buddha0991
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Well whatever you were thinking this is probably better than that hah. Aeana knows people.
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Shin Megami Tensei IV (3DS) coming to NA retail/eShop Summer 2013 (July 16)
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Well whatever you were thinking this is probably better than that hah. Aeana knows people.
This is the kind of stuff that most Atlus releases would get just for getting it early at the standard price.
K
kittens
Unconfirmed Member
Can't wait.
So, Europe is still irrelevant in Atlus books. I don't get it, I simply don't
It wouldn't be so bad if not region lock, then again... Atlus can region lock their games even on PS3. What have we ever done to them? Killed their kittens or something
Atlus doesn't have an office in Europe. They have no presence there. That's the simple explanation. It'd be nice if they at least set up a solid partnership, though.
toastyToast
Member
P4 Golden didn't take too long so I'm hoping that's a good omen
Who published that anyway?
People have been complaining about Atlus not having a European branch for going on a decade now lol
This is going to make the eshop version an even worse deal than usual. Wonder if it's because of a bigger cart size or if they are just trying to finally squeeze the US for those niche otaku RPG dollars that the Japanese companies have been extorting from their homeland since the Famicom days...
NISA.
NIS right?
viewtifulsub
Member
Well that settled whether to pick up a yurop or US 3DSxl.
Soul Hackers and SMTIV '13 here I come.
Soul Hackers and SMTIV '13 here I come.
And they're going to publish EOIV as well.
Mauricio_Magus
Banned
I wouldn't be able to live without Atlus, I'd just buy a 3dsxl from USA and get all my games from the eshop(using USA pre-paid cards which are easy to buy online)
TurnipFritters
Member
Man let me tell you about this little company called Square Enix and their special tax...
Man, what a horrific world PAL folks must live in where NISA is seen as a good omen.
ULTROS!
People seem to like me because I am polite and I am rarely late. I like to eat ice cream and I really enjoy a nice pair of slacks.
Persona 4 Golden took 6 months to come to NA though, which is pretty standard for Atlus localizations.
EvilKatarn
Member
Is there even any reason to buy an European 3DS at all? Aside from being able to get it from close at home and have a warranty.
Oh I know all about the SE tax, having bought every single one of their GBA and most of their DS games. It seems like such a distant memory though when they could get away with it!
Now I just wait two or three months and pick up an even shittier version of FF XIII for less than 20 bucks or whatever eidos is doing for around the same.
Now I just wait two or three months and pick up an even shittier version of FF XIII for less than 20 bucks or whatever eidos is doing for around the same.
Every retail title for the 3DS since December has gotten a release on the eShop. Atlus supports the eShop well. It'll be on there, day and date, I can pretty much guarantee that.
Well, consider that SMT4 is going to tank since it isn't Persona 5, and the extra charge makes more sense.
Mauricio_Magus
Banned
EO4 got released on the eshop day 1, SMT4 will be the same
don't say that depressing crap ;______________________________;
don't say that depressing crap ;______________________________;
The second they confirmed Soul Hackers I knew it was a done deal whether I know anything from people or not.
Now I just wanna see if they'll keep the SMTIV trailer in SH.
Didn't take too long? really? Some interesting interpretation of events here.
ULTROS!
People seem to like me because I am polite and I am rarely late. I like to eat ice cream and I really enjoy a nice pair of slacks.
I wonder how the non-Persona SMT titles did in NA/EU/Around the world., especially SMT3 and Strange Journey.
With a 3DS warranty is an even more important topic than it normally already is. After all, Nintendo locks everything down to your hardware, so if it breaks you potentially lose a whole lot of stuff.
It's insane.
3 months sounds like a dream when you've got to wait two years for a certain other game.
Europe?
Those guys, who made the most recent Rambo title possible.
http://www.reef-entertainment.com/
You are so depressing Aeana.
But it's probably the sad truth. Maybe not tho, SMT IV seems a lot more forgiving than Strange Journey was.
Mauricio_Magus
Banned
it has that animu appeal too.
buddha0991
Member
You seem a bit bitter :/
Did they wait JUST so no one would think it was an April Fool's joke?
Nice to see the number's being kept, surprised to see the Japanese characters so prominent, especially after they were gone on Strange Journey. Then again Strange Journey didn't take place in Japan, while this does, so it made sense to go full Latin Alphabet there.
Nice to see the number's being kept, surprised to see the Japanese characters so prominent, especially after they were gone on Strange Journey. Then again Strange Journey didn't take place in Japan, while this does, so it made sense to go full Latin Alphabet there.
They get an Inazuma Eleven game that we don't. And...that's pretty much it.
But the battles are first-person and 2D, and there's no social links.
ULTROS!
People seem to like me because I am polite and I am rarely late. I like to eat ice cream and I really enjoy a nice pair of slacks.
Persona 3 and 4 had more animu appeal than SMT.
I think the other factor is that it's less accessible than P3/P4 meaning it's hard as bones and it's pretty much "traditional" in a sense that the battles aren't as speedy as P3/P4's.
Strange Journey was a regular part of my local Best Buy's bargain bin from about six months after launch and I still see a copy there now and then with the CD included.
Bought a friend a five dollar copy for his birthday a few years ago and left the five dollar pricetag on it (and stuffed the inside with XBLA cards.)
Bought a friend a five dollar copy for his birthday a few years ago and left the five dollar pricetag on it (and stuffed the inside with XBLA cards.)
Femmeworth
Banned
Maybe the increased price is due to Atlus USA actually hiring a localization programmer. /crazy theory
Persona 3 and 4 had more animu appeal than SMT.
I think the other factor is that it's less accessible than P3/P4 meaning it's hard as bones and it's pretty much "traditional" in a sense that the battles aren't as speedy as P3/P4's.
Huh?
Well, I would question the idea of charging a premium fee normally, but in this case it doesn't strike me as a particular dumb move. SMT without the Persona moniker probably are only selling to a pretty specific audience and I doubt that audience particularly cares about 10$ more or less. Especially when it's also a very quick release.
3 months sounds like a dream when you've got to wait two years for a certain other game.
lol my bad, I was thinking about that other game, not about golden persona.