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Inazuma Eleven

LEVEL-5 INTERNATIONAL AMERICA RELEASES INAZUMA ELEVEN FOR NINTENDO 3DS IN NORTH AMERICA AND EUROPE

COMPANY ALSO ANNOUNCES FINAL GAME IN GUILD01 SERIES, WEAPON SHOP de OMASSE, SET FOR RELEASE FEBRUARY 20, 2014

The Renowned INAZUMA ELEVEN Series Makes Anticipated Debut in North America

LOS ANGELES, CA (FEBRUARY 13, 2014) – Globally renowned Japanese game company LEVEL-5, best known for the critically acclaimed PROFESSOR LAYTON and NI NO KUNI, has released INAZUMA ELEVEN in North America and Europe in the Nintendo eShop for the Nintendo 3DS hand-held system.

Since its debut, the INAZUMA ELEVEN franchise has gained recognition both as a game and an anime series in Japan and in Europe. The franchise has shipped more than 7 million games worldwide, making INAZUMA ELEVEN one of LEVEL-5’s most popular cross-media titles.

European ratings board PEGI has listed “Inazuma Eleven” for 3DS in its database.

It doesn’t appear to be related to the upcoming release of Team Ogre Attacks, and interestingly, the name was filed by Level-5 International America. Nintendo of Europe has been associated all previous Inazuma Eleven ratings, but not this one.

It’s even more interesting when you consider that “Inazuma Eleven” was recently listed on Nintendo’s US site. Although it was eventually removed, today’s PEGI rating may indicate that some sort of new Inazuma Eleven product is coming to North America and Europe.

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Inazuma Eleven may not be destined for North America after all. The listing, which was discovered just a few days ago, has now been quietly removed. Perhaps the original entry was a mistake?

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If nothing else, Nintendo’s North American Inazuma Eleven listing for 3DS doesn’t appear to be an error. We followed up with the company after the discovery was made over the weekend, and although not much was said, we were told: “What is listed on the website is the most current info we have.”

Kind of a cryptic response, but apparently, Inazuma Eleven really is coming to the states… we think. Attempts to obtain further details haven’t been too successful thus far.

I do have to admit it’s a bit odd how this listing has come out of the blue. The fact that no previous announcements have been made certainly raises some question marks. It’s also strange how Inazuma Eleven is supposedly due out in Q1 2014 – meaning before the end of March. I guess we’ll just have to wait and see where this leads!

Inazuma Eleven may finally make its debut in the US, if a listing on Nintendo’s website is to be believed. An inclusion on the company’s release calender page includes a Q1 2014 launch for “Inazuma Eleven” without any further details.

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Nintendo has yet to announce any of the Inazuma Eleven titles for North America. Could this listing be nothing more than an error?

If it is indeed legitimate, we’re hoping that Inazuma Eleven 1-2-3 will make its way over rather than simply the first game, as the former product bundles together the series’ first three releases.

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None of Level-5’s Inazuma Eleven games have launched in North America. But that may be changing in the future, if a new trademark is any indication.

Level-5 registered a trademark for Inazuma Eleven in the US way back in January 2010. That filing has since expired, but a new trademark has popped up recently. The latest trademark is similar to the previous one, but with an additional provision for use with animated entertainment and online distribution.

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