-gen systems are out, simply because the DS, the Revolution, and the PS3 are all going to be backwards compatible with the GBA, the GCN, and the PS2, respectively. Anyway, is that 2.3 million units in total? With all of the Nintendo-based Naruto games factored in, or just these 4? 1 million seems pretty ambitious for the first year in America, but I think they can do it. The popularity of the series here is already escalating very high and very fast. So, the first one is on GBA: NARUTO NINJA COUNCIL. I'm guessing this is the first side-scroller, Naruto: Saikyou Ninja Daikesshuu (1), because the story of the game corresponds with the part of the story the anime will be at in America at that time. Also, "Saikyou Ninja Daikesshuu" roughly means "Strongest Ninja Great Regiment". I think that's pretty close. And the GCN game right after that is obviously Naruto: Gekitou Ninja Taisen (1), since that's the only series on the GCN and since the story of the game corresponds with the story of the anime at the time the game will be released. The other two are Naruto: Gekitou Ninja Taisen 2 for GCN, obviously, and I'm guessing the Naruto one will be Naruto: Konoha Senki, since Naruto: Saikyou Ninja Daikesshuu 2 and Naruto RPG: Uketsugareshi Hi no Ishi are a little too advanced in the story to be released next year, but I could be wrong about the GBA game...It could just as well end up being one of the other two. Oh, and this is also pretty sweet since this will finally bring Tomy to America as a full scale publisher. They've always licensed their games to other American publishers before, like Atari, who then proceeded to hack up their games extremely badly, like the Zoids GCN and GBA games. At least we know we'll be getting accurate to the Japanese versions of these games from Tomy, except for the obvious English translation and English voices in the GCN games. This is very exciting, and I ask you to support Tomy in America by buying these games so they can continue to release their Japanese games in America! I'm very excited and happy about this now. Thank you, Tomy, and thank you, Viz Media for releasing Nintendo-based Naruto games in North and South America. |
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Ohoni
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Because the X-Box positioned itself as the "extreme" system, meant only for serious, grown up games. No cell shading on there. It's all sports, and racing, and other things that respectable rappers can play. Plus, Naruto is an anime, and comes from Japan, where the X-Box was CRUSHED by the other systems, not even close, so no Japanese developer would make a Japan-exclusive game from the X-Box, not unless Microsoft paid for the whole thing. Who knows though, someone might make something Narutobased for the X-Box if it takes off over here, but I bet you it would be bad, like Budokai bad. |
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Cowkiller
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It really doesn’t matter whether they release an English version or not. It’s definitely better if it’s in Japanese. I don’t want them translating the Jutsus and stuff. I’m also glad that Naruto Narutimate Hero 3 will be on PS2 not PS3. I think that NNH 3 will be the best fighting game ever, with new characters, tweaked Jutsus and the so-called “Ultimate Jutsu” making the game even more fun to play. All the characters are returning, with about a dozen new ones, like the Sound 5 and that Mizuki guy. I even heard there’s an Itachi ANBU character. Not only that but old characters will be greatly enhanced, like the “Face” Gaara and Rock lee’s drunken mode. Special Note: No one can beat me in NNH2.
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omnistry
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Let's hope they don't edit the hilarious Sexy no Jutsu out to get an E rating. (Is that a move you can do in the games?)
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ferrarimanf355
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True, the Xbox is a lost cause in Japan, but the Xbox 360 is primed for success over there. When you combine Hironobu Sakaguchi and Tetsuya Mizugichi developing Xbox 360 games, Capcom committing the next Resident Evil game to the 360 (as well as that other system), practically every third-party developer committed to making Xbox 360 games, and the fact that it appears that the other system might be too costly and complex to develop for (Source), the Xbox 360 seems destined to do well in Japan. I expect it do do well enough to warrant a few Naruto games... with Live multiplayer, hopefully... 
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Josh7289
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You need to not talk. "It really doesn’t matter whether they release an English version or not. It’s definitely better if it’s in Japanese. I don’t want them translating the Jutsus and stuff." What is wrong with you? If you don't want to play the games in English, then don't buy them in English. The rest of us and many others are very excited that these games are being released in North and South America and we will be buying them. If they were not going to be released here, we would probably never have bought them. We want these games translated so we can buy them, play them, and enjoy them, too. To us, it doesn't matter if you think the games are better in Japanese, since most of us do not know and cannot read Japanese. And how do you know these games are "definitely better...in Japanese"? That's nonsense. We know nothing of the North and South American versions of these games yet, and, most likely, they will be translated faithfully to the Japanese versions and they will be as good as the Japanese versions. I doubt anything will be edited or cut out of the games. |
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Ohoni
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Well, I partially agree with you there, I own 2 and 3 and plan on buying 4 in December, instead of waiting the two or three years before it's likely to come out over here, so I don't plan on buying the US releases myself, but I do think it's nice that they'll be available for people that don't want to deal with the hassle and cost of importing, or don't even know importing is posible. |
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Ataru
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GATSU
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ferrari:
Sakaguchi's credibility ended with the FF movie. He's hoping for another Chrono Trigger, but he'll be lucky if he gets another FF8 at this point. Mizuguchi's got mixed success. Capcom's just using RE to bail them out, since no one at the company seems to be developing Mega Man and SF sequels anymore. Ataru:
I don't blame Capcom. Not enough people were buying their games on GC to justify making them exclusive. |
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Ataru
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Kind of a that note, I don't see Naruto coming to the GC is going to sell more systems. Well, not enough to pull it out of it's slump. The Revolution is on it's way, so by the time the game ships out, the system will be already out or on it's way. |
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Josh7289
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Which is fine since the Revolution is backwards-compatible with the GameCube. |
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Ohoni
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Hey, good news, 4 is apparently coming out a month early, at the end of November instead od December.
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