Father_Brain
Banned
Wow, must really be a skeleton crew in the NA office.
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So Atelier Totori + just launched with no marketing or even a release date
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Wow, must really be a skeleton crew in the NA office.
FrostuTheNinja
Member
Yeah, I saw it pop up on PSN and was more confused than surprised.
Koei, I'm available.
Koei, I'm available.
Avallon
Member
That wouldn't be true if every game did it. It won't happen, but I'm just saying that I hate the waiting game.
Btw, this game isn't going to do terribly. People who want to buy the game will know how to buy it. I don't think the Atelier series gets many impulse buys off the shelf anyway.
Delusibeta
Banned
Which begs the question: has TK Europe said anything about it?
HiddenAway
Member
Not that I can see...
dakkumauji
Member
If anything, they'll probably talk about it (probably being blindsided as well) when it's daylight in Europe.
I was thinking less TK and more the Vita on a whole. I'd think unless you were releasing a high profile game they wouldn't really care too much.
It still hasn't been. But you can buy it now!
Avallon
Member
It wasn't. Enjoi
dakkumauji
Member
It was announced when you stumble across it on the PSN store!
Neither is Nun Attack. Never trust the drop
The level of communication from Tecmo-Koei America to it's fans is just so astonishingly bad I can't even laugh about it anymore.
They got rid of the official Koei forum some time last year with zero explanation as to why (even the former mods don't know) and on top of that there is no absolutely no community manager, while Inspchin in Europe has to pick up the extra slack sometimes because of this.
They got rid of the official Koei forum some time last year with zero explanation as to why (even the former mods don't know) and on top of that there is no absolutely no community manager, while Inspchin in Europe has to pick up the extra slack sometimes because of this.
TheBaronOfNA
Banned
I think that would drive normal retailers and enthusiasts nuts than do any good.
Hours Left
Member
Tecmo Koei are really hitting it out of the park since they took over the reins.
So nurturing.
So nurturing.
Oyashrio-Sama
Member
I see they are following Sega's old marketing plan...
Unless you specifically love playing games on handhelds, no. There's additional stuff, but it's really not that significant.
TheBaronOfNA
Banned
I had no started Rorona but I reall want to play this only because my Vita needs games... but that memory card space...
It's not worth the 40$. The extra content is just costumes and a few extra characters for the battles, nothing else.
Well, NISA seemingly knew how to sell to people enough to keep getting sales, so i could see a huge plummet. But maybe everyone who'd care kept an ear out and knew anyway?
On Origin.
TheBaronOfNA
Banned
I'm not so sure...
Man-is-Obsolete
Member
Lol, strangely I think he has a point. I can see a lot of sites reporting on this oddity of a release and increasing the awareness of the game.
cosmicblizzard
Banned
When you say no marketing, do you mean we didn't even know it was getting localized? If so, that's amazing.
TheBaronOfNA
Banned
Yeah, but is one time only deal if it works.
Now that I think about it...
No, that'd be like lightning: you'd see the game just come out, then shortly afterwards MARKETING BLITZ TIME. This is just a light flashing in the dark a few times before going out.
Delusibeta
Banned
By no marketing, we mean TK said nothing about even considering a release. The only previous suggestion to it getting a Western release was the Australian games board slapping an R18 on it.
dakkumauji
Member
Well there is also that Gamestop listing for the DD version that came out today.
Delusibeta
Banned
Well, yeah, but it was immediately followed by "it's on PSN now!"
Personally, I don't particularly mind digital-only releases, but no notice? Bomba!