Giolon
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Not surprising given its absence at E3, but if you still foolishly held out hope that Valkyria Chronicles 3 would see a stateside release, Gamespot brings us the official bad news today:
I knew this would happen to the series the minute they announced that the second game was a) a PSP title, b) set in a high school. SEGA shot themselves in the foot internationally in order to minorly boost domestic sales w/ otaku pandering and international VC fans paid the price. It's a shame b/c storywise, it looked like the 3rd game had mostly gotten itself back on track.Fans of the series will be disappointed to know that Sega is not planning to localize the third game, Valkyria Chronicles III: Unrecorded Chronicles, for North American and European markets.
This story won't be chronicled in English anytime soon.
During a recent interview in Singapore, Sega's team manager of console sales, Hiroshi Seno, confirmed that the game would not be localized due to the PSP platform not being popular and well liked in North America and Europe. He also said that localizing the title for an English-speaking audience would require past games of the franchise to sell a particular quantity; he added that Valkyria Chronicles II did not sell enough to justify localization costs.
When asked whether the game would be out as a downloadable title on the upcoming PlayStation Vita system, Seno said the company would make a concrete decision the next time it meets with Sony. Valkyria Chronicles III sold 102,779 units in its debut week of January 24 in Japan.
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