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Itagaki: I WILL RELEASE Devil's Third in North and South America
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Velcro Fly
Member
I want to buy this game now just to spite Nintendo
Well played marketing department. Well played.
Well played marketing department. Well played.
eshop and digital only. Hell just throw it up there, I really don't see any reason not to do. It's not like they have to pay for a lot of bandwidth......
TheSlySoul
Member
I am curious if NoA told him they could only go digital and he refused.
Fatal Frame decided digital only was ok.
Nintendo likes to be in complete control. Itagaki wasn't having that with his game.
TheMoon
Member
bobbychalkers
Member
-Its an action/shooter hybrid on a system deprived of both
-melee segments still show some of the Ninja Gaiden DNA
-seemingly over the top single player mode
-interesting setting involving Kessler Syndrome and its effect on military operations
-it has one of the more robust multiplayer options I've seen in a game
-Vanquish style slides
-looks fun
To me, it looks fun as hell. There's some sort of base building mechanic(?) And I loved that shit in Starhawk, the character creation looks silly and fun and the idea of having a melee combat system in a shooter is great
The campaign looks really dumb in all the right ways and appeals to my personal tastes
TheMoon
Member
this
plus: player mobility via lots of climbing around combined with the blend of shooting/sword combat seems super interesting.
Stiflers Mom
Banned
One more reason for me to avoid Nintendo consoles in the future... :/
YMMV
YMMV
Takeda Kenshi
blew Staal
Huge fan of Itagaki, will buy if he brings it.
Same, Itagaki has been shit on from great heights for years, and this is just too much. Hes making the push himself, and even if the game doesnt end up being GOTY material, his tenacity and "F&#@ You" attitude about this whole situation deserves my money.
LukasTaves
Member
Fox Mulder
Member
NoA has really turned me off the wiiu and even the fun of amiibos. This is after the Wii where fans had to beg for games that were already localized.
NoA is just brutally cheap and apparently little independent power in the largest market for the company.
Pro from Dover
Member
Thank you, Itagaki. Appreciated.
You know, I never played one of his games before, and my first impression of him was honestly a big enough eye roll that I found I had a brain. But then I watched him in that Nintendo Direct type video (because I'm already down for the Devil's Third) and found out that he posed for Ivan on the game cover. Dude! Dig the balls on this man!
Itagaki! Who you warring with?!
You know, I never played one of his games before, and my first impression of him was honestly a big enough eye roll that I found I had a brain. But then I watched him in that Nintendo Direct type video (because I'm already down for the Devil's Third) and found out that he posed for Ivan on the game cover. Dude! Dig the balls on this man!
Itagaki! Who you warring with?!
Jawmuncher
Member
Yeah it's always kind of sad to see NoA being cheap.
James Scott
Banned
Not sure where you got that. Nintendo saved a project and the game is coming here in some way. Not sure what's wrong with that.
We also don't know the details either way. Whether Nintendo is still publishing here or another publisher is.
Devilgunman
Member
I have a feeling this might be the case. I can see Itagaki be really pissed when Nintendo tell him his game isn't going to get physical release.
What's next then? Finding another publisher? Like XSEED?
Jawmuncher
Member
Still I don't think we should even be having this many questions when every other region is locked in.
Just preordered myself. I want this game.
Just posted on Facebook.
Do only I understand that as if they don't have a publisher at the moment, with him hoping it will be released one day in a distant future (thus putting it in his will)?
In this case, not releasing Devil's Third in America was probably the smart choice. If this gets released now, it'll be like watching that one kid at the track meet trying to jump the hurdles. You want to cheer for him, but cringe every time he jumps over a hurdle and falls flat on his face.
Is he going to burn the discs himself? Hand them out in jewel cases? I'm sure he's devoted to getting his game out. Any developer probably would be. But we still don't know who's publishing it, if anyone.
- has a lot of Buddhist inspiration
Cool for mythology nerds like me. They've mentioned karma, which seems to be a theme. The Tale of the Heike, which is a historical fiction epic about karma. Images of Fudo Myoo and other Buddhist gods. Might go somewhere neat.
- has a lot of Buddhist inspiration
Cool for mythology nerds like me. They've mentioned karma, which seems to be a theme. The Tale of the Heike, which is a historical fiction epic about karma. Images of Fudo Myoo and other Buddhist gods. Might go somewhere neat.
Fox Mulder
Member
It's annoying that there's routinely doubt with NoA releasing certain games here that other regions get. They're fucking cheap.
flatearthpandas
Member
These are words to live by in basically any conversation concerning NoA. Always relevant.
Colonel Mustard
Banned
Any reason some people are claiming that the account is fake?
Dude has selfies with other people posted?
Dude has selfies with other people posted?
I'm not sure. I think he was the one that broke the news on his Facebook page about Fatal Frame 5 being localized long before it was confirmed, so I don't know why they're doubting the veracity now.
To Far Away Times
Member
I thought this was a character action game. Itagaki with that Ninja Gaiden pedigree and all. I checked out the video and ehhhh...
Doesn't look like much of a loss if it doesn't make it stateside.
Doesn't look like much of a loss if it doesn't make it stateside.
Demon Lizardman
Banned
"Today, a man wearing a pizza mask holding a katana breaks into Nintendo of America's Headquarters and slices CEO Reggie Fils-Aime head off.
His famous last words being"My body wasn't ready."
A search has been conducted my the police to find the man. They speculate he is hiding in a Japanese spa with thousands of beautiful Japanese women."
Have to say, NOA must think this game sucks if they aren't bothering to release it here. Then again, they did the same for Xenoblade which was a hit. So, I dunno.
His famous last words being"My body wasn't ready."
A search has been conducted my the police to find the man. They speculate he is hiding in a Japanese spa with thousands of beautiful Japanese women."
Have to say, NOA must think this game sucks if they aren't bothering to release it here. Then again, they did the same for Xenoblade which was a hit. So, I dunno.
CadetMahoney
Member
The thing is that as noted in the other thread, Nintendo didn't removed the game from any list. They have a Future Releases section with recent trailers of upcoming stuff. They just put the current favorite videos in that category. Since the newish ones were all E3 videos, those took the place.
El Sabroso
Member
NoA is just not doing the work NoE is doing like giving release date, or any news at all
a lot of ppl is worried the game ends not being published in Americas because of that, even Nintendo.com still has the release date as TBA
openrob
Member
Ahh cool, I was aware of that there had been further developments
Ivan Amiibo
Banned
all this plus:
--map editing for online modes
cause character action games are judged really well just from trailers, am i rite
the salt surrounding this game is really strange. The guy just made a game that he really wants to release. I guess underdogs have to make homey indie games to get any kind of love here.
Colonel Mustard
Banned
Wait...
So they didn't remove the listing from the eShop? Just from the 'Coming Soon' section? Games will get cycled off of there from time to time that still haven't launched?
Other than to needlessly manufacture worry, why was the other thread even created?
So they didn't remove the listing from the eShop? Just from the 'Coming Soon' section? Games will get cycled off of there from time to time that still haven't launched?
Other than to needlessly manufacture worry, why was the other thread even created?
No problem pissing on NOA but its not Reggie. Iwata is the boss of NOA and all of Nintendo: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satoru_Iwata. Reggie just does what he is told. Seems to me Reggie is in our corner trying to get these things but he has others who tell him what is going to happen. For some reason a lot of this seems to be supply risk. Since NA is a huge market it takes a big investment in physical stuff to come here. I think THQ debacle with their pad for Wii has scared Iwata.
Reggie often takes a hit because he trys to explain how decisions are made, I am guessing whether he likes them or not. So just vent it at Iwata, he is the guy who can make things happen in NOA.
Pro from Dover
Member
I like to think that Nintendo and Itagaki have some distinctive plans for the release of The Devil's Third in North America.
No need to even wait patiently, just do something else until it happens.
No need to even wait patiently, just do something else until it happens.
Stereogatari
Banned
Gaming's rockstar figure returns.
Yes and No. NoA provides all of the marketing data and research and informs the decisions being made. Let's be real here, NCL sets the budgets, and if NoA thinks their share of the marketing budget would be better served elsewhere they will tell NCL.
TheGreatMightyPoo
Banned
There's nothing to understand, it's Itagaki.
James Scott
Banned
When was the last time we didn't get a major game out here?
Interface23
Member
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