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Far Cry 3 And The Stranger In A Strange Land Simply hearing about Cross Edge, the PlayStation 3 RPG that combines popular properties from Nippon Ichi, Gust, Namco Bandai, Idea Factory, and Capcom together into one all-star role-playing extravaganza was enough to turn fans (myself included) into bubbling puddles of joyful goo. Seeing the game in action in this Japanese trailer is enough to make me want to gather up all of the North American fans, form a giant robot, march over to Japan and demand the game get a U.S. release behind the barrel of a gigantic laser cannon.
Of course, being relatively timid RPG players we’d then apologise and quietly pre-order the import version once the tell us no, but for a brief moment we’d be united. That’s the power of Felicia and a prinny on the same screen.
Disgaea 3′s due in, oh, a couple of months in the US, but you wouldn’t know it from how quiet everyone’s been. What, no hype left for Nippon Ichi and Disgaea? No love for Stupid Hard Levels? For switching seats with classmates? Come ooooooonnnn. Maybe this English-language trailer for the game will get you in the mood for throws, and Prinnies, and combat of a tactical nature.
The latest issue of Weekly Famitsu has been poked and prodded by the folks at Akayuki.com, revealing a game that’s been rumored since the middle of last year, Disgaea for the Nintendo DS. According to the translator the game is titled Disgaea DS: Prince…and that’s all we’ve got. Simply an announcement that the game exists. No screens, no interesting tidbits, and no telling if the prince in question is Laharl or the aging pop sensation. I’m sure that most Disgaea fans are with me when I say that just knowing it’s coming is enough…for now.
Weekly Famitsu info and scans [Akayuki.com via CVG]
You think Nippon Ichi, you do not think Xbox 360. Disgaea, Phantom Brave, La Pucelle: Tactics…they’re not 360 games! Which is probably the whole point behind a deal which will see Nippon Ichi publishing games on the 360. No further word on anything like games or timeframes, but an XBLA version of any of the above names might be a good place to start. That or all-new games. Either way, I’m not fussed, sure there’ll be some people in Japan and some people outside Japan happy about this. Nippon Ichi planning to develop for the Xbox 360 too [Siliconera]
