Namco Bandai declined to publish
The Sky Crawlers: Innocent Aces in North America, licensing the game out to
XSEED instead. However, the company is handling the game itself for the European release, due in February. The game is a flight action game developed by Ace Combat dev Project Aces, and based on both the novel and the Mamoru Ishii-directed anime film of the same name.
In addition to the game, the movie is planned for a DVD and Blu-Ray release in PAL territories at an unspecified future date (”coming soon”). That seems like a good idea — licensed games probably work better when people know what the source material is.
Sky Crawlers landing in Europe this February originally appeared on Joystiq Nintendo on Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:50:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Posted on November 19th, 2009 at 2:50pm by JC Fletcher
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We’ve got some welcome news for European readers who
somehow don’t already own a Wii — or for those of you who already have one, but
just can’t resist the temptation of the new black model. Amazon.uk has opened pre-orders for the new
Wii Sports Resort bundle, which includes a Wiimote, a Nunchuk and a MotionPlus all dressed in black, along with both
Wii Sports games. The bundle will ship on November 6 and is available on
additional Amazon branches, as well; though the release dates for other European territories is November 20.
The UK pre-order price is even discounted a bit to £164.99 (roughly $270) — the same bundle in boring old white normally retails for £179.99. (The black and white bundles are priced the same, at €209.99, elsewhere in Europe.) The white bundle, however, includes your choice of two additional games — a small sacrifice for that spooky black coating, we say.
As for you importers, we suppose this could be the ideal time to pursue a PAL model, if you simply can’t wait for the black system to be announced for North America. Then again, in doing so, you’ll also have to import all of your games. Patience.
[Via Engadget]
PAL PSA: Black Wii bundle now available for pre-order, discounted in UK originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 27 Oct 2009 12:02:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Posted on October 27th, 2009 at 1:02pm by JC Fletcher
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