Ever since the reveal of Tales of Graces f, we haven't heard much about the original Wii version of the game. That changes as of today, as Nintendo and Namco Bandai have announced that they will be re-releasing the game under the Minna no Susume Selection (translates to "Everybody's Recommended Selection") label.
Tales of Graces on the Nintendo Wii was the first mothership title for the series on the platform (Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World was classified as a spin-off sequel). The original release of the game was riddled with numerous bugs, with some even crashing the game altogether. Namco Bandai was forced to issue a bug-fixed version of the game, and a improved port was released in the form of Tales of Graces f late last year.
The re-release of the Nintendo Wii version of Tales of Graces will be released in Japan on March 24, 2011 for 2,800 Yen.
(On the subject of Tales of Graces, the PSN DLC cameo costumes will be released on January 13 and 20. The first batch will include Sophie, Cheria, Malik and Richard's costumes, with the latter batch including Asbel, Hubert and Pascal's costumes.)
For those who have followed Namco Bandai's Facebook wall over the last year, you'll know that their attempts at reaching out to Tales fans hasn't gone over that well. A new post from the company's new Community Manager appears to be turning that around, however.
The new Community Manager, Richard Bantegui, posted this on the company's Facebook wall about two hours ago:
Hey guys! I'm Richard Bantegui, aka "FilthieRich," the Community Manager for Namco Bandai Games. If you've got any thoughts, requests or suggestions about any of our games such as Tekken, SoulCalibur, PAC-MAN and yes, even Tales, let's chat!
He also gives a link to his personal Twitter account, @Filthierich, where fans of all of Namco Bandai's games, including Tales, can tweet him. Currently, the Facebook post has nearly 100 comments and over 50 Likes in just the last two hours. There's quite a few Tales-related tweets showing up in his account as well.
While no localization announcements have come out of this, it is a reassuring sign nonetheless for the company to publicly reach out to their fans and is a welcome change from what occurred last August.
Last Friday we reported on Namco Bandai posting a statement on their Facebook wall responding to the comments for a localization of Tales games outside Japan. What followed was over 100 posts to the company's Facebook wall and over 1,000 votes on a petition on Sony's PlayStation.Blog share for Sony to help localize PlayStation titles in the series, among other things. The company responded yet again, but this time things happened quite differently.
The original statement, which was posted less than an hour ago, read: To all Tales fans! We are ecstatic to see all of your responses. Thanks for your loyalty and passion towards the game. Unfortunately we do not have any plans to localize the series at this time. We’ll be sure to let you know if there are any changes to the plans. Thanks again for your support.
For those who closely looked at the comment, it was oddly noticeable that "series" was used instead of Tales of Graces, as in the previous statement. Just the comment alone sparked quite a few negative posts, as was to be expected. But unlike the previous statement, which still can be seen on the company's wall, this new statement, along with its 30+ comments, is now completely removed.
One has to wonder why the company would remove this comment, as it stated almost the exact statement as the previous comment, save the replacing of the game for the series. Namco Bandai has yet to comment on the removal.
Dengeki has just revealed news about a new Mutsumi Inomata-themed costume for Malik Caesars in Tales of Graces. Tales of Graces is the first mothership (the official series term for non-spin off games) for the Wii. The previous Wii Tales of title was Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World, which was classified as a spin-off sequel.
Like the previous Mutsumi Inomata costumes, including Pascal, Cheria Barnes and Asbel Lhant, Malik's costume is very unique, a samurai design with some animal printed on the front of it.
According to Dengeki, the DLC will be 400 Nintendo Points and will be released on March 31st starting at 1pm JST (Japanese Standard Time). The only character yet to have received a custom costume is Richard.
Dengeki has just revealed news about a new Mutsumi Inomata-themed costume for Asbel Lhant in Tales of Graces. Tales of Graces is the first mothership (the official series term for non-spin off games) for the Wii. The previous Wii Tales of title was Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World, which was classified as a spin-off sequel.
Like the Mutsumi Inomata costumes for Pascal and Cheria Barnes, as well as the costume for Hubert Ozwell, Asbel's costume is very unique, appearing to mesh the ideas of a samurai and a aircraft pilot. According to Dengeki, the DLC will be 400 Nintendo Points and will be released on March 10th starting at 1pm JST (Japanese Standard Time). No information has been given on costumes for Richard or Malik Caesars.
After reports earlier this month that Namco Bandai was working on a bug fix for the various issues in Tales of Graces, the company has announced publicly on their corporate website that they will be issuing a recall. Tales of Graces was released last December and was the first official main entry in the series on the Wii.
The original version of Tales of Graces was ridden with numerous bugs, most of which only appeared when a player went through the game a second time. Due to most of the games in the series requiring a second playthrough, it's not unexpected that the company issued a formal recall.
The website lists ten bugs in total, all of which had been discovered by fans shortly after the game's release in Japan. The specifics on the program weren't announced today, but Namco Bandai did state that the recall would not take place through retailers, instead using a delivery serviced called Hikitoribin, where a delivery person delivers the fixed version and takes the old disc in exchange. In the statement, Namco Bandai apologized for the problems and promised to increase their quality control in the future.
It appears that Namco Bandai has issued corrected copies of Tales of Graces which fix the many bugs that were present. The original version of the game was infamous for having a few bugs which could either freeze the game or stop completionists from obtaining every item.
The original versions of the game had the code RVL-STGJ-0A-0, while the updated version have the code RVL-STGJ-0A-1. While Namco Bandai currently has no replacement plan in place for exchanging a bugged copy for a fixed one, the website linked to in the source for this post shows how to contact the company to get a replacement.
While there has been no announcement of a North American or European release of the game, if there was a localization, it would almost assuredly use this fixed version as a basis for it.
Namco Bandai has revealed a new Mutsumi Inomata-themed costume for Hubert Ozwell in Tales of Graces. This game is the first mothership (Namco Bandai's term for non-spin-off games in the Tales of series) game for the Wii. The previous Tales of game for the Wii, Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World, was classified as a spin-off sequel.
According to the scan, both Hubert's costume (which makes him look like an android) and the previously revealed costume for Pascal will be available on February 13th, each 400 Wii Points.
It is currently unknown if any of the other characters besides Cheria, Pascal, and Hubert will be receiving special costumes like these in the future.
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