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Itagaki: I WILL RELEASE Devil's Third in North and South America
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Itakagi's will will.
They were wrong then, it remains to be seen if they're wrong now
That's too bad because I loved it.
Sure it wasn't the next big thing but it was enjoyable.
Japanmanx3
Member
So I assume we don't have any explanation as to why NoA dropped Devil's Third?
bobbychalkers
Member
So why bother funding the game if they weren't planning on releasing it in the region that would sell the most copies? It would be nice if Itagaki had control over the IP (highly doubt it) so he could build on it in the future. Its not perfect but its ambitious and I'd hate to see it die here.
Aaron Strife
Banned
Disaster Day of Crisis was announced at E3 too and that never came out here.
So was Xenoblade (under the title Monado) for which there was quite an unnecessary amount of drama surrounding its release.
HawthorneKitty
Sgt. 2nd Class in the Creep Battalion, Waifu Wars
He's going mobile next though.
bobbychalkers
Member
I remember him complaining that he was misquoted in that article. I'll try to find it in a sec.
EDIT: he wants to make games on all computerized platforms
wild wild rice
Member
What a badass.
Astral Dog
Member
He is going to release it himself!?
damn its going to sell even worse than Wonderful 101, isn't it?
damn its going to sell even worse than Wonderful 101, isn't it?
papercan55
Member
When you buy a new jar of jam but the old one still has some left inside you scrape that jam out and spread it out wide and finely to fill in the gaps.
The wii u has to survive until next November when NX is out, if you think NOA will just chuck all the leftover jam either in the bin or not spread it out finely and make the most of it then your crazy.
The wii u has to survive until next November when NX is out, if you think NOA will just chuck all the leftover jam either in the bin or not spread it out finely and make the most of it then your crazy.
James Scott
Banned
Actually, their holiday line up is pretty solid and I doubt this game will do anything for them, so I guess they can skip it if they don't see it selling well nor being received well.
We also don't have an official statement on the matter, nor does Itagaki's quote confirm that NoA is not publishing
Astral Dog
Member
Its true that Fatal Frame V is going to be a digital only release?
im worried half late Wii U titles will be digital only :/
im worried half late Wii U titles will be digital only :/
Stiflers Mom
Banned
They are probably releasing it on the NX's launch!
Like Zelda U!!!
Like Zelda U!!!
SerTapTap
Member
The problem is that other than Splatoon they have delayed basically everything to come out in the holiday this year. Holiday may be good but it's at the cost of the rest of the entire year. Holding back Yoshi in the US is straight stupid IMO, there's nothing right now and they're still keeping it from us.
Nintendo luurrrves retail so I kinda doubt it, but they seem to have lost almost all faith in their third party pickups, or at least FF/Devil's.
James Scott
Banned
Yeah, I agree. Should be July.
rockman zx
Member
I'm not talking only about Nintendo USA, just Nintendo in general, I mean, maybe no release in USA (by Nintendo), in Japan exclusive to Amazon, probably very limited release in Europe, zero publicity.
Refreshment.01
Member
i wasn't talking about their hollyday line up and i believed that Nintendo could' ve potentially had a game each month from July on. As things are now, NOA is the one looking worse with nothing much to play on the Wii U (eShop aside) until september.
What makes the above rather strange is that there doesn't seem to be some solid logic behind the behaviour, something NOA is getting us used to and it's getting really obnoxious by now. America is their biggest market yet Europe is doing a lot better decision wise for quite some time.
Now lets just wait for the NoA factor!
OrbitalBeard
Member
Itagaki's will can't stand up to the might of NoA, unfortunately. All this confirms to me is that NoA really has dropped the game.
This is actually a rare situation in which the developer owns the IP for a Nintendo-funded game. It's not to say that he could just take it to any publisher with impunity, but he's got a bit more freedom to make big decisions if necessary, as the case seems to be here.
I'm sure he's got Nintendo's blessing in any case.
OrbitalBeard
Member
Well, that's good to know. I'm not getting my hopes up though.
I really cannot stand NoA at this point.
Poetic.Injustice
Member
They think the Wii u has too many games already.
FalconLorenzo
Member
Everything I've seen about this game looks like utter shit, in my opinion.
I know "we need titleZzzz" or whatever, but maybe Nintendo of America would rather not be associated with hot garbage?
FullmetalPain
Banned
The only reason the game looks like shit is because it has been hard to find a publisher. I think this game has been finished since two years after he left Tecmo. I mean this is the guy that released the beautiful classic Ninja Gaiden on the XBOX. It was one of the best looking games at the time.
If he owns the IP he could probably self publish on the shop at the very least.
Let's be real here, if NoA has no problem bringing over and publishing Bayo2 but won't do it for D3rd, its probably not out of a fear for "the children" but out of fear of hot shit, lol.
Last E3 there was probably some hopefulness in the title turning things around and becoming a better product, but that seems to have not occurred given recent footage and the general reception/handling of the title by the entirety of Nintendo.
Last E3 there was probably some hopefulness in the title turning things around and becoming a better product, but that seems to have not occurred given recent footage and the general reception/handling of the title by the entirety of Nintendo.
Wandering Robot
Member
Even outside the console "needing" titles, I thought Nintendo wanted to have mature titles that appealed to more than just kids/casuals? It feels seriously ironic.
With the might of Itagaki's will at the game's back, though, maybe it'll have some actual advertisement...
With the might of Itagaki's will at the game's back, though, maybe it'll have some actual advertisement...
I doubt it.
I imagine that whatever deal he has with Nintendo doesn't allow him to completely cut out the middle man. They did pay for it, after all, and I'm sure there are certain guidelines that he needs to follow for a period of time.
Being that they do still have some hand in it, though, it does make it easier for him to get it in the hands of another publisher, even if it will almost assuredly be one of the smaller companies like XSEED or Aksys and not, say, Activision.
Petrae
Member
Count me among the surprised that Nintendo of America would dump publishing a game for WiiU-- a platform that can certainly use more software. Did NoA lose faith in the game's ability to sell here? Is the game too shitty? Is it too diificult to market?
Very interesting case, this is.
Very interesting case, this is.
Jawmuncher
Member
My biggest issue just as it was before is that both Nintendo Japan and Europe have no qualms with numerous releases. While NoA has pulled this sort of stuff numerous times.
Just posted on Facebook.
Terroristic threats are illegal.
Or maybe it's been hard to find a publisher because it looks like shit.
He even mentioned South America! Now because of this I would buy 3 copies of Devil's Third :')
Nintendo of America becoming shittier and shittier everyday. It's like the actual president is being run by Tanner, the kid on the E3 announcement video....
No I actually think that kid would do waaaay better as president than Reggie. ughhh.
Nintendo of America becoming shittier and shittier everyday. It's like the actual president is being run by Tanner, the kid on the E3 announcement video....
No I actually think that kid would do waaaay better as president than Reggie. ughhh.
That's my biggest issue with this right now. NoA got a ton of well-deserved flack for the crap they pulled last gen with leaving localized games out for dead, with only a couple of them got the chance to make it over to US, but under a different publisher. That they would want to remind their most loyal fans of that animosity is rather baffling, especially on a system that has had such an issue with any kind of consistency for its release slates.
Schnozberry
Member
Itagaki should just self publish using the Valhalla name on the eShop. Probably wouldn't take much effort. Physical release seems a little far fetched if Nintendo has pretty much bowed out.