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[Indelible]

This is a much better release date, this fall is already packed with quality games and I don't want Ni No Kuni 2 to get lost in the shuffle.

 

[Quonny]

Whatever, my backlog + this fall's releases are too much for me to handle anyway.

 

[MattKeil]

Release it when it's ready, of course, but lol at people thinking Q1 won't be just as packed as Q4 once everything's done slipping.

 

[James Scott]

I wonder if next January is going to be like this January where a lot of games were pushed out the crowded holiday into a crowded Post holiday month.
Not sure if that benefited anyone last year

 

[jipewithin]

Take your time

 

[CheckMate]

Expected, was a very odd release it to begin with.

Xenoblade 2 is next.

 

[Drilbit777]

I really hope Xenoblade 2 isn't delayed as well since that's the one game I'm really excited for this year

 

[V1ctIm]

Noooooo!!! So sad, but better to release high quality. I'm ok with this. Next year looking to kill it already!

 

[Gray-Fox]

disappointing. will wait for sale

 

[FTF]

Not sending it to die in the holidays is good news.

Yup, I agree.

 

[ChaosZeroX]

Aw damn

 

[LordKano]

Is there another big scale JRPG releasing this fall that could compete with Ni No Kuni, beside Xenoblade 2 ?

 

[DrunkShogun]

Great to hear since I left the original game on the last boss since I'm underlevelled and don't feel like returning to it any time soon. 6 months should give me enough time to come back to the game with more interest.

 

[evolve9]

Oh well, it's not that big of a delay, it'll give me time to get through my 2017 backlog.

 

[family_guy]

Releasing in January is about as bad as releasing your game in December no? Oh well, the game has a cult following anyway.

 

[DealWithIt]

I bet you this is a decision largely based on release day competition.

 

[sdornan]

Could we get a Ni no Kuni I remaster before then?

 

[Ridley327]

Is there another big scale JRPG releasing this fall that could compete with Ni No Kuni, beside Xenoblade 2 ?

There's Pokémon Ultra Sun/Moon, but other than that, it's mainly small scale stuff like Nights of Azure 2.

Oddly enough, this will be the second holiday in a row where Skyrim is major release in the overall RPG genre.

 

[Sammy Samusu]

Xenoblade won.

Who would have thought.

 

[Tommi84]

And I remember when there was a Gaf thread which of the 'x' games will be delayed and few people said Ni No Kuni 2 is aiming at different audience.

Sad to hear it. Hope for good sales numbers. As it's 2018, I may even buy some sweet collectors/steel book editions for me?

 

[MikeBison]

Oh god, thank you. End of the year was already too packed.

 

[FirLocke]

Oh shiiiiit. Much better release date. I believe NNK1 also came out in January.

 

[LordKano]

There's Pokémon Ultra Sun/Moon, but other than that, it's mainly small scale stuff like Nights of Azure 2.

Oddly enough, this will be the second holiday in a row where Skyrim is major release in the overall RPG genre.

Yeah so it's not delayed because of too busy holidays but because they couldn't finish it in time.

 

[Fisty]

Just give us a remaster of the first one to make the wait easier!

 

[sora87]

Fuckssss sake. This was one of the very few games i was looking forward to for the rest of this year 😔

 

[Shikoba]

I'm kind of glad... Already too many other games coming out!

 

[MetalliCabombination]

Xenoblade won.

Who would have thought.

Won what?

 

[psyfi]

Bump it to March, I need more time to get through all the games this fall.

 

[Asd202]

Sad but it may be for the best. Also it's not that bad of a delay. Early 2018 will be stacked as fuck though.

 

[MatrixMan.EXE]

Won what?

Ignore Sammy, please. For the good of this thread.

 

[LordOcidax]

Oh thank God

Much better release date

 

[NinjaCoachZ]

Putting it in November was ballsy as hell but I had a feeling it wouldn't last. Sad but I'm not surprised.

 

[Ventara]

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

Like, fuck, I was really hyped to play it this year. A few more months isn't gonna kill me, I guess.

 

[Ridley327]

Yeah so it's not delayed because of too busy holidays but because they couldn't finish it in time.

Well, two months doesn't really mean a whole lot for the lead times console games need to have, so I do think that it is ultimately a more strategic shift. The game was originally coming out at a busy time, and while it had the genre all to itself, more or less, it would still be competing for time in a period that's going to see the release of veritable AAA juggernauts on the same platform. Getting away from the likes of CoD and Star Wars will be a wise move to make.

 

[StereoVsn]

Is there another big scale JRPG releasing this fall that could compete with Ni No Kuni, beside Xenoblade 2 ?

Ys VIII, Tokyo Xanadu for PS4, .hack, probably something else I am forgetting.

 

[ToonLink]

I'm grateful personally. Much better timing for me.

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[Hoo-doo]

Good. I don't want this game sent out to die.

If you need more time, take more time. Plenty of stuff to play.

 

[Usobuko]

Early February might be better?

 

[De_Legend]

Knew it.

 

[Jencks]

Perfectly fine with this. Q4 is swamped anyway and I want to be able to fully dive into this game when it comes out.

 

[Ridley327]

Ys VIII, Tokyo Xanadu for PS4, .hack, probably something else I am forgetting.

I don't think that NISA-published titles are what they had in mind, and that's not meant to be dismissive of those titles, either.

 

[Copper]

Ah, the delay train has officially departed the station. Let's see how many other games slip to next year from here.

Yep this always happens. Everything ends up releasing Jan-March

 

[KiNolin]

Won what?

Certainly not how they look, because I wouldn't want to touch Xenoblade 2 with a ten foot pole.

Ys VIII, Tokyo Xanadu for PS4, .hack, probably something else I am forgetting.

Mario & Luigi remake? I guess technically South Park too, maybe.

 

[Son Of Sparda]

Now watch God of War and Yakuza 6 release on the same day :|

 

[Waji]

I'm shocked this got delayed before Xenoblade's 2 did. It had a specific release date announced a month ago!

Because there's no reason for Xenoblade games to always be delayed especially.
There's no rule.

 

[Mory Dunz]

Won what?

the who would actually make 2017 award?

though Xeno isn't completely out of the water yet

 

[SinCityAssassin]

I approve. The end year was incredibly dense and I was afraid it'd be snuffed out. January is fine.

 

[Frostman]

Much better. November is death central.

 

[brainslug]

Not even mad. I have so much to play this year.

 

[Ravelle]

Yay, delay those game. This year is already too stacked with games anyways.