Sega has announced plans to publish Bleach: Shattered Blade for the Wii and Bleach: The Blade of Fate for the DS in early 2008.
The Wii game, based on the popular anime, will encourage players to "use the Wii Remote and Nunchuk as their weapons" so they can be "slashing, jabbing, and lunging in furious battles like a real Soul Reaper."
The DS game will be developed by Treasure and include Wi-Fi multiplayer.
Chris Buffa (Modojo): With so many video games coming from Japan (decades worth), it's no surprise to see a glut of titles inspired by anime and manga. Franchises like Bleach, Yu-Gi-Oh! and Naruto may not be as popular as they are in the land of the rising sun, but a devoted Western following eagerly snatches up new entries based on the popular comics and TV shows.
SEGA announced Bleach: The 3rd Phantom, based on the animated series, marking the first time the series ventures into the Strategy RPG genre and featuring an enormous cast of Bleach characters with voices lent by the actors from VIZ Media' series.
Gamebosh writes: "If you're looking for a glossy Japanese beat 'em up with unrealistically proportioned women and swords the size of small oak trees, chances are you'll like Bleach: Shattered Blade very much. The trouble is, if you've never heard of the Bleach comics, which are simply huge in Japan, you'll be scratching your head about the confusing plot in-between the fights (something to do with collecting shattered sword shards so the characters can enter the human realm again).
If, however, you are a fan of Bleach and own all the Manga comics, the three feature films, the animated TV series, the soundtrack CDs, the trading card game, seen all seven rock musicals (?!) and own the eight video games (available mainly in Japan with a few released in Europe on the DS), then you'll know exactly what the Sokyoku shards are and what they mean to the main character, Ichigo Kurosaki."
Chance of that coming to Europe/USA? Hella low I'd say.
WOOHOO!! A english Bleach to Europe! Finally! I have tried an japanese Bleach to Psp, and it's so fun!