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Max talks Ni No Kuni with Namco Bandai
As we continue to wind down our coverage from the 2012 Electronic Entertainment Expo, we have for you an interview with Dennis Lee, Namco Bandai's international brand manager for Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch. Dtoid Show's Max Scoville sat down with Dennis to get more details on the hotly anticipated collaboration between Level-5 and Studio Ghibli coming in January for PS3. If I'm being totally honest, the game looks great but didn't seem like it was going to be something for me. That is, until, the conversation turned to some of the wordplay that the game uses in naming characters. A crow master-at-arms named "Cawtermaster?" To whom shall I make the check out? Did you know? You can now get daily or weekly email notifications when humans reply to your comments.
Legacy Comments (will be imported soon)Me! Give me a million dollars, and I'll send you my Japanese import copy! C'mon! You'll be able to play the game 7 months before these foreigners! Mwahabahahah!! It still looks so good, thanks for grabbing this interview Max. The only thing that might suck is combat. Never been a fan of the move around in an RPG battle (thanks Quest 64). I loved the fact that in the demo they were showing at E3, the boss you fight at the end is a pig tank named... Porco Grosso. Yeah... they did that. I'm a little scared it will have repetitive dungeons like almost ALL Level 5 games do... Rogue Galaxy and Dark Cloud 2... oh man, those were the worst in this regard. Hopefully it's more like Dragon Quest VIII. 9:30 PM on 05.23.2013 Ragnarok Odyssey Ace journeys to PS3, Vita this winterRagnarok Odyssey Ace is making the journey west this winter for PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita. An enhanced version of Ragnarok Odyssey, which released exclusively for Vita last year, the game includes new features, ...
8:00 PM on 05.23.2013 Seth Killian is a playable character in DivekickThat's right! Seth Killian is a playable character in Divekick, the unique fighting game slated to hit the PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita, and PC later this spring. S-Kill, as he's called in the game, is one of the harder ch...
12:00 PM on 05.23.2013 Square Enix Presents to stream live during E3Square Enix will be adding to the huge list of live streaming events timed for E3. Their Square Enix Presents presentation will show the world their E3 line-up during the show, running from June 11-13, straight from the show ...
10:09 AM on 05.23.2013 Nintendo Direct at E3 now has a time: 7am PTHere's a quick update on that E3-timed Nintendo Direct we told you about recently. We know it will focus on future Wii U games, and will be streamed live here. And we now have a time: June 11 at 7 a.m. PT. That's pretty damned early.
8:00 AM on 05.23.2013 Dying Light is an open world, freerunning zombie gameOkay, take Dead Island's entire concept, subtract the role-playing mechanics, throw in freerunning features akin to Mirror's Edge, and set it all in an open world that features a day-and-night cycle where things become way ha...
1:00 PM on 05.22.2013 EA's E3 conference includes first look at Star Wars plansElectronic Arts' E3 press briefing will provide viewers with a first look at what the company plans on doing with its multi-year Star Wars deal with Disney, EA Labels president Frank Gibeau announced. The new Star Wars titles...
1:00 PM on 05.21.2013 Next-gen arrives with Call of Duty: GhostsI have seen the future, and I'm here to tell you that it's a bit different from what you're probably expecting. Actually, I've seen two different futures. One is Infinity Ward's version of our country's future, in which Ameri...
1:00 PM on 05.20.2013 The odds are against you in Batman: Arkham OriginsBatman: Arkham Origins is a prequel in the Arkham franchise, following a Batman who's more myth than legend at this point in his crime fighting career. This is a younger Bruce Wayne, more agile in combat yet still equipped w...
12:00 PM on 05.20.2013 Gran Turismo 6: A peek under the hoodJust a few weeks ago, we were picking over Gran Turismo 6 rumors, and now here we are with our very first preview. I was surprised to walk into a hands-on opportunity just one day after the title was officially announced. Surprised and pleased. It may not have been the PlayStation 4 launch game I was hoping for, but it's never really a bad time for more Gran Turismo.
10:00 AM on 05.20.2013 Tearaway is a must-own for the PlayStation VitaLast week, I got to preview a bunch of current-gen games, which we can expect to see during E3, at a special pre-show event that entailed several different game companies. The Sony showcase in particular had a handful of game...
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| 4:30 PM on 02.12.2013 Ni No Kuni is offering a free Draggle familiar DLC today |

It's a free DLC-fest for the PlayStation Network today, as Draggle, the adorable guy pictured above, is dropping for free on the PSN. If you aren't familiar with how Ni No Kuni works, it's basically like Pokémon. Aroun...more
| 10:15 AM on 02.04.2013 Ni no Kuni is #1 in the UK, sold out in many shops |

I guess a lot of grown-up "mature" gamers, who complained that Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch was too "kiddy," were blowing smoke out their asses and bought the Level-5 RPG anyway. According to GfK Chart-Track's UK Top ...more
| 1:15 PM on 01.30.2013 Dear Ni no Kuni fans, your help is urgently required! |

Seriously guys ... do you know where we can find something brown and sticky? Brown and sticky?more
| 5:55 PM on 01.25.2013 Namco Bandai responds to Ni no Kuni LE order issues |

Namco Bandai handed Destructoid an official statement on the Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch Wizard's Edition order issue we've been following these past few days. It is as follows: Namco Bandai Games America ...more
| 3:15 PM on 01.25.2013 Ni no Kuni Wizard's Edition orders issues abound [update] |

[Update: As you can see from our comments section below, this has been a messy issue. It got nasty when word got out that one buyer got over 200 copies and is now selling them on eBay. Disgusting. Thanks to our readers for in...more
| 7:30 PM on 01.23.2013 I helped a girl take a piss in Ni No Kuni |

It wouldn't be fair to say that Ni No Kuni has a specific urination quest. It's more of a side story or side effect of a larger task, if you will. Nevertheless, when I came upon this girl who needed to whiz, I immediate...more
| 12:30 PM on 01.21.2013 Review: Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch |

Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch could have easily been called Japanese Role-Playing Games: The Official Videogame, for it plays out like an overview of the entire genre as much as it does a game in its own right. I...more
| 9:00 PM on 01.09.2013 Behind the music of Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch |

Now that Ni no Kuni is just weeks away from release, Level-5 is back with the third in its series of behind-the-scenes developer diaries. This time around they've sat down with composer Joe Hisaishi to discuss the ...more
| 12:00 PM on 01.08.2013 Ni no Kuni hit with week-long delay in Europe |

One of the year's first big games, Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch, has been pushed back a week in Europe and Australasia due to logistical reasons. Originally scheduled to release on January 25, 2013, Level-5's lovely R...more
| 9:00 PM on 12.19.2012 Ni no Kuni dev endeavors for games to transcend film |

It appears that Level-5 has some pretty lofty aspirations with Ni no Kuni. In this follow-up to the title's initial developer diary, Animation Director Yoshiuki Momose discusses the collaborative effort behind...more
| 3:45 PM on 05.23.2013 The Mighty Quest for Epic Loot gets 'Archer' gameplay vid |
The Mighty Quest for Epic Loot, Ubisoft Montréal's upcoming free-to-play title, has been something I've been looking forward ever since being introduced to the PC game by a considerably witty half-naked knight. A...more
| 1:45 PM on 05.23.2013 Why is EarthBound for Wii U listed on Amazon UK? |
After years of waiting, the SNES underdog classic EarthBound is finally coming to the Wii U eShop in America and Europe. EarthBound is the second game in the Mother trilogy, though the other two have never officially made the...more
| 1:39 PM on 05.23.2013 Brand new Shin Megami Tensei IV trailer for you samurai |
We have a brand new trailer for Atlus' upcoming 3DS RPG Shin Megami Tensei IV. This one shows off a bit of gameplay and battling in an overview of the game, putting you into the shoes of a new samurai recruit. The informatio...more


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