Namco Bandai Tells a Tale of No Vesperia in the US
For fans who’ve been anxiously awaiting the US release of the PS3 edition of Tales of Vesperia, you might just want to give up and move on, as Namco Bandai has some bad news for us all.
Tales of Vesperia was originally released ‘exclusively’ on the Xbox 360 in 2008. PS3 fans of the series felt that Namco Bandai had turned its backs on them. When it was revealed last year that a port of the TOV was hitting the PS3 in Japan last September with new content, characters, and more, fans of the series rejoiced and expected a US translation soon. Namco Bandai has stayed mum on the topic until now. They recently revealed to GamePro.com that they have ‘no plans’ to release it here in the United States:
NBGA have no details regarding this issue at the moment.
At this point, we do not know why. It is possible that Microsoft still has US exclusivity for the title, or with all of the major triple A games hitting this year, Namco Bandai may feel there is no room for Tales of Vesperia to prosper. Hopefully some details will be revealed later in the year.
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January 28th, 2010 at 8:51 PM
the exact same thing was said by Bandai for Eternal Sonata… 3 months before it was announced it will eventually get a release
January 28th, 2010 at 8:54 PM
I hope that’s the case, Noctis. I was looking forward to the game.
January 28th, 2010 at 9:41 PM
I sure hope the mighty MS dollar isn’t behind this. By trying to buy/control the game industry they are killing it for everyone.
January 28th, 2010 at 10:14 PM
I sold my 360 copy once I found out that it was getting released on PS3 in Japan.
January 29th, 2010 at 12:31 AM
I am sure it will make it over here.. COME ON ATLUS, pick up the rights
January 29th, 2010 at 2:50 AM
Atlus rocks! I would like to thank them personally for bringing Demon’s Souls and 3D Dot Games Heroes to the states.
January 30th, 2010 at 1:13 AM
Agreed with above 2 comments.
Maybe we should send them an email- they seem to listen to feedback better than other companies too.