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[Flying_Phoenix]

MANGOD STRIKES!!!!!


http://wii.ign.com/articles/974/974820p1.html


"Ignition Entertainment is immensely proud for the opportunity to bring Muramasa: The Demon Blade to the legions of North American gamers yearning for top-quality, original action games on Wii." said Shane Bettenhausen, New Business Development Director of Ignition Entertainment. "The talented developers at Vanillaware have crafted an absolutely stunning adventure through feudal Japan that balances subtle, sophisticated artistry with razor-sharp, addictive gameplay."

IGNITION ENTERTAINMENT!? WTF!?

Ignition is just strange, though.

If it were Atlus, Ubisoft, or NOA, we could easily assume the reason it was pulled from XSeed was because these guys would have a lot of marketing muscle behind the game. Ignition doesn't seem to be any better or worse than XSeed.

Pretty much after the immense success that was Odin Sphere and the rising acceptance of 2D retail games you'd think that a bigger publisher would take on this game. I'm not expecting AAA force or anything, but something that would be significantly ahead of the localization and marketing push of your average niche game.

 

[JDSN]

I guess he learned to use the word Subtle that way from Dan Hsu, its a pretty effective marketing term.

 

[mollipen]

Oh sure... here I am, actually writing up a story about the announcement, and those IGN jerks just straight up post the press release and thus beat me to the punch. Jerks I'm posting my link anyhow, even though the surprise is now ruined.

And yeah, don't let Lux-Pain make you think these guys aren't going to do a good job with Muramasa.

 

[cw_sasuke]

HOOOLY SHIT @MAN GOD


;-)

 

[SilverLunar]

EDIT: Wrong thread.

September is longer than i thought for this game to get localized.

 

[Madvillain]

this is great news for Ignition. Congrats.

 

[I AM JOHN!]

MANGOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD!!!

So long as the game gets a good localization, all is well.

 

[tetrisgrammaton]

maybe marvelous is dissatisfied with sales of recent games such as Avalon Code and Rune Factory

 

[clashfan]

Game looks beautiful, it's out in Japan right? Any early impression of the game?

 

[GhaleonQ]

Seriously. 1 (1/2?) games that were subpar and dialogue-saturated compared with their superb other work. I mean, sure, they haven't brought over SNK's other compilations yet, but give them time. I'm glad that both Wii games will get a lot of attention paid to them by the publishers.

 

[Grecco]

I totally knew it was going to be Ignition. Great move. .

 

[cw_sasuke]

@Mangod

Please Dual Audio on the DVD - you what we want...

 

[Phatcorns]

Man if only you guys knew what I knew about how bad some translators are. You'd be even more worried. After working with some of them, I can never be sure now that the localized stuff I'm watching is true to the original. I'm always paranoid it's completely different.

 

[neoism]

It's coming in September.

 

[hellclerk]

Spoiler

...Ignition? ;3

screw you -_-;

 

[Vyse The Legend]

The Lux-Pain localization situation (that occurred before my time) will have absolutely no impact on Muramasa.
I believe that you'll be pleased with how this one is handled.
Cheers...

I'm looking forward to it. I guess my Wii shall collect dust until September.

 

[Zihark]

maybe marvelous is dissatisfied with sales of recent games such as Avalon Code and Rune Factory

Really, then why are they letting XSEED publish 3 other games ARF/LKS/FSR.

 

[MidnightScott]

It's coming in September

Looks like I need to import...that is too far away...

 

[GrotesqueBeauty]

I'm looking forward to it. I guess my Wii shall collect dust until September.

So out of Klonoa, ExciteBots, Punch-Out!!, Boom Blox Bash Party, Cave Story, The Munchables, The Conduit, and Little King's Story you're not considering a single one?

 

[inner-G]

go Shane!

good to see Ignition grabbing up some good stuff.

Spoiler

I'll buy it if I ever pick up a Wii

 

[ultim8p00]

WHAT? I WILL KILL SOMEONE

Edit: Oh, it's just switching publishers. Okay.

 

[LethaL ImpuLse]

Ignition's logo is ugly

 

[rainking187]

Noooooooooooooooo. Worst possible news. Fuck. Well I'll be waiting for reviews now.

 

[EmCeeGramr]

Noooooooooooooooo. Worst possible news. Fuck. Well I'll be waiting for reviews now.

Seriously I'm sure Ignition is going to destroy the gameplay.

 

[rainking187]

Seriously I'm sure Ignition is going to destroy the gameplay.

Well I usually play games for the story to be honest, and I'd like to have a general idea as to what's going on in this game.

 

[SovanJedi]

I don't get the Mangod thing.

 

[inner-G]

I don't get the Mangod thing.

He works @ ignition now.

 

[Saint Gregory]

Looks like I need to import...that is too far away...

That pretty much sealed it for me also. As soon as Firmware 4.0 gets homebrew I'm ordering it.

 

[Linkup]

Well I usually play games for the story to be honest, and I'd like to have a general idea as to what's going on in this game.

go read a book

 

[Vyse The Legend]

So out of Klonoa, ExciteBots, Punch-Out!!, Boom Blox Bash Party, Cave Story, The Munchables, The Conduit, and Little King's Story you're not considering a single one?

Oh, right. I forgot about Punch-Out and Klonoa. The rest... not so much.

 

[Yes Boss!]

Great news for Ignition! I hope it doesn't mean too much of a delay. Perhaps the original VO will be an option.

Oh, and this makes Farnack's shenanigans even more pathetic.

 

[Robobandit]

September? man... I hate waiting such a long time for localizations...

 

[GrotesqueBeauty]

Oh, right. I forgot about Punch-Out and Klonoa. The rest... not so much.

Yeah, there are only a few games in the list that I'll probably pick up as well, but I knew there had to be something between now and September. *patiently waiting for Klonoa*

Here's hoping the localized Muramasa still includes the printed art as an extra. Ignition already has my respect for bringing over Boing! Dokomodake. It's a great little game for $15.

 

[Haunted]

Shaneacademythumbsup.jpg

 

[Flakster99]

Yeah baby.
Nicely done Ignition! Let's hope you're all rewarded for your efforts.

 

[HK-47]

go read a book

Get a comeback that isnt retarded

 

[adg1034]

go read a book

Go play Planescape: Torment.

 

[harSon]

MANGOD STRIKES!!!!!


http://wii.ign.com/articles/974/974820p1.html


"Ignition Entertainment is immensely proud for the opportunity to bring Muramasa: The Demon Blade to the legions of North American gamers yearning for top-quality, original action games on Wii." said Shane Bettenhausen, New Business Development Director of Ignition Entertainment. "The talented developers at Vanillaware have crafted an absolutely stunning adventure through feudal Japan that balances subtle, sophisticated artistry with razor-sharp, addictive gameplay."

I would have been able to pinpoint the speaker with no prior knowledge of who was actually localizing it :lol

I'm glad someone is bring the game to North America, nagging issues aside, Odin Sphere was an enjoyable experience overall. I'm not too sure if it's a good business move though, how well have past Vanillaware titles sold in the past?

Art in this game is amazing.

 

[donkey show]

Ohhh, September huh? At least it's coming.

BTW, this game looks fucking awesome on my 50" DLP.

 

[kiryogi]

Good to hear it won't be like the lux pain fiasco. And as some folks here have said... Please be dual audio!

 

[I AM JOHN!]

how well have past Vanillaware titles sold in the past?

Odin Sphere's a Greatest Hits game, so it obviously did well enough.

And could someone explain what they mean by the Lux-Pain fiasco? The only thing I know about this game is that when I went to buy Crystal Chronicles, the Gamestop dude was asking me if I knew what it was. :\

 

[Akai]

And could someone explain what they mean by the Lux-Pain fiasco? The only thing I know about this game is that when I went to buy Crystal Chronicles, the Gamestop dude was asking me if I knew what it was. :\

Lots of typos, grammatical errors, and other translation goof-ups like calling a woman a guy for the entire game, as well as the voice acting, which almost never matched up with what the text said (as if two different teams worked on the dialogue)...

 

[billy.sea]

I wonder if ManGod has anything to do with this game landed at Ignition now.

Hope he has an effect in the quality of the localization.

But just the fact that the game is published by Ignition means it won't be selling well.

 

[justchris]

September's not so bad, at least we're actually getting it in the same calendar year, which is more than can be said for Europe (seriously, 2010?).

I never played Lux-Pain, so I have no comments on what kind of job to expect out of Ignition.

 

[shouamabane]

The Ignition announcement made my day. I bought a Wii a few weeks ago for Muramasa and virtual console. Thanks Ignition.

 

[Linkup]

Get a comeback that isnt retarded

go read a textbook

 

[hellclerk]

go read a textbook

that has nothing to do with literature and therefore irrelevant to your prior comment.

 

[Linkup]

that has nothing to do with literature and therefore irrelevant to your prior comment.

textbooks have nothing to do with literature?

 

[Hours Left]

Ignition? Interesting.

Just have dual audio and the original box art and I'll be happy. (The poster set would be nice too.)

I'm still interested to know why this happened though, I hope XSEED hasn't had a falling out with Marvelous.

 

[Zihark]

Ignition? Interesting.

Just have dual audio and the original box art and I'll be happy. (The poster set would be nice too.)

I'm still interested to know why this happened though, I hope XSEED hasn't had a falling out with Marvelous.

Geez not this crap again. XSEED had such a big fallout with Marvelous that the next 3 games they're releasing were all published by Marvelous in Japan. Honestly, I think this was done because XSEED was spread thin and they wanna release LKS/ARF as soon as possible-that's what I hope anyway.