XSEED talks Forbidden Magna, reiterates interest in localization
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 3 Comments
XSEED remains interested in publishing Forbidden Magna in North America. The company’s Ken Berry said the following when asked about the possibility of localization:
“Oh yes, definitely. It’s still early in the development process. I think moving forward, we will be working much more closely with Marvelous AQL Japan and try to bring as many of their releases to the US as possible.”
Berry also shared a few words about Forbidden Magna in general:
“Some of the ex-Neverland staff that were working Forbidden Magna, that team once Neverland closed was brought into MAQL’s internal office so they could finish up the game.”
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Rune Factory 4 was cancelled for Europe due to technical difficulties
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 3 Comments
In January, Marvelous announced that Rune Factory 4’s European release had been cancelled. The company had explained, “While Marvelous AQL has made every effort to secure the title’s release for this territory, it is, unfortunately, not possible to do so at this time.”
Most assumed that the European cancellation was connected to the closure of Neverland, Co. – the game’s developer. XSEED executive VP Ken Berry elaborated on the situation through Facebook, explaining that the studio’s termination meant that technical difficulties couldn’t be addressed.
He wrote:
“Wish it was that easy as obviously everyone involved in the project would love to see it released in Europe, but it’s very difficult from a technical aspect since the people closest to the code are all gone (the Forbidden Magna team does have people from Neverland, yes, but for example the main programmer for RF4 is not one of them).”
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XSEED open to localizing more Senran Kagura games after Burst “sold well enough”
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News | 1 Comment
XSEED appears to be fairly satisfied with Senran Kagura Burst’s sales.
When asked by a fan on Facebook if the company is considering additional entries in the series for localization, XSEED said Burst “sold well enough”. As such, the publisher is “open to considering other iterations in the series.”
“[Senran Kagura Burst] has sold well enough that we are open to considering other iterations in the series.”
Senran Kagura 2: Deep Crimson hits Japan in August. Might that game eventually make it to North America?
More: sales, Senran Kagura Burst, XSEED
XSEED teases an announcement of some sort on Twitter
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 6 Comments
Update: The game in question is likely Akiba’s Trip 2. Taking the first letter of each word forms “Electric Town”, which is where the game takes place. Looks like this one won’t be for a Nintendo platform sadly.
Original: XSEED is up to something on Twitter. Earlier today, the company posted a message teasing a new announcement of some sort.
Below is the relevant tweet:
[Endowed ladies endure constant training regimens in class to overcome wicked nemeses.]
— XSEED Games (@XSEEDGames) March 4, 2014
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XSEED localized Senran Kagura Burst in about 3 months, Rune Factory 4 in 9-10 months
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 2 Comments
XSEED localized Senran Kagura Burst in just 3 months. The company made the news known on Twitter, writing yesterday:
@JohhnyRidden1 I wasn't as involved in that one personally, but I seem to recall it taking… 3 months or so, with editing?
— XSEED Games (@XSEEDGames) February 26, 2014
Rune Factory 4 was a much more involved project. With all of the edits XSEED made, it took 9-10 months to localize:
@GoldMetalSonic @JohhnyRidden1 Actually, I did a lot of editing for that one! And that one took… whew… many, many months. 9-10, IIRC.
— XSEED Games (@XSEEDGames) February 27, 2014
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XSEED has some interest in Forbidden Magna
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 2 Comments
XSEED will be watching Forbidden Magna. The studio does appear to be interested in the recent-revealed 3DS title, as it told a pair of fans that it “looks great”.
The comments in full:
We just learned about it ourselves, but agree that it looks great. We can’t wait to get our hands on it and check it out ourselves eventually.
Yep, completely agree that Forbidden Magna is looking great. We’ll be keeping our eyes on it.
XSEED does have a pretty good relationship with Marvelous AQL. They’ve localized Rune Factory 4 and Senran Kagura Burst, for instance. It wouldn’t be too surprising if XSEED eventually picked up Forbidden Magna for the states as well.
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XSEED: Rune Factory 4 “selling well beyond our expectations”, working on restocking physical copies
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 5 Comments
Having trouble locating Rune Factory 4 in stores? There’s a reason for that: the game has been selling quite well.
On Facebook, XSEED mentioned that Rune Factory 4 has sold “well beyond” the publisher’s expectations – so much so that it’s been tough to find a physical copy. XSEED is now working on restocking product “as quickly as possible”. More copies should arrive “soon”.
The company’s message in full:
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XSEED doesn’t intend to localize Game Center CX 3
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 1 Comment
A little over a month ago, one fan asked XSEED on its Facebook page about the possibility of localizing Game Center CX 3. Unfortunately, the company ruled out the game for publishing in North America.
XSEED wrote:
Nobody would be happier than us to publish it, but our bank would cry…
XSEED did localize the first Game Center CX game as Retro Game Challenge several years. But sadly, the game bombed on the market.
Thanks to Arnell for the tip.
