Xenosaga

[DappaDizzle]

Namco Brings RPGs to DS
Xenosaga and Baten Kaitos to hit Nintendo's new portable.
December 01, 2004 - On the eve of the Nintendo DS Japanese launch (five more hours!), Nintendo updated its Japanese software list with a couple of big surprises for RPG fans. According to the list, Namco will bring Baten Kaitos DS and Xenosaga DS to the DS.

If you don't keep up with the console RPG scene, both of these titles, developed by Namco subsidiary Monolith Software, are epic releases on their respective platforms. Xenosaga has remained a PlayStation 2 exclusive in its first two installments with Baten Kaitos currently being available exclusively for the GameCube.

Nothing is known about the DS versions of the games, but as a first step, just knowing that they exist will make purchasing a DS early Thursday morning all the easier.

taken from ign today

im rather shock i though they would of made it for psp rarther then ds. i new they were makeing a handheld version of the game but im shocked its not for psp

please post your views

[Wobbleshot]

I am rather stunned by this as well. I wonder what is going on behind the scenes to cause this to happen. Could it be that Namco is taking a wait and see attitude toward the PSP?

[S2Kluver]

damn this is just like when Skies of Arcadia was cancelled for the PS2 but was still coming out for the GC

[Abstract Emotion]

0_0 *SHOCK'D*

wow. im glad I bought a DS as well, else I'd miss out. Of course, if either turns out to be crap half-game half-gimmick stuffs, I won't buy either.

[DappaDizzle]

i got DS so if its any good i will pick it up. but if does so dumb crap with touch screen forget it

[DappaDizzle]

Namco Big on Handhelds
The company reveals its plans for Nintendo portables for this year and next.
December 01, 2004 - Namco has announced the formation of a new handheld division at its company, and the titles that will be brought to life from the group this fall, winter, and in 2005.

The first game out of the gate is the just released Mr. Driller Drill Spirits, a continuation of the company's Mr. Driller series, this time on the Nintendo DS. This version of the action puzzler puts the Nintendo DS' dual-screen and touch screen capabilities to use, and offers multiplayer support via the system's wireless connectivity.

Next week comes Ridge Racer DS for the dual-screen handheld. This racer offers full analog steering support through the touch screen, and offers up six player races that only require one copy of the game for the network. We'll have a review of the game as soon as it ships.

For the Game Boy Advance, Namco will bring a new version of its Ace Combat series to the handheld. Ace Combat Advance casts the player as a pilot in the United Air Defense. As the newest recruit, they must help the UAD to destroy the Air Strike Force and bring General Resources Ltd., an evil worldwide economic superpower, to its knees. The game will feature an overhead perspective in a variety of air-to-air and air-to-ground environments. 10 different planes are selectable and unlockable in Ace Combat Advance's 12 missions. The game will ship in February 2005.

Also in February on the GBA comes the North American release of Klonoa 2: Dream Champ Tournament, the official sequel to Klonoa: Empire of Dreams released on the GBA in 2001. The new adventure combines platform, puzzle and adventure elements, where players must race against time and other dream travelers in the Dream Champ Tournament to collect stars, sun and moon fragments and become the ultimate Dream Champion. Klonoa 2: Dream Champ Tournament offers five new puzzle-packed worlds where players must use boxes, bomb boxes, switches, goomies, springs and scales in their quest for glory.

Pac-Man Pinball is a new, exclusive Game Boy Advance game (exclusive if you ignore the recently-released cellphone version) where players must whack Pac-Man around a pinball world eating dots and ghosts. It will feature multiball play by throwing Ms. Pac-Man in during the action. Watch for a release sometime in the spring of next year.

Finally comes the first North American appearance of Mr. Driller on the Game Boy Advance: Mr. Driller 2 ships for the GBA ships next year, and will offer multiple modes of play including Mission Driller, Endless Driller, and Time Attack Driller. The GBA version will also support the link cable for multiplayer


seems like namo are hot on nintedo right now .. were the love for sony and its psp

[Pumster]

seems like namo are hot on nintedo right now .. were the love for sony and its psp
I agree - all those games would have been great PSP titles. I hope a few are ported over.

[kevindenoyette]

Xenosaga should have been for psp, it'd be perfect.


ah well, MAKAI WARS GO!

[DappaDizzle]

seems like namo are hot on nintedo right now .. were the love for sony and its psp
I agree - all those games would have been great PSP titles. I hope a few are ported over.

yeh will end up with erm i remember some gamecube fanboys saying viewtiful joe would never go to another console and welll...? looks like it has

[Wobbleshot]

seems like namo are hot on nintedo right now .. were the love for sony and its psp

No kidding, at the least they should be releasing titles for both systems. This smells pretty strange to me. It is almost like Namco doesn't want our money. :?

[DappaDizzle]

maybe their say comething next week when its time for psp's launch

[linkmccloud]

I think Namco is trying to profit most out of both system with the less risk as possible. Its already expecting a lot of sales with Ridge Racers. By making Xenosaga for DS, if PSP is flop (which i dont think is very probable) they will have compensate with DS and vice versa, if both goes successful good then good for them.
In other words, its less risky for them to put money on both system than rather all in one.

[gamingmonkey2004]

wow didnt see this one coming..i think ill go over to my little corner hoping square doesnt turn their back to us too. :cry: nothing heard from Square for PSP now Xneo isnt coming over...gasp

[DappaDizzle]

their makeinf a ff game i think its called
Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII

[Fooly Cooly]

Namco is starteing to prefer
Nintendo instead of playstation or is a just me; well we still have Final Fantasy

[gamingmonkey2004]

not really not since that f*cking enix f*cked everything up.
SquareSoft signed a deal with Sony to produce games only for Sony for like 15 years but the merge thing with Enix made the deal void and crap

[Wobbleshot]

wow didnt see this one coming..i think ill go over to my little corner hoping square doesnt turn their back to us too. :cry: nothing heard from Square for PSP now Xneo isnt coming over...gasp

I still have a bit of hope it will come out, I'm hoping Dappa is right and they will annouce something closer to the PSP launch. I just can't believe they would form a whole handheld division just to make games for the DS. :?

[Damien]

Maybe they just havent announced it yet for PSP since itll take longer to develop being that the PSP is superior in graphics ;)

[Abstract Emotion]

I think maybe they are waiting for guarenteed sales. The DS has already proven its selling, but the PSP hasn't. Once the PSP starts to sell, we may hear of games for it. Either way, I think Nintendo may get more AAAs this cycle; from what I've seen the DS has alot more popularity. But we shall see.

[gamingmonkey2004]

well...i dont have any comment to that because i know N has us down on this one because of a legacy and being released first. Just one thing about the PSP games...WHERE THE F*CK IS NURBS? it was suppose to round everything to not have jagged corners...but yet the screen shots have games with edges and crap

[DappaDizzle]

MAYBE THER JUST EARLY SHOTS

[Abstract Emotion]

Maybe NURBS will suck the battery.
Maybe NURBS isn't being used conventionally, but rather for its on the fly model changing.
Maybe the developers spent too much time watching pr0n to have time to complete NURBS in games.

Point is, how the hell should we know!?

[DappaDizzle]

Maybe NURBS will suck the battery.
Maybe NURBS isn't being used conventionally, but rather for its on the fly model changing.
Maybe the developers spent too much time watching pr0n to have time to complete NURBS in games.

Point is, how the hell should we know!?

nicely said

[gamingmonkey2004]

true im just wondering why they wont take advantage of something truly great

[DappaDizzle]

im guessing they dont want to effect more batt life if thats a case

[Pumster]

im guessing they dont want to effect more batt life if thats a case
Possibly, but, as of right now, there have been no reports denying the presence of NURBS. So it's possible they'll turn up again, but, at this point, it's possible NURBS could have been scrapped.

[gamingmonkey2004]

yea guess so...to bad too cause i was looking forward to that

[Wobbleshot]

I think we won't see NURBs until the 100% designed for PSP titles show up. A lot of the current title are not ports but they do build on existing tech/content.

[gamingmonkey2004]

yea i guess so. like when games that are not launch titles come out they will take the time and use NURBS...lol i typed NURMS

[Celestial Sage]

not really not since that f*cking enix f*cked everything up.
SquareSoft signed a deal with Sony to produce games only for Sony for like 15 years but the merge thing with Enix made the deal void and crap


What! Enix has alot of games for the Playstation and so does final fantasy.
Enix has the Dragon Warrior/Dragon Quest series on PS2 and you know about final fantasy :D

I know they will make PLENTY of games for the PSP. They are waiting to see the result of the PSP. I hope when the PSP comes out it sells millions!! :D

[Celestial Sage]

not really not since that f*cking enix f*cked everything up.
SquareSoft signed a deal with Sony to produce games only for Sony for like 15 years but the merge thing with Enix made the deal void and crap

[Neon Sentry]

This... is fucking horrible. Xenosaga... is one of the only games I even play nowadays. I fucking worship it. I preorder Jenseits Von Gut Und Bose 7 fucking months early and this is how they repay me?!?!?!

I swear to fucking god, if they fuck me over like this, Namco can be fucking sure I'm never even gonna touch a fucking Tekken arcade machine again, just to spite them

This is the fucking worst news I have ever heard about the PSP

[import_tuner]

Seeing as how the reviews are in for RR DS.... I wonder how Namco is taking it? Wasn't RR DS supposed to be a somewhat big hit? I don't know. It got a fair and a 7.5 from Gamespot and IGN. The screenshots that IGN posted for the review is absolutely atrocious. :? Compared to the PSP one. Also I watched a clip of a guy driving with the stylus.... doesn't look too fun. Guess I'll have to try it out first hand to actually be able to comment, but so far it looks pretty bad.

I hope Squaresoft Enix comes out with some games for the PSP. Wouldn't mind a Xeno game (Personally I wouldn't mind replaying Xenogears with good graphics). FF is coming out in a year or so, so I wonder what games they'll come out with in the future.. :wink: