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Ghibli-Animated Ni no Kuni Game to be Previewed at MCM Expo (Updated)

Namco Bandai UK has tweeted that it will hold a live demo and presentation of the game Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch (which features animation by Studio Ghibli) at London's MCM Expo. The event takes place from May 25 to 27 at the Excel Centre in the Docklands.

In addition, the Namco Bandai rep Hollie Bennett posted on her own twitter feed that she would also be doing live presentations for the games Tales of Graces f and Dragon Ball Z Kinect. Bennett later told ANN that the presentations would be at these times:

Saturday 5 - 5.30 p.m: Tales of Graces f presentation.

Saturday 6 - 6.30 p.m: Ni no Kuni presentation.

Sunday 10.30 - 11 a.m: Dragon Ball Z Kinect presentation.

Namco has also announced a Naruto Shippūden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Generations tournament (entry form), which will take place on Saturday May 26 at 3 p.m.

The PS3 game Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch was developed by Level-5 and features animation by Studio Ghibli. The story involves a young boy who crosses over into another world on a quest to find his mother. The game's North American and European release is planned for the first quarter of 2013, featuring both an English audio track and the original Japanese track.

Namco Bandai Games began streaming an English-dubbed trailer for Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch in April:

Our thanks to Andy Hanley for providing information.

Via UK Anime Network

Update - Presentation times added.