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Kobun Heat · Feb 1, 2006

6,800 yen. Release below.

Xbox 360(TM)専用ゲーム『NINETY-NINE NIGHTS(TM) (N3)』
発売日2006年4月20日（木）、価格6,800円（税抜）に決定

マイクロソフト株式会社（本社 : 東京都渋谷区）は、次世代家庭用ゲーム機
Xbox 360(TM)専用ゲーム「NINETY-NINE NIGHTS(TM) (N3)」を
2006年4月20日（木）に、希望小売価格6,800円（税抜）にて発売することを発表しました。

「NINETY-NINE NIGHTS(N3)」は、ゲーム業界に様々な新機軸を打ち立ててきた、
キューエンタテインメントの水口哲也氏が、韓国屈指の開発会社ファンタグラム社と手を組み、
Xbox 360向けに手掛けるプロデュース最新作になります。ディレクターにファンタグラム社の
サンユン リー氏、そしてクリエイティブ ディレクターには同社のヘンリ リー氏が就き、
ファンタグラム社とキューエンタテインメント社との国際的なコラボレーションは次世代機に
新しいエンターテイメントのスタイルを提供することでしょう。このゲームでは、
光と闇の葛藤が垣間見えるヒューマンドラマと、大軍勢相手に繰り広げる爽快アクションが
ひとつになった、全く新しいゲームプレイを提供します。独特な空気を感じさせる
完全オリジナルなファンタジー世界、斬新なデザインの中に親しみ易さを感じるキャラクターデザイン、
そしてそれら全てをユーザーの視覚に強烈な刺激として届ける圧倒的な次世代グラフィックス。
さらに5.1chによる音響体験。あくまでも究極のエンターテイメント体験こそが、
水口氏が本作品で追及するものになります。

■公式サイトwww.n3-game.jp がリニューアルオープン
背景のテーマ色の一新、そして全く新しいコンテンツの追加と共に
「NINETY-NINE NIGHTS(N3)」の公式サイト(www.n3-game.jp) がリニューアルオープンしました。
今後は充実したコンテンツを定期的に追加し、本作品に関する情報が次々と発信されていく予定です。

NINETY-NINE NIGHTS（Ｎ3）のパッケージ素材や画面素材は
Xbox 360公式プレスサイト(www.xbox.com/jp/press)か&#124...2364;できます。

タイトル概要
タイトル表記 NINETY-NINE NIGHTS(TM) (N3)
英語表記 NINETY-NINE NIGHTS(TM) (N3)
日本語カナ読み： ナインティナイン ナイツ（エヌ スリー）
発売元 マイクロソフト
開発会社 キューエンタテインメント／ファンタグラム
発売予定日 2006年4月20日
希望小売価格 6,800円（税抜）
ジャンル ファンタジーアクション
プレイ人数 1名
HDTV、Dolby Digital（5.1ch） 対応
対象年齢（CERO）15歳以上対象
コピーライト表記 (C)2006 Microsoft Corporation. All Rights reserved.

Akia · Feb 1, 2006

I need a 360 like now.

GhaleonEB · Feb 1, 2006

Woooooo.

tegdf · Feb 1, 2006

i bet the game, even if its good, won't sell more than 50K in japan

also is it even coming to the US?

Jonnyram · Feb 1, 2006

Oh shit...

4/20
Mother 3
FFXI + Expansion (on 360 too)
N3
DQ Yangus
Okami

shiiiiiiit

Kobun Heat · Feb 1, 2006

I'd say the craziest thing is that ANY company would pit a new game release in the same week that a new Dragon Quest AND a new Mother are gonna hit. All other video games should run screaming from 4/20.

Sho Nuff · Feb 1, 2006

Japanese industry <> common sense

jj984jj · Feb 1, 2006

When is the OST coming out?

Tabris · Feb 1, 2006

Kobun Heat said:
I'd say the craziest thing is that ANY company would pit a new game release in the same week that a new Dragon Quest AND a new Mother are gonna hit. All other video games should run screaming from 4/20.

Well it's a DQ Side Game and Mother is more of a cult hit.

I don't think there's much to fear. With how the JP markets are right now, you want to avoid releasing your games when Brain Training games are released.

cvxfreak · Feb 1, 2006

Kobun Heat said:
I'd say the craziest thing is that ANY company would pit a new game release in the same week that a new Dragon Quest AND a new Mother are gonna hit. All other video games should run screaming from 4/20.

No DS offerings that day either?

COME ON NAMCO DELAY TALES OF THE TEMPEST TO THAT DAY OR SOMETHING >:|

Kobun Heat · Feb 1, 2006

Tabris said:
Mother is more of a cult hit.

Keep telling yourself that, really.

cvxfreak said:
No DS offerings that day either?

Yeah, Mother.

krypt0nian · Feb 1, 2006

jj984jj said:
When is the OST coming out?

GOOD question!

Answers?

Tabris · Feb 1, 2006

Kobun Heat said:
Keep telling yourself that, really.

Mother 1+2 did about 280k in sales.

Nothing to threaten the release of another game with.

Bebpo · Feb 1, 2006

Jonnyram said:
Oh shit...

4/20
Mother 3
FFXI + Expansion (on 360 too)
N3
DQ Yangus
Okami

shiiiiiiit

Well at least my wallet is glad I don't play FFXI!

Okami better be the #1 selling game of the day or I I lose even more faith in Japanese gamers

SolidSnakex · Feb 1, 2006

Bebpo said:
Okami better be the #1 selling game of the day or I I lose even more faith in Japanese gamers

Get ready to lose faith.

drohne · Feb 1, 2006

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Kobun Heat · Feb 1, 2006

300,000 copies of a port collection is a "cult hit" now?

Kobun Heat · Feb 1, 2006

SolidSnakex said:
Get ready to lose faith.

With this release positioning, Okami is definitely headed down the "cult hit" road, by which I mean it might be 500 yen at Sofmap in six months...

Tabris · Feb 1, 2006

Kobun Heat said:
300,000 copies of a port collection is a "cult hit" now?

Unless you have original sale numbers from the nes/snes games, then yes.

SolidSnakex · Feb 1, 2006

Kobun Heat said:
With this release positioning, Okami is definitely headed down the "cult hit" road, by which I mean it might be 500 yen at Sofmap in six months...

I don't really see it doing all that well. It looks pretty and all, but that's not going to get it anywhere near DQ or Mothers sales. I wouldn't even be that surprised if NNN outsold it at first.

Jonnyram · Feb 1, 2006

Tabris said:
Unless you have original sale numbers from the nes/snes games, then yes.

The games came out before they could count, but it's estimated each game sold roughly 10 billion copies.

Okami will sell like shit, regardless of the release date. Sorry, bebpo.

Kobun Heat · Feb 1, 2006

According to some lamer website Mother 1+2 was the thirty-seventh best-selling game of 2003.

Jonnyram · Feb 1, 2006

Thanks, Chris! <3

Jonnyram · Feb 1, 2006

I guess this is the final boxart:

Bebpo · Feb 1, 2006

Jonnyram said:
I guess this is the final boxart:

Between that and

It's like X360 boxarts are trying to look like ass. :\

Yamaha98 · Feb 1, 2006

If 99 Nights & FF MMOG does not make a substantial impact on X360 sales in JP then I guess it's okay to jump plank.

Error · Feb 1, 2006

Tabris said:
Mother is more of a cult hit.

:lol carry on.

Bebpo said:
Between that and

It's like X360 boxarts are trying to look like ass. :\

it's a conspiracy.

rastex · Feb 1, 2006

Yamaha98 said:
If 99 Nights & FF MMOG does not make a substantial impact on X360 sales in JP then I guess it's okay to jump plank.

How about you say that with EVERY new release in Japan, that'll definitely make it true.

Oh, and I'd just like to say that I called this here here. And I'm going to keep hope alive that it's region free or is released here before summer.

Blimblim · Feb 1, 2006

rastex said:
How about you say that with EVERY new release in Japan, that'll definitely make it true.

Oh, and I'd just like to say that I called this here here. And I'm going to keep hope alive that it's region free or is released here before summer.

I think the only game that could make a difference in Japan is Blue Dragon. Toriyama is still a very big name there, and Blue Dragon certainly shows a lot of similarities with Dragon Quest too. If BD is a good game and it does not help 360 in Japan, then there is nothing more MS can do there.
As for the release date, I've been told N3 could be release in Europe before summer, nothing 100% reliable though.

Jonnyram · Feb 1, 2006

I agree about Blue Dragon being the ONLY game that can turn the 360 situation around in Japan. Other promising titles like N3, Lost Odyssey, Cry On, etc. could have decent sales, and even pick up the 360 hardware a little, but Blue Dragon is the only title which will make the 360 haters change their mind.

Bebpo · Feb 1, 2006

The music at the website is gorgeous. Mizuguchi's music taste never fails to amaze.

Jonnyram · Feb 1, 2006

You should check out Pinar Toprak's personal site too. Her music is awesome:
http://www.pinartoprak.com/home.html

boutrosinit · Feb 1, 2006

NNN = WHERE IS THE CAMERA BUTTON!!!???!!!

Bebpo · Feb 1, 2006

boutrosinit said:
NNN = WHERE IS THE CAMERA BUTTON!!!???!!!

R3?

EnvoyDenali · Feb 1, 2006

hmm, generally speaking i dont find rpg covers to be all that nice looking; but i really do like both of those, particularly the second...

boutrosinit · Feb 1, 2006

Clicking the the analogue stick? Since when did this become a good idea? That is DUMB. Shoulder buttons for the win.

golem · Feb 1, 2006

Bebpo said:
The music at the website is gorgeous. Mizuguchi's music taste never fails to amaze.

ugh the website is so slow right now... anything new posted?

Blimblim · Feb 1, 2006

golem said:
ugh the website is so slow right now... anything new posted?

Some more or less new screens, I've posted them on my site.

bloke · Feb 1, 2006

Jonnyram said:
I guess this is the final boxart:

Ugly, funny how ingame 3d model actually looks cuter than original 2d character art.

Hope this will hit PAL lands soon enough, so I'll have one more reason to get X360.

Wunderchu · Feb 2, 2006

I also think Blue Dragon is probably (speculating) the biggest upcoming game as far as Japan is concerned .. N3 will be quite big as well, with about the same level of anticipation as DOA4 , IMO .... but Blue Dragon will be on a whole other level, I think...

Bebpo · Feb 2, 2006

Wunderchu said:
I also think Blue Dragon is probably (speculating) the biggest upcoming game as far as Japan is concerned .. N3 will be quite big as well, with about the same level of anticipation as DOA4 , IMO .... but Blue Dragon will be on a whole other level, I think...

I wouldn't put the hype anywhere near DoA4 unless N3 comes with a mode to get the characters near-nude. N3 is not going to sell any systems to non-X360 owners and I doubt more than about 50% (so around 50-60k) of current owners will pick it up.

GDGF · Feb 2, 2006

They should package it with blunts and dank. Sales through the roof.

Captain N · Feb 2, 2006

I'm thinking of picking up a Japanese Xbox 360 & a copy of this game with my tax return.

Kabuki Waq · Feb 2, 2006

for some reason i thought the release date was the famitsu score.

I expected carnage in this thread

Captain N · Feb 2, 2006

This is the Offcial Site in case anyone cared.

Acosta · Feb 2, 2006

N3 is region free? really?

Bebpo · Feb 2, 2006

Gaijin To Ronin said:
N3 is region free? really?

Where did you get that? No Japanese X360 game has been region free to date and there is zero indication this game will either. People in the thread are chanting "region free" because they wish for it to happen, not because it is happening.

Wunderchu · Feb 2, 2006

Bebpo said:
Where did you get that? No Japanese X360 game has been region free to date and there is zero indication this game will either. People in the thread are chanting "region free" because they wish for it to happen, not because it is happening.

heh

Acosta · Feb 2, 2006

Where did you get that? No Japanese X360 game has been region free to date and there is zero indication this game will either. People in the thread are chanting "region free" because they wish for it to happen, not because it is happening.

I thought the chant was because it was region free (you know, that is what I was asking in shock & awe).

Too good to be truth.

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