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NI NO KUNI WRATH OF THE WHITE WITCH for the PS3 Coming Winter 2012 in North America
SAN JOSE, Calif., (February 15, in the year of our Lord
2012) – Leading video games publisher and developer
NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc. today announced that Ni no Kuni:
Wrath of the White Witch™ will have a Winter 2012 release in
North America exclusively for the PlayStation®3 computer
entertainment system. This epic tale of a boy crossing two
realities on a quest to find his mother brings together two of
Japan’s most respected entertainment companies, LEVEL-5 and
Studio Ghibli, to create an RPG for the ages.
The unique fantasy adventure is developed by LEVEL-5, the studio
behind the smash hits Dragon Quest VIII, Dragon Quest IX, and
the Professor Layton series. For the game’s characters and
animations, LEVEL-5 collaborated with the legendary Studio
Ghibli, responsible for countless anime masterpieces including
My Neighbour Totoro, Castle in the Sky and Spirited Away. The
in-game music comes from the hand of Joe Hisaishi, the composer
of the scores to over 100 films including many of Studio
Ghibli’s greatest productions.
“The development team at LEVEL-5 has worked very hard to ensure
that Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch is a RPG that fans of
video games and traditional animation will remember for years to
come. It has been a great honor to collaborate with Studio
Ghibli and Joe Hisaishi, and to incorporate all of their
experience into a fantastic game,” said Akihiro Hino, President
and CEO of LEVEL-5. “Our top priority for the Western release of
Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch is to localize the game
with the same level of quality and attention to detail that fans
of LEVEL-5 and Studio Ghibli have come to expect.”
Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch is a heart-warming tale of
a young boy named Oliver, who embarks on a journey into a
parallel world to become a magician in an attempt to bring his
mother back from the dead. Along the way Oliver makes new
friends and adopts many of the wonderful creatures that inhabit
the world, raising them to battle other creatures on his behalf
as he takes on formidable enemies.
Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch is scheduled for North
American release winter 2012 and will include both English and
Japanese voiceovers. For more information about Ni no Kuni:
Wrath of the White Witch, please visit:
http://www.namcobandaigames.com.
