Late last year we got the first unpainted version pictures of Alter's Rita Mordio figurine. Today we have our first glimpse at the painted version as well as news of two more of the company's figurines.
As can be seen in the pictures on Alter's blog, the painted version does keep the minature chibi version of Rita which we previously saw. Pre-orders for this figurine will begin on January 25, with the exact release date still unknown.
In other figurine news, Alter is also re-releasing their Yuri Lowell figurine. Pre-orders can be found here, although the exact date they'll be releasing is unknown.
Keep on reading to find out more about the new Alter Tales of figurines.
Earlier this month we posted about the release date for the upcoming Alter Luke fon Fabre figurine. Pictures taken at the recent Megahobby Expo 2011 Autumn event have revealed that Alter has another figurine set for release in 2012: Rita Mordio from Tales of Vesperia.
Tales of Vesperia was the first next-gen HD entry in the long-running Tales series and brought Tales of the Abyss's battle system into the next-gen consoles with numerous enhancements, including new Artes called Burst Artes which dealt more damage than any normal attack. In Japan, there was a PS3 port of the game with additional content, but that version hasn't been announced for a North American release.
No specific release date was announced for the figurine except for a ETA 2012 release date. It appears that a smaller chibi version of Rita will accompany the figurine on the same base, if the in-progress model stays true.
Keep on reading to see the screenshot of new Alter figurine.
For those who didn't already know, 2011 is the 15th Anniversary of the "Tales of" series in Japan. Namco Bandai is known for releasing tons of merchandise and the like around these types of celebrations and this event is no exception as the company will be re-releasing some of the franchise's previous games at a budget price.
Each game will come in a special 15th anniversary sleeve and each copy will come with a code that can be used to download a PS3/PSP Tales of Xillia-themed theme from the PlayStation Store. It wasn't stated specifically but the PSP games will almost likely get the PSP code while the PS3 games will get the PS3 code.
Keep on reading to find out which games are included.
Ever since Namco Bandai announced their Tales of Graces f localization two months ago, fans have been wondering what Namco Bandai's plans are for promoting the game. Thanks to a short interview with OXM, we might have gotten some news on that front.
OXM's article, which mainly detailed Namco Bandai's digital Xbox 360 Games on Demand release of Tales of Vesperia in Europe, did have some words from Lee Kirton, marketing director for Namco Bandai UK. Some of the snippets from the article can be found below:
Keep on reading to hear what Namco Bandai's European branch had to say about the Tales series.
In 2008 Namco Bandai released Tales of Vesperia on the Xbox 360 and release the game a year later in Europe in 2009. The company has just announced that the game is now available on Microsoft's Games on Demand service for the Xbox 360 in both North America and Europe.
Tales of Vesperia was the first next-gen HD entry in the long-running Tales series and brought Tales of the Abyss's battle system into the next-gen consoles with numerous enhancements, including new Artes called Burst Artes which dealt more damage than any normal attack. In Japan, there was a PS3 port of the game with additional content, but that version hasn't been announced for a North American release.
The game has been out-of-print after an initial reprinting a year or so back, making this a great deal for any JRPG fan needing their next fix. The game is available for $29.99 in North America and 29.99 € in Europe.
Last week, we reported on Tales of Graces f likely being announced tomorrow. Well, it looks like the company has one other ace hidden up its sleeve: Tales of Vesperia PS3.
Unlike the previous image last week, this time the Tales of Vesperia logo can be easily seen in the image on the left and right sides, unlike the Tales of Graces f logo which required people to invert the colors.
Namco Bandai is set to present these games along with possibly some others tomorrow during a press event, so once news breaks, we'll be sure to cover it.
As many people may know, the preorder for the Kotobukiya One Coin Grande Figure Collection Tales of Vesperia was announced earlier this year. These figures that Namco Bandai had Kotobukiya work on are small scale models, each being between 80 and 100mm. The figures were said to come in two sets featuring ten characters total. Because of the large total number the sets were split in two, each with their own, unspecified, release date.
The first of the two sets, entitled “Chapter of Justice,” shipped in late September. This set includes the characters Yuri, Estelle, Karol and Judith with the secret release being Repede. The sets are also available online to purchase for the price of 6,000 yen, each piece in the set costing 750 yen each.
The second set in the series which is called “Faith Chapter” is set to release and ship in late October, no date is specified yet. This set is to include Raven, Rita, Flynn, Patty and the secret release is Duke. This set will carry the same price as the previous set.
In yesterday's first part of this article, we detailed the recent events surrounding Namco Bandai's postings on Namco Games's Facebook wall and the misconceptions surrounding comments that it would be incredibly easy for the company to release the PS3 port of Tales of Vesperia. This second part details what both sides can do to help release more Tales games in the west.
What Namco Bandai needs to realize with the Tales series is that while it might not be as big of a juggernaut as other RPGs such as Final Fantasy or the company's very own Tekken franchise, there is a very passionate fan base, much like the fan bases for Atlus's Shin Megami Tensei and NIS America's Disgaea franchises.
The company also needs to realize that part of the lackluster sales can be attributed to two factors: release dates and fan outreach. One such example of the former would be Tales of the Abyss's release in North America. Namco Bandai released the title mere weeks before Final Fantasy XII and had little-to-no advertising, with only a few websites having advertisements for the game, compared to Square Enix's mammoth advertising for the their title. With Square Enix pushing out a limited edition version of Final Fantasy XII, many gamers were forced to pick one of the two and many forgoed picking up Tales of the Abyss if they happened to noticed it. The lackluster sales that followed only helped to push the game to the back of the store, furthering hampering its sales.
Keep on reading for more of the second part of the article.
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