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Shapermc Hot Sake!
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Posted: Wed Aug 30, 2006 7:53 am Post subject: Will Disgaea PORTABLE hit the U.S. market? |
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So, I got what I initially thought was just a standard press release for the release of Disgaea for the PSP. It turns out it is more like... a cry for support? Anyways, here is the interesting part of it:
Quote: | Because Disgaea™is an incredible fan favorite, NIS America is eager to bring Disgaea™PORTABLE to the U.S. fans.
But in order to make it happen, we will need to prove that there is enough support and demand for Disgaea™PORTABLE!
So, we would appreciate it if you could support us by raising your voice and making some noise for Disgaea™PORTABLEin the U.S.!!
Nippon Ichi and NIS America are also working on adding something SPECIAL to Disgaea™PORTABLE that will be exclusive to the U.S. market! |
So, I don't know where else to make some noise. I know that there are some fans of the game here, and I know there are some people with PSPs that just want good games for it. Anyways, you don't often see a request for support. _________________ “The average man has a secret desire to be a swaggering, drunken, fighting, raping swashbuckler.”
-Robert E. Howard in a letter to a friend circa Decmber 1932
"There is no place in this enterprise for a rogue physicist!" |
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simplicio .
Joined: 03 May 2005 Posts: 1091
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Posted: Wed Aug 30, 2006 3:46 pm Post subject: |
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is it just a port of the original or what?
I'd might consider a PSP if there were good games for it (and a hardware revision). Disgaea wouldn't do it alone, but it's a step in the right direction. |
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Shapermc Hot Sake!
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Posted: Thu Aug 31, 2006 7:30 am Post subject: |
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The press release said something about additional content. They even got the original voice actors back into the studio to record for the extended/new sections. Not that much though. The screen shots in the pr was even stated as PS2 shots, so I can't say too much. I just figured if anyone wanted to support this "movement" I might as well get the word out. _________________ “The average man has a secret desire to be a swaggering, drunken, fighting, raping swashbuckler.”
-Robert E. Howard in a letter to a friend circa Decmber 1932
"There is no place in this enterprise for a rogue physicist!" |
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DaleNixon .
Joined: 08 Jul 2005 Posts: 179
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Posted: Thu Aug 31, 2006 7:50 am Post subject: |
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This and a PSP redesign would be compelling reasons to pick one up. |
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friedchicken .
Joined: 16 Mar 2005 Posts: 496 Location: Port Land, OR
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Posted: Thu Aug 31, 2006 7:57 am Post subject: |
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This sounds like a job for Tollmaster!
Yeah, speaking as a PSP owner, this would be a good step toward making it worth owning in the US. It would also make it much more likely that I'd play more of Disgaea.
Speaking of Tollmaster, where the hell is he, what with Disgaea 2 being released and all? |
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Pijaibros .
Joined: 25 Jan 2006 Posts: 342 Location: Mistake by the Lake
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Posted: Sun Sep 10, 2006 12:45 am Post subject: |
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I thought it needed "30% more content" or some other silly rule to be released in the US. Ports are probably the best thing the PSP could be used for, but SCEA are a bunch of bastards.
I believe it's what has kept many of the other RPG ports from crossing the Pacific. Like Suikoden II, I don't think it will come over anytime soon. I will be surprised if it does. |
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SuperWes Updated the banners, but not his title
Joined: 07 Dec 2004 Posts: 3725
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Posted: Sun Sep 10, 2006 1:07 am Post subject: |
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I'm not sure about the 30% rule. Valkyrie Profile just came out and that's pretty much a straight port with a few extra cutscenes. Maybe because it's such a hard-to-find game? If so, you'd think maybe Disgaea and Suikoden II would fall into that category as well? Whatever the case, maybe this is a good thing. With the DS having a substantial lead over the PSP in Japan, and the inability to release their games on the PSP in the US maybe they'll just start putting their games out on the DS instead. Atlus has certainly been able to make a lot of money on it.
-Wes _________________
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dark steve .
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Posted: Sun Sep 10, 2006 8:44 am Post subject: |
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Well, you gotta understand how vague and unquantifiable "30%" is. |
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Wilkes milky wilkie
Joined: 06 Mar 2006 Posts: 256
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Posted: Sun Sep 10, 2006 9:01 am Post subject: |
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does anyone else see this as a clever marketing ploy fueled by experienced PR or am I the last sane man in new jersey? _________________
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TOLLMASTER nippon ichi PR man
Joined: 15 Feb 2005 Posts: 187
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Posted: Wed Sep 13, 2006 9:10 pm Post subject: |
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friedchicken wrote: | This sounds like a job for Tollmaster!
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Speaking of Tollmaster, where the hell is he, what with Disgaea 2 being released and all? |
The answer is pretty damn obvious. It was the Nippon Ichi cycle all over again: get excited for the game's release months in advance, make a post on the Internet about not wanting to buy it two weeks before release because "it isn't new enough", succumbing to temptation the first day it's available, and loving every minute you spend with the game.
It's a lot like crack, in other words. At some point, I'm aware that I have to stop feeding the addiction, but I tell myself I can stop anytime I want to, and I'm having fun for the moment, so it's OK!
The Disgaea portable thing bothers me. It really depends on the new content. If this were, say, an entirely new game I would be all over it; but why would I want to buy a port of a PS2 game I already own, and have clocked at least a hundred hours on?
Their other PSP games, Generation of Chaos and their other upcoming Idea Factory game (Spectral Souls? The name escapes me at the moment) look pretty awesome. I avoided the former at release because of negative reactions from people who would normally support anything Nippon Ichi brought over, but I thought about it, and really: I haven't picked up a PSP game yet, and my little brother's copy of Midnight Club 3 isn't really doing it for me. I need a reason to play that thing, if I'm not allowed to downgrade it. |
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Nana Komatsu weak sauce
Joined: 17 Jul 2006 Posts: 1293
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Posted: Wed Sep 13, 2006 10:55 pm Post subject: |
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Every Extend Extra is pretty good. |
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Shapermc Hot Sake!
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Posted: Thu Sep 14, 2006 8:21 am Post subject: |
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Nana Komatsu wrote: | Every Extend Extra is pretty good. |
Is it out, or just the demo? I know it's coming soon! _________________ “The average man has a secret desire to be a swaggering, drunken, fighting, raping swashbuckler.”
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dessgeega loves your favorite videogame
Joined: 16 Jun 2005 Posts: 6563 Location: bohan
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Posted: Thu Sep 14, 2006 8:43 am Post subject: |
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it's out, babe. _________________
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Nana Komatsu weak sauce
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Posted: Thu Sep 14, 2006 9:55 pm Post subject: |
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It's out in Japan, which is the version I got and I do recommend it, even if the domestic version is coming out later this year because WAITING IS NOT AN OPTION. |
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SuperWes Updated the banners, but not his title
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Posted: Mon Nov 13, 2006 9:09 am Post subject: |
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Hey guys, it looks like the big addition to Disgaea Portable is the characters from Disgaea 2.
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As much as I liked Disgaea 2, I don't feel like shoehorning its characters into the first game is really all that special.
-Wes _________________
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TOLLMASTER nippon ichi PR man
Joined: 15 Feb 2005 Posts: 187
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Posted: Wed Nov 15, 2006 12:24 am Post subject: |
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SuperWes wrote: | Hey guys, it looks like the big addition to Disgaea Portable is the characters from Disgaea 2.
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As much as I liked Disgaea 2, I don't feel like shoehorning its characters into the first game is really all that special.
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C'mon! It's a tradition now to feature past Nippon Ichi characters in their new games. Disgaea PS2 had Marjoly and Prier, and all the others...would probably be considered spoilers, still. The official site for Makai Kingdom even made fun of this trend back in the day, with a huge list of possible cameos.
And the discriminating Phantom Brave fan will notice that Nippon Ichi's new game, Soul Cradle, features a familiar face in the main cast, albeit done in a far different style. It even fits in with the plot this time, but it seems (so far) to be an "open secret" type of deal.
Besides, there is supposed to be more content than just that--I'm not sure on the specifics, not being able to read Japanese, but there are some other extras, and a few other modes (I'm guessing a music player and enemy data viewer, not sure) added in. And if there is a US release, they'd probably have to add in more stuff to get away with the "no ports" rule--though I guess that didn't apply to Valkyrie Profile and a few other games? |
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