The official Tales of AOD thread.

[Fencedude]

Idolmaster? Is this in the Tales of Graces game?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iVQdELKXitE&feature=watch_response

Pascal! I love you!!!!!

Thats the awesomest thing I've seen in...oh at least the last 12 hours.

Edit: After watching a couple other vids, Pascal is now my favoritest character ever.

[Johnny]

Idolmaster? Is this in the Tales of Graces game?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iVQdELKXitE&feature=watch_response

Pascal! I love you!!!!!

Thats the awesomest thing I've seen in...oh at least the last 12 hours.

Edit: After watching a couple other vids, Pascal is now my favoritest character ever.

Wow @ all the Pascal love! I was obsessed with her while playing through Graces when it came out in Japan. Internet high five to everyone else who appreciates her! :sdsmiley:

[TheGreenMan]

Idolmaster? Is this in the Tales of Graces game?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iVQdELKXitE&feature=watch_response

Pascal! I love you!!!!!

Thats the awesomest thing I've seen in...oh at least the last 12 hours.

Edit: After watching a couple other vids, Pascal is now my favoritest character ever.

Wow @ all the Pascal love! I was obsessed with her while playing through Graces when it came out in Japan. Internet high five to everyone else who appreciates her! :sdsmiley:

Here's another. Watch the first 16 seconds of it. It's freaking hilarious.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SnOca04YUyc

Huh-HI!

Please, for all that's good in the world, let Carrie Savage be Pascal's VA. PLEASE!

[HitokiriShadow]

It's Graces F! (http://www.ataleoftworichards.com/)

Now that its actually confirmed.... awesome news!! I'm thrilled to see this getting released here. I had already imported the JP version but I don't regret it and will happily buy the English release when it comes out (and at the rate things were going for the translation patch, the legit English release will likely come out at the same time the patch would have anyway).


I don't have much faith that the patch would ever have come out. It seems like the vast majority of fan translation projects for console games either are abandoned or slow to the point of being pointless. There have been numerous attempts to make translation patches for the console Tales games and none of them have ever finished anything. The fan translation project for Tales of Destiny 2 has been in production for about six years(although it's now on hiatus) without a single download to show for it.

Well, yes, there was a very good possibility it would never come out too, as these things don't exactly have stellar track records. I actually didn't know that they were planning to do a patch for the PS3 version until after I already had the game in my hands, I originally imported it with the intent to eventually, some day play it when my Japanese was good enough to allow for it. And the English release will most definitely come out looooooong before that happens.

[HitokiriShadow]

Here's another. Watch the first 16 seconds of it. It's freaking hilarious.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SnOca04YUyc

Huh-HI!

Please, for all that's good in the world, let Carrie Savage be Pascal's VA. PLEASE!

Ahahaha, that video (the first 16-18 seconds that I watched) is hilarious. Pascal seems like an absolutely fantastic character. The wait for this game suddenly got a lot harder. I'm going to avoid watching other videos though. Even if they aren't plot spoilers, I'd rather be surprised at any amusing events that unfold. Or try to avoid them, at least. If they get linked to in this thread, my resistance to them is weak.

[untoldsorrow]

Here's another. Watch the first 16 seconds of it. It's freaking hilarious.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SnOca04YUyc

Huh-HI!

Please, for all that's good in the world, let Carrie Savage be Pascal's VA. PLEASE!

Ahahaha, that video (the first 16-18 seconds that I watched) is hilarious. Pascal seems like an absolutely fantastic character. The wait for this game suddenly got a lot harder. I'm going to avoid watching other videos though. Even if they aren't plot spoilers, I'd rather be surprised at any amusing events that unfold. Or try to avoid them, at least. If they get linked to in this thread, my resistance to them is weak.

I love her even more now!! Her super arte at 2:06 into the video is the BEST! It also has the best name, "Dream Fandom".

[Senku]

Idolmaster? Is this in the Tales of Graces game?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iVQdELKXitE&feature=watch_response

Pascal! I love you!!!!!

Thats the awesomest thing I've seen in...oh at least the last 12 hours.

Edit: After watching a couple other vids, Pascal is now my favoritest character ever.

Wow @ all the Pascal love! I was obsessed with her while playing through Graces when it came out in Japan. Internet high five to everyone else who appreciates her! :sdsmiley:

So far, my favorite victory quote of Pascals is something like "I've been seriously wondering about how to seriously wonder." :)

She really does seem to be the "energy" of the group.

[TheGreenMan]

Idolmaster? Is this in the Tales of Graces game?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iVQdELKXitE&feature=watch_response

Pascal! I love you!!!!!

Thats the awesomest thing I've seen in...oh at least the last 12 hours.

Edit: After watching a couple other vids, Pascal is now my favoritest character ever.

Wow @ all the Pascal love! I was obsessed with her while playing through Graces when it came out in Japan. Internet high five to everyone else who appreciates her! :sdsmiley:

So far, my favorite victory quote of Pascals is something like "I've been seriously wondering about how to seriously wonder." :)

She really does seem to be the "energy" of the group.

Yeah, she's Rita without the tsuntsun.

[TheLaughingMan]

Oh yeah, Pascal looks like a totally awesome character! :beatingheart:

I really hope we'll be able to play this by the summer. Thanks Namco! And to make it clear, we still want ToV PS3. But yeah, i guess we'll take what we can. Hopefully it sells very well so they can look into bringing ToV/ToX...

I seriously hope people will put their money where their mouth is.

[Suwako Moriya]

Here's another. Watch the first 16 seconds of it. It's freaking hilarious.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SnOca04YUyc

Wow. I think I'm going to like Pascal. And I'll probably end up liking Sophie as well. In any case, I'll be more certain once I get around to playing the game. Which won't be for awhile since my time machine license was taken away.

[distantmantra]

But doesn't SCEA have a bug up their butt about that? I might remember wrongly, but isn't that one of the reasons Aksys could only do a PSN download for Agarest on the PS3?

I highly doubt it. I imagine the printing cost for Blu-ray vs the amount of sale on the PS3 was what made Aksys went download only with Agarest for PS3.

SCEA has always taken issue with games not having an English audio track. They typically ease up near the end of a console's lifespan, though.

[TheGreenMan]

Here's another. Watch the first 16 seconds of it. It's freaking hilarious.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SnOca04YUyc

Huh-HI!

Please, for all that's good in the world, let Carrie Savage be Pascal's VA. PLEASE!

Ahahaha, that video (the first 16-18 seconds that I watched) is hilarious. Pascal seems like an absolutely fantastic character. The wait for this game suddenly got a lot harder. I'm going to avoid watching other videos though. Even if they aren't plot spoilers, I'd rather be surprised at any amusing events that unfold. Or try to avoid them, at least. If they get linked to in this thread, my resistance to them is weak.

I love her even more now!! Her super arte at 2:06 into the video is the BEST! It also has the best name, "Dream Fandom".

Hehe. I love the picture that comes up right before the attack showing her hugging Sophie with a :3 on her face.

[Darkex]

It's really awesome that Graces F will be released in NA I will get it. I wonder if a Limited Edition with bonus stuff will be released but probably not. Anyway I think I will also get some of the costumes if/when they are available on PSN.

[Ryos]

I wonder if a Limited Edition with bonus stuff will be released but probably not.

I wouldn't be surprised if there is, if only because there are a lot of suckers out there who'd preorder for whatever amount is requested if some item of questionable value is tossed in. I am of course speaking from personal experience. :P

[Fencedude]

I really think that Bandai-Namco needs to look towards NISA as a model for how to handle games like this.

If NIS America can make a profit selling games like Neptunia and Ar Tonelico, there is no reason Namco Fucking Bandai can't do the same thing with the Tales series.

I'm not going to get my hopes up, but hey, maybe someone there finally bought themselves a clue.

[broodwars]

I really think that Bandai-Namco needs to look towards NISA as a model for how to handle games like this.

If NIS America can make a profit selling games like Neptunia and Ar Tonelico, there is no reason Namco Fucking Bandai can't do the same thing with the Tales series.

I'm not going to get my hopes up, but hey, maybe someone there finally bought themselves a clue.

This is the same parent company that's currently releasing a 24-episode TV series on Blu-Ray in North America on 6 Blu-Ray singles, in a marketplace where half and full season sets are the standard. I'm not going to give up any hope that Namco-Bandai will ever buy a clue and act halfway intelligently about anything. If they haven't learned from the practices of Atlus and NISA by this point, they're never going to.

[Fencedude]

This is the same company that's currently releasing a 24-episode TV series on Blu-Ray in North America on 6 Blu-Ray singles, in a marketplace where half and full season sets are the standard. I'm not going to give up any hope that Namco-Bandai will ever buy a clue and act halfway intelligently about anything.

No, its...not the same company. Well, it is, but not in a way that matters.

Besides, BEI clearly isn't at fault for the Kurokami situation, since despite their faults, they aren't staffed by morons, and they knew what was going to happen. Its a stupid licensor restriction due to the unusual status of Kurokami. Bringing it up here is a distraction.

[broodwars]

No, its...not the same company. Well, it is, but not in a way that matters.

Besides, BEI clearly isn't at fault for the Kurokami situation, since despite their faults, they aren't staffed by morons, and they knew what was going to happen. Its a stupid licensor restriction due to the unusual status of Kurokami. Bringing it up here is a distraction.

You want a better example? How is it that Atlus and NISA consistently manage to turn a profit off North American localizations of games with less budget; a small potential player base; and seemingly less marketing than Bandai, yet Bandai can't even make one well-regarded series stick over here? I don't know what Bandai's problem is, but IMO if they haven't figured it out by now they're not going to.

[Fencedude]

You want a better example? How is it that Atlus and NISA consistently manage to turn a profit off North American localizations of games with less budget; a small potential player base; and seemingly less marketing than Bandai, yet Bandai can't even make one well-regarded series stick over here? I don't know what Bandai's problem is, but IMO if they haven't figured it out by now they're not going to. That's why I brought up the Kurokami example: I think it's symptomatic of a general lack of understanding in the company as a whole of how to bring titles over here.

No, I agree with you. That was my entire point. The fact that NISA and Atlus can make highly niche games profitable makes Bandai-Namco's (and other larger companies) inabilty to do so with similar games glaringly obvious.

However, Kurokami is irrelevant, because BEI is a company that has managed to sucessfully release plenty of anime just as niche as Kurokami (which as anime goes, isn't particularly niche anyway), without the stupid problems it has.

Bandai-Namico Games and Bandai Entertainment are not connected in any meaningful way. Somewhere, way, way up the foodchain, in some office in Japan, I'm sure eventually memos from both companies end up, but otherwise they are completely independent of each other.

So no, Kurokami is not an example of this phenomenon, and as I said, just obscures the issue. There are a host of things that make Kurokami unusual that don't apply in this situation, and people need to stop bringing it up.

[superdry]

It's Graces F! (http://www.ataleoftworichards.com/)

So, with Graces F, all three current consoles have at least 1 Tales game in the West (that just leaves the DS with no localized Tales game. WTF Bamco!). I wonder what the chances for Xillia will be...hopefully Graces F sells well enough

[Suwako Moriya]

If NIS America can make a profit selling games like Neptunia and Ar Tonelico, there is no reason Namco Fucking Bandai can't do the same thing with the Tales series.

As long as we're on the subject, I never have checked to see how well games have been selling for NIS America. Which are a cases of "below par", "just barely good enough", and "really well". As for the statement, there are sadly a lot of unknown variables to take into consideration.


Like for example, the cost factor. Maybe it costs less for NIS to release Neptunia than it will for Namco to releases Graces F. Granted this could be less because of the specific games and more because of how the companies operate.

There's also the matter of expectations. The type of sales numbers that might be good enough for one company, might at the same be too weak for another company.

Perhaps, it's also possible that NIS's image as a smaller company that focused on niche titles by itself might be a factor in promoting some of their sales.


Also, a game like Neptunia would have no previous version to compare it to. Where as with Tales game, you do have previous releases in the U.S. This can be a pro and con.

A previous version might have you conclude "This series is awesome, I'm buying every single game", but it may also have you conclude "This series is crap, I'm never buying it again".

Also, never forget the whole "X is the only good game in the series, I will automatically hate every single other game in it" mentality that some people love to have when it comes to game series.

Also, while all the games mentioned might be niche, there are still going to be difference between the games. Differences that may be enough to make a difference.

I only played a bit of Ar Tonelico, before putting it on hold like several other games. However from what I did play, while in some ways it reminded me of Tales on a more general level, on a more specific level it felt quite different.

The series closest in feel to Tales in terms of the battle system that I've played is Star Ocean. Of which I still need to play Last Hope, but I have played enough of the series to get a basic idea.

[Suwako Moriya]

Story Here (http://www.siliconera.com/2011/04/07/oh-maybe-namco-bandai-will-localize-tales-of-innocence/)

Yes, for whatever reason Bandai Namco is filing a second trademark for Tales of Innocence. Hence the title of the sub thread in question.

Now I would like to think this means we're getting Tales of Innocence, but I'm not holding my breath since it's not like the previous trademark resulted in getting the game here.

[Asrialys]

I've always wanted to play Tales of Innocence. And hopefully, Abyss for the 3DS comes over here...

I'm...still holding out hope for a localization of Tales of Graces for the Wii...

[Zeether]

Namco has "great plans" for the Tales series in the US (http://scrawlfx.com/2011/04/namco-bandai-has-great-plans-for-tales-series) it seems. Which could mean good things regarding the franchise.

[Asrialys]

Namco has "great plans" for the Tales series in the US (http://scrawlfx.com/2011/04/namco-bandai-has-great-plans-for-tales-series) it seems. Which could mean good things regarding the franchise.
Nintendo and North America better be somewhere in their plans :P

[Suwako Moriya]

Namco has "great plans" for the Tales series in the US (http://scrawlfx.com/2011/04/namco-bandai-has-great-plans-for-tales-series) it seems. Which could mean good things regarding the franchise.

I hope those great plans include more games being released here and getting some of the games they passed over. Of course, I do realize that even if they release some of the backlog games, they have to pace themselves. All I know is this.

I want a decent version of Tales of Phantasia. I'm interested in the PSP version.

I want the real Tales of Destiny 2. Heck, I want Tales of Destiny R in part of because of someone you can play as.

I might consider the idea of Tales of Eternia for the PSP one day if there's enough upgrade in it.

I'd like Tales of Rebirth.

I'd like Vesperia for a system that I actually have.

ETC,

I'd like to realize that I'd need more money to afford all of this.

[Senku]

Namco has "great plans" for the Tales series in the US (http://scrawlfx.com/2011/04/namco-bandai-has-great-plans-for-tales-series) it seems. Which could mean good things regarding the franchise.

Yay for "moving their assets" back to Japan! Or whatever that old story was.

[Zeether]

Nintendo Power has confirmed that Tales of The Abyss 3D is coming to the US! (http://gonintendo.com/viewstory.php?id=156876)

[Asrialys]

Nintendo Power has confirmed that Tales of The Abyss 3D is coming to the US! (http://gonintendo.com/viewstory.php?id=156876)
I couldn't be happier!

...well, if they brought over the rest of the recent Tales games on Nintendo, then I could be... :P

[Zeether]

Nintendo Power has confirmed that Tales of The Abyss 3D is coming to the US! (http://gonintendo.com/viewstory.php?id=156876)
I couldn't be happier!

...well, if they brought over the rest of the recent Tales games on Nintendo, then I could be... :P
According to one of the GoNintendo comments the article in Nintendo Power supposedly says we will get news on the console(s) Graces is coming out on very soon. Since it's in a Nintendo magazine I wonder if they're shooting for both Wii and PS3.

[Asrialys]

Nintendo Power has confirmed that Tales of The Abyss 3D is coming to the US! (http://gonintendo.com/viewstory.php?id=156876)
I couldn't be happier!

...well, if they brought over the rest of the recent Tales games on Nintendo, then I could be... :P
According to one of the GoNintendo comments the article in Nintendo Power supposedly says we will get news on the console(s) Graces is coming out on very soon. Since it's in a Nintendo magazine I wonder if they're shooting for both Wii and PS3.
Yeah, I found that interesting when I read the interview just a few minutes ago.

At the time of this interview, Tales of Graces F has been announced for Western release, but no platform has been specified. Is there any hope for a release of the Wii version?
Yoshizumi: You will be hearing more about Tales of Graces F very soon.

[Suwako Moriya]

At the time of this interview, Tales of Graces F has been announced for Western release, but no platform has been specified. Is there any hope for a release of the Wii version?
Yoshizumi: You will be hearing more about Tales of Graces F very soon.

Given the fact they call it Tales of Graces F should be a dead give away since that name was specifically used for the PS3 version. About the only way it can be for the Wii is if....


A: Namco is taking the time to add all the extra stuff from the PS3 version to the Wii just for the U.S. release

B: They're essentially lying about it being Tales of Graces F and we're actually getting Tales of Graces for the Wii, but not Tales of Graces F for the PS3

C: They might be releasing both the PS3 and Wii games as they were in Japan, and have not pointed out to people the fact that the Wii version is just "Tales of Graces"

All I know is this, asking "Will Tales of Graces F come out for the Wii?" is like asking....

"Is Wild Arms Alter Code F for the PS1?"

"Is SaGa 2 ~Goddess of Destiny~ for the GB?"

"Is Star Ocean Second Evolution for the PS1?"

"Is Romancing SaGa ~Minstrel Song~ for the Super Nes?"

Some people have got to pay attention to the meaning behind subtitles and title additions. I mean they're there for a reason. One of which is to scream "THIS IS A NEW VERSION PEOPLE".

[Asrialys]

At the time of this interview, Tales of Graces F has been announced for Western release, but no platform has been specified. Is there any hope for a release of the Wii version?
Yoshizumi: You will be hearing more about Tales of Graces F very soon.

Given the fact they call it Tales of Graces F should be a dead give away since that name was specifically used for the PS3 version. About the only way it can be for the Wii is if....
I'm very aware of the different titles, and it seems as if the interviewer knows their stuff. Which is why I found it an odd question to ask (plus, they did say "the Wii version"). As such, I would think this is a point of interest.

[Suwako Moriya]

At the time of this interview, Tales of Graces F has been announced for Western release, but no platform has been specified. Is there any hope for a release of the Wii version?
Yoshizumi: You will be hearing more about Tales of Graces F very soon.

Given the fact they call it Tales of Graces F should be a dead give away since that name was specifically used for the PS3 version. About the only way it can be for the Wii is if....
I'm very aware of the different titles, and it seems as if the interviewer knows their stuff. Which is why I found it an odd question to ask (plus, they did say "the Wii version"). As such, I would think this is a point of interest.

Noted, but to be honest I wasn't trying to judge your level of knowledge. I was reacting to the conversation in the quote itself. That being said, you are right about it being odd.

Regardless, let's say the game comes out for both systems here. Say the Wii version does not get upgraded to "F" and remains the original. In that case, I would hope the following.

That Tales fans who want another game for the Wii will be glad that at the very least they're getting it and won't lash out at Namco just because the PS3 has an updated version.

In any case, above all else I want the PS3 version. Mostly because of the additional stuff. Although having the Wii version come out as well is fine by me.

[Asrialys]

At the time of this interview, Tales of Graces F has been announced for Western release, but no platform has been specified. Is there any hope for a release of the Wii version?
Yoshizumi: You will be hearing more about Tales of Graces F very soon.

Given the fact they call it Tales of Graces F should be a dead give away since that name was specifically used for the PS3 version. About the only way it can be for the Wii is if....
I'm very aware of the different titles, and it seems as if the interviewer knows their stuff. Which is why I found it an odd question to ask (plus, they did say "the Wii version"). As such, I would think this is a point of interest.

Noted, but to be honest I wasn't trying to judge your level of knowledge. I was reacting to the conversation in the quote itself. That being said, you are right about it being odd.

Regardless, let's say the game comes out for both systems here. Say the Wii version does not get upgraded to "F" and remains the original. In that case, I would hope the following.

That Tales fans who want another game for the Wii will be glad that at the very least they're getting it and won't lash out at Namco just because the PS3 has an updated version.

In any case, above all else I want the PS3 version. Mostly because of the additional stuff. Although having the Wii version come out as well is fine by me.
I don't mind getting the original version, sans the bugs. It'd be great to get some additional stuff, but I'd be happy with some form of Graces on Nintendo over here, as long as it's not any less.

I guess lots of people are taking note of the lack of mention of a specific system for the game. Even on Twitter (http://twitter.com/#!/filthierich), they're not giving any details. At the very least, I like to think that they're trying something. Heh, then there's the unfortunate (for Wii owners) possibility that the only other system they put it on is the Xbox 360...

[KLevin26]

Notes from Rich's twitter

Rich
*Europe Graces F Confirmed
*Date set for 2012 (Note: This Europe only)

2011 May still be reserved for North America.

[Asrialys]

Notes from Rich's twitter

Rich
*Europe Graces F Confirmed
*Date set for 2012 (Note: This Europe only)

2011 May still be reserved for North America.
Also should be noted that it's for PS3 :/

Pretty much was expected, but still :/

[Ryos]

Notes from Rich's twitter

Rich
*Europe Graces F Confirmed
*Date set for 2012 (Note: This Europe only)

2011 May still be reserved for North America.
Also should be noted that it's for PS3 :/

Pretty much was expected, but still :/

Save up for a PS3? I know that's not what you want to hear, but that's 7+ months away. And hey, it may get Xillia at some point too. It technologically isn't possible to put all the improvements in the PS3 version into the Wii version.

[Asrialys]

Notes from Rich's twitter

Rich
*Europe Graces F Confirmed
*Date set for 2012 (Note: This Europe only)

2011 May still be reserved for North America.
Also should be noted that it's for PS3 :/

Pretty much was expected, but still :/

Save up for a PS3? I know that's not what you want to hear, but that's 7+ months away. And hey, it may get Xillia at some point too. It technologically isn't possible to put all the improvements in the PS3 version into the Wii version.
I wasn't expecting them to put all the improvements. Heck, I would have taken the original, but I'm sure that would have been a whole other cost to the company to either downgrade f for the Wii or bring over the original. If Graces hadn't originally come out for the Wii (and wasn't advertised so much as a Wii mothership title), I wouldn't be so upset. They upset many people with what they did with Vesperia and Graces...

Anyway, I still can't justify buying a PS3, especially with my current potential anime, manga, and DS/3DS games purchases (I couldn't budget to save my life). If Vesperia and Xillia miraculously make it over here, then maybe. But really, there aren't any other games on the system that I care for. And I already have a fine Blu-Ray player (granted, it's in another room, connected to the big TV).

[KLevin26]

Notes from Rich's twitter

Rich
*Europe Graces F Confirmed
*Date set for 2012 (Note: This Europe only)

2011 May still be reserved for North America.
Also should be noted that it's for PS3 :/

Pretty much was expected, but still :/

Save up for a PS3? I know that's not what you want to hear, but that's 7+ months away. And hey, it may get Xillia at some point too. It technologically isn't possible to put all the improvements in the PS3 version into the Wii version.
I wasn't expecting them to put all the improvements. Heck, I would have taken the original, but I'm sure that would have been a whole other cost to the company to either downgrade f for the Wii or bring over the original. If Graces hadn't originally come out for the Wii (and wasn't advertised so much as a Wii mothership title), I wouldn't be so upset. They upset many people with what they did with Vesperia and Graces...

Anyway, I still can't justify buying a PS3, especially with my current potential anime, manga, and DS/3DS games purchases (I couldn't budget to save my life). If Vesperia and Xillia miraculously make it over here, then maybe. But really, there aren't any other games on the system that I care for. And I already have a fine Blu-Ray player (granted, it's in another room, connected to the big TV).

Speaking of Vesperia

Siliconera notes the following

100% Voiced Skits
Largest Voiced Tales Game
Lots of Anime Scenes
Perform Combos in Mid-Air


If this does get localized. We won't see this til' late '12/early '13

[TheLaughingMan]

I finally beat Vesperia after 101 hours of awesome game time! I did most everything that can be done in the game, but since at first i wasn't following a walkthrough i missed a few sidequests.

Definitely one of my favorite RPG among the hundreds i've played through the years. I would totally replay and Platinum a PS3 release if it ever happens. Bring on Graces F baby!

[UEHacker]

Tales of Graces F is now available to pre-order on Amazon, I got it for 4 bucks cheaper because it popped up in my gold box deals <_<

[untoldsorrow]

Tales of Graces F is now available to pre-order on Amazon, I got it for 4 bucks cheaper because it popped up in my gold box deals <_<

It actually got listed for $40 when it first came on Amazon. For the lucky few who ordered it at the misprice, lucky them since Amazon doesn't seem to be canceling those orders. I can't wait for the game.

Sony Japan is also getting a special PS3 bundle along with Star Driver costumes :sad face: Wish we get some pre-order specials too.

[Asrialys]

Namco Bandai on lack of Tales of Graces F localization on Wii (http://gonintendo.com/viewstory.php?id=159921) on GoNintendo:

We’re always trying our best to release as many games as we can on all formats and it isn’t our intention to upset anyone along the way. All I can say is to keep your ears open for future news as we will make more announcements in the near future and I hope you can continue to enjoy our games. - Namco Bandai customer service rep
Kinda wish they just said "No comment", so I wouldn't have to continue hoping. For all I know, they just mean more stuff for PS3 and Xbox 360.