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Japanese Publisher Love For 360 ...Finally |
by Coola
7/25/2005 |
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Blockbuster franchises such as "Resident Evil" and "Ridge Racer" are coming to Xbox 360.
Today at the Xbox Summit 2005 in Tokyo, more than 50 of Japan's elite game publishers pledged their support for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system, underscoring the momentum Microsoft Corp. is amassing behind the next-generation console. The games announced today, to a standing-room-only audience, span a full range of genres and include titles previously exclusive to other video game systems. These next-generation games, including major titles such as "Resident Evil" and "Ridge Racer," showcase the incredible experiences enabled through Xbox 360, presenting entertainment experiences that are always connected, always personalized and always optimized for high-definition television, while also spectacular on standard-definition televisions. By leveraging the system's revolutionary combination of hardware, software and services, these developers have brought their globally popular brand of gaming artistry to the next generation.
Japanese publishers that announced their support today for Xbox 360 include Capcom Co. Ltd., Konami Corp., Namco Ltd. and Tecmo Ltd., among others.
"Japan is one of the most important video game markets in the world and is a key pillar of our global strategy for Xbox 360," said Peter Moore, corporate vice president of Worldwide Marketing and Publishing for Xbox at Microsoft. "Our deep commitment to the Japanese market is evident in the exciting and unprecedented alliances we've forged with Japan's most talented and beloved game developers. Their new Xbox 360 titles will show the Japanese community and beyond that we are committed to defining the next generation of interactive entertainment."
Xbox 360 Game Titles Shown at Xbox Summit 2005
Activision
“Call of Duty 2”
“Tony Hawk's American Wasteland”
“Quake IV”
“Gun”
A R C System Works Co. Ltd.
“Versus Tactical Action” (working title)
Artdink Corp.
“A-Train X”
Atari Japan Co. Ltd.
“Test Drive Unlimited”
Bandai Co. Ltd.
“Mobile Suit Gundam” (working title)
Banpresto Co. Ltd.
“Super Robot Wars” (working title)
Capcom
“Biohazard 5 (Resident Evil 5)”
“Dead Rising”
Cavia Inc.
Title TBA
D3 Publisher Inc.
“E-D-FX” (working title)
“Chambara Beauty X” (working title)
Eidos KK
Title TBA
Electronic Arts K. K.
“FIFA Soccer 2006”
“NBA Live 2006”
“Need for Speed Most Wanted”
Idea Factory
Title TBA
Jaleco Ltd.
Title TBA
Kids Station Inc.
Title TBA
KOEI Co. Ltd.
“Dynasty Warriors 5”
Konami
“Winning Eleven” (working title)
“Rumble Roses XX” (working title)
“Proyakyu Spirits” (working title)
Marvelous Interactive Inc.
Title TBA
Microsoft Co. Ltd.
“NINETY-NINE NIGHTS”
“Every Party”
“Project Gotham Racing® 3”
Namco
“Frame City Killer”
“Ridge Racer 6”
RPG Title TBA
“Love Football” (working title)
FromSoftware Inc.
eNCHANT arM
Frontier Groove Inc.
Title TBA
G.Rev Ltd.
Title TBA
Genki Co. Ltd.
“Shutokou Battle” (working title)
Hamster Corp.
Title TBA
Hudson Soft Co. Ltd.
“Far East of Eden Ziria – Tales from Distant Jipang”
SEGA Corp.
“Chromehounds” (working title)
SNK Playmore Corp.
“King of Fighters Maximum Impact 2” (working title)
Spike Co. Ltd.
Title TBA
Square Enix Co. Ltd.
“Final Fantasy XI”
Success Corp.
“Zookeeper” (working title)
“Operation Darkness” (working title)
TAITO Corp.
“World Airforce” (working title)
Tecmo
“Dead or Alive 4”
“Dead or Alive Xtreme 2”
“Project Progressive”
“Dead or Alive code: Cronus”
THQ Japan
“Saints Row”
“The Outfit”
Tomy
“Zoids” (working title)
Treasure Co. Ltd.
Title TBA
Ubisoft KK
“Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter” (working title)
Vivendi
Title TBA
Yuke's Co. Ltd.
“Wrestle Kingdom”
Japanese-developed games have been embraced across the world for their unique design, eclectic characters, film-quality production values and fantastic gameplay. With Xbox 360 providing next-generation muscle, these fascinating worlds and characters explode into the high-definition era. Today's breathtaking game demonstrations proved to the world, with staggering results, what happens when Japan's unique visionaries develop for the most powerful next-generation system.
"The next generation is here, and Microsoft is ready to deliver," said Shigeru Yokoyama, Contents and Technology Company president of Namco. "With the blend of powerful hardware, software and services, Xbox 360 allows us to create gaming experiences more satisfying, more lifelike and more interactive then ever before. The possibilities of some of our most exciting franchises and games, such as 'Ridge Racer' and 'Frame City Killer,' are limitless on Xbox 360."
"Bandai is developing three exclusive games for Xbox 360, one of which is 'Mobile Suit Gundam,' a fully networked game that utilizes the Xbox Live® infrastructure. With a combination of HD quality and Xbox Live, gamers will be able to experience a totally new Gundam world," said Shin Unozawa, president, Video Game Company, Bandai Co. Ltd.
"With Xbox 360, we are working with the most advanced gaming technology in the world to create the ultimate gaming experience," said Isamu Fukada, director of Tecmo. "Microsoft's next-generation platform demonstrates a sincere commitment to delivering great games to the Japanese market."
"Microsoft has assembled an impressive lineup of Japanese game developers and seems committed to producing games that appeal to this market," said Michihiro Ishizuka, corporate officer, president, Konami. "We are excited about the possibilities provided by Xbox 360's powerful hardware and services, and look forward to creating dynamic new worlds for gamers to explore."
Today's demonstrations also showcased the innovative strides being taken to advance the online gameplay experience through Microsoft's industry-leading online games service, Xbox Live. Xbox Live has a worldwide membership exceeding 2 million, having doubled its dynamic community in just one year — the equivalent to adding one Xbox Live member every 30 seconds. With Xbox 360, gamers can expect incredible new experiences in the next generation of Xbox Live with features such as multiple levels of service (free Xbox Live Silver membership to premium Gold membership), Gamercards, Gamerzones, an integrated message center and Xbox Live Marketplace, a one-stop shop for downloadable content, including free and premium maps, levels, demos, casual games, trailers, and other game-enhancing content.
Xbox 360 is on track to launch in three regions this Christmas holiday: Japan, Europe and North America. This three-region launch will be a first in video game history.
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Microsoft is very...very very serious about Japan. So serious infact, that I'm not going to use the word uber in this sentence.
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MrEnygma
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I'm sorry, but I don't see what all the excitement's about...did we actually get ANY system-selling games in all that hubbub earlier today? I didn't see any, at least none that are EXCLUSIVE to the 360. Sure, there's RE5, but that's also coming to the PS3, and FFXI is, what, 2-3 years old??? Sorry, it just doesn't sound all that cool to me.
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*Sniffs* Do I smell a hater. Looks at MrEnygma
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The reason that you do not see any so-called "system sellers" is because the Japan launch will not be as important as the American and European launches. What will be important in Japan is the constant flow of good games by respected Japanese developers. Remember DOA3 sold like hotcakes initially, but then the systems stop selling due to lack of Japanese dev. support. Look to hear and see much more "system selling" games as the PS3 and Nintendo Revolution launches approach. Ultimately there is only going to be so much penetration that the X360 will make in Japan anyways. Regardless of how great the system or games are.. History has shown that the Japanese tend to be faithful (albiet foolishly biased at times) to Japanese products i.e. Sony and Nintendo. We have no reason to worry though, because the US, Euro and Korea are the large game markets anyways. Microsoft and the X360 will be just fine. Not to mention that Xbox Live will be the true "system seller" this go round.
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Coola
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Originally Posted by: MrEnygma I'm sorry, but I don't see what all the excitement's about...did we actually get ANY system-selling games in all that hubbub earlier today? I didn't see any, at least none that are EXCLUSIVE to the 360. Sure, there's RE5, but that's also coming to the PS3, and FFXI is, what, 2-3 years old??? Sorry, it just doesn't sound all that cool to me.
Um... are you blind or something? Did you not see what Kid Station Inc. is working?! ---- Kids Station Inc. Title TBA ---- Dude Title TBA is going to blow every other game out the water, even though other companies are developing versions of Title TBA, specifically Kid Station's is the one Title TBA to rule them all. It's game time. |
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MrEnygma
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EDS, you'd be right, except that I'm an Xbox man. I want the 360 to succeed EVERYWHERE, incl. Japan. I just have a hard time seeing what's so exciting about this list of games. It seems kind of small to me, and we really don't have any exclusives to 360.
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grandaddygame
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looks like a much better lineup than with the original box, ban't wait to see the trailers.
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Mr Enygma,
That's an obvious point, but since this is a Japanese launch list(maybe) , I think that this list looks a lot better than the Dreamcast's japanese launch list eons ago, I would think that MS is more than thankful someone wants to develop siftware for their underrated console. However, as the biz is, game lists can shorten just as quick as it can get bigger. I'd say there is tons of stuff still to be uncovered. Notice that MG4 is absent from that list, but after the disappointing Snake Eater, I could care less. Lets hope that if Kojima-san ever releases Snake Eater on 360, I would hope that he includes a training mode.
P.S. And as for Japanese releases go, you must have already forgot about that 'Hello Kitty' and 'Card Captur Sakura' should eventually spawn from some part of h*ll and make its way to the Japanese launch list. I think its pretty much on every platform in Japan in some shape,form, or fashion.
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Well, MadGamer, Kojima-san already stated that MGS4 would be exclusive to PS3, so that's not likely to happen...
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Ok.....let me see, Halo or MGS4........tough to some people but not tough to me especially since that sweet ass ghost recon is coming on the xbox360 THIS YEAR.......I wonder if its coming out at launch anyone know? Gamespot said Q3 2005.
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check out the videos on IGN(games and interviews), Even Bill G (himself) showed a lot of class and business savvy. It's obvious M$ has been busy building it's credibility as well as relationships in japan. and it's beginning to pay off. but this didn't happen yesterday, M$ has been planning and collaborating with the developers in the land of the rising sun for quite some time now. and these are the furst fruits.
Any other company would have gone belly up by now. But M$ is just hitting it's stride.All the major web sites are saying this is the show M$ should have brought to E3.
even the japanese are saying good things about the Xbox Summit.
it appears that the plum blossoms are about to hit the fan.
and yes EDs factor according to developers the awesome Ghost Recon360 is supposed to release within the x360 launch window. (late 2005)
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Ghost Recon...Good?...*shutters*
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i love nba and i will love nba live 2006. and if nba 2k6 comes out i will buy that too. any one here likes nba write the coments. dang onlly 3-4 months left to go. that is a lot. i got to find some stuff to keep me busy.
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I havent been too much on B-Ball as of late(PC building is time consuming), however I would go with the 2K series..that is if EA hasnt secured the B-Ball liscence.
P.S. And lets hope that MGS4 has a COMPLETELY DIFFERENT story from the Shadow Moses incident(MGS1) , that garbage got on my nerves the second I heard from Deepthroat on MGS2). But most importantly, you know that Deepthroat in the White House Watergate Scandal revealed his 70 year old carcass recently right ?
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Hi!, Do you think Microsoft will buyout any large third party Japanses in the future? maybe a surprise on TSG.
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Is this post really new??????? I sure thought I read it the other day when I put my last post up.... And to fat_bunnies(kinda of a g** name) take a look at ghost recon you dumb mofo, it is the beginning of the future of gaming......I should smack you for making that comment. *spits at fat_bunnies in disgust*
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xbox 360,
Im a fan of the NBA but most likely if NBA Live graffics and controls dont improve its not going to sell like NBA 2K6.
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Im not a wrestling fan but can you imagine how good the graffix will be on the 360,
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no he wont release snake eater for the 360 he'd commit harry carry before that ever happened or should i say howard dean
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