Nintendo signs distribution deal with Namco Bandai for Solatorobo: Red the Hunter in Europe

Just how awesome is Nintendo of Europe? Well, think about this. They’ve brought over Disaster: Day of Crisis from Japan. They’ve announced Xenoblade Chronicles for European territories. And now they’ve revealed that they’re going to handle localization for CyberConnect2’s stellar DS title, Solatorobo. I think it’s pretty clear at this point that Nintendo of Europe blows Nintendo of America out of the water…

11th April, 2011 – Nintendo and NAMCO BANDAI Games Europe S.A.S., a publisher and developer of interactive entertainment software, today confirmed they have entered into a distribution agreement for Solatorobo: Red the Hunter, a game for the Nintendo DS family of consoles which is due to launch across Europe later this year. Under the terms of the agreement Nintendo will be responsible for the sales, marketing and distribution of the game throughout European territories including Russia and Turkey, as well as South Africa, Australia and New Zealand.

In Solatorobo: Red the Hunter, prepare to enter a world of epic fantasy action in a role playing game set on the mythical floating islands of the Shepherd Republic. Take on the story of Red Savarin, an anthropomorphic dog with the ability to take a human form, as he does battle with giant robotic “mecha” and other enemies as he explores the floating islands.

This engrossing quest is set amid picturesque anime graphics produced by some of the world’s leading animators and manga names such as Nobuteru Y?ki (The Vision of Escaflowne) and movies and cut scenes designed by Madhouse (Marvel Anime, Ninja Scroll, DeathNote, CardCaptor Sakura).

Source: Nintendo PR