Has one genre ever made you change your opinion of another? Commenter File2ish explains how Namco’s Tales of Symphonia made him a fighting game fan in today’s Speak Up on Kotaku.
One thing Namco loves is their Japanese RPGs and in particularly, their “tales” series. The franchise has moved over 10 million units which is pretty damned impressive when you think about it. This year marks the tenth anniversary of the series and to celebrate, they are rolling out two new Tales games, Tales of Symphonia for the Wii and Tales of Vesperia for the Xbox 360.
Here’s what we knew before, oh, just now. We knew Tales of Symphonia: Knights of Ratatosk was due for release in the “Spring” on the Wii. Least in Japan. We knew it’s also to be localised and released in the West, re-christened as “Dawn of the New World”. Now that it’s right now, well, we now know that the game will be released in Japan on June 26, so at the very least, you now also know not to expect it in English anytime before that. バンダイナムコ、Wii「テイルズ オブ シンフォニア -ラタトスクの騎士-」[Game Watch]
The latest Nintendo Power has, as its cover feature, the news that the latest Tales of Symphonia has been scheduled for a US release. It’s currently being localised, and will drop the “Knights of Ratatosk” subtitle in favour of “Dawn of the New World”. And…that’s about it. Nothing else new to report since we’ve already seen the thing, but hey, it’s nice to know American Wii owners will soon have the option of a meaty JRPG. No word on a US release date, but the Japanese version’s out in the spring, so it shouldn’t be too much later than that. Nintendo Power’s big reveal: Tales of Symphonia coming to the U.S. [Wii Fanboy]
