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Ni no Kuni (DS) Unboxing + first 15mins of the game

Here you can see the unboxing of the japanese version of Ni No Kuni for de DS and the first 15 minutes of the game. Its an amazin videogame.

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NecrumSlavery4882d ago

Wow, I want this game on DS, I want that awesome book, and I can't wait to play this on PS3 witht the Move. I am so blown away. A 50 hour game with 100% voice work on the DS! Amazing...!!!!!

Neckbear4882d ago (Edited 4882d ago )

How do you know it's a 50 hour game?

Well, anyways, that aside, has the PS3 version been confirmed to play with Move yet? If I'm not wrong, the Demo build from TGS used the DualShock 3, albeit that's understandable, since Move wasn't out yet by then.

Ah well, on-topic with the video: DAT BOOK.

jack_burt0n4882d ago (Edited 4882d ago )

what!!!!! move!? really when was that disclosed?

these vids are great plenty of sniffing :)

seriously if they bundle this with move in japan it will sell soooo much!

NecrumSlavery4882d ago

Woah! Relax peeps.

1. The video said that this game is a 50hour minimum game complete with full voice dialog.

2. I assume that the PS3 version will use Move like the DS version uses the stylus. This isn't confirmed but after seeing the Sorcery "DEMO", it make perfect sence. The PS3 version shown was only a DS3 used demo, but the final version could very well use the Move, and I think it should.

ALSO @ NeckBear,
DAT BOOK is awesome. I don't know what edition this is, but it feels like the book is crucial to being succesful with the game. I hope the book comes with the PS3 version too.

Neckbear4882d ago (Edited 4882d ago )

The bix box with the book is actually the normal edition; the only one available of the game. This is comparable to a 40-60$ release here in the US.

Also, there were a few rumours stating that it would use Move optionally; as you said, it would fit the game, at least for the spell casting.

About the book, I don't know if the PS3 version will come with one or not; however, if the game's released in NA, I honestly doubt we'd get the book in our shores, sadly.

Games here cost less, and you know, there's also the whole deal of publishers wanting to make as much money as possible, going to such extents of placing a two-pages manual in a game. A 200-something pages book shipped with a game would probably be a no-go.

jc485734882d ago

No way you can complete the game 100% w/o some sort of book. I still remember Rogue Galaxy's huge guide.

stuntman_mike4881d ago

absolutley awesome i do so want. 1 thing tho if and when it gets released eu/us i really hope they keep the hard back book and excellent packaging, and dont make it on the cheap, like making the book paperback or some crap like that. i want full on hardback book...yeah hardcore.

stuntman_mike4881d ago

PS3 version also looking awesome...shine get!!

zu4G4881d ago

i'll go for
ps3 version for sure

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An Open Letter to Ni No Kuni

Dear Ni No Kuni, please be good.

I’ve watched gameplay videos and mumbled my way through development diaries. I’ve poured over previews and whistled your theme tune. I’ve looked at scans of your reviews in Japanese magazines and marked your release date on my calendar. I’ve got one of your screenshots set as my wallpaper. I’ve done my part, now it’s up to you. All you have to do is be good. Really good.

[Richard Murphy, Thunderbolt]

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Abash4171d ago

I seriously hope gamers go out and buy this game, they have no idea how much supporting Ni No Kuni would mean for the industry. Level 5 hardly makes console games anymore and the Japanese are shying away from JRPGs on consoles like Ni No Kuni, so buying this game would help keep Level 5 making console games and show other developers that JRPGs can still be successful in today's market

Canary4170d ago

I agree. I mean, I'm happy with all the great JRPGs on handhelds and all, but there's just something magical about playing a good, colorful JRPG on a big screen.

Only games that have really given me that fix this gen have been Eternal Sonata and Vesperia.

sashimi4170d ago

I wouldn't mind it on the Vita either, that screen would do the game justice.

rdgneoz34170d ago

And a colorful JRPG on a big screen made with the help of Studio Ghibli (they have a ton of amazing animated movies) is even better. Can't wait to see the story and hoping it has the option for original voice actors with subs.

Preordered it a while ago when Newegg was having the deals for $12 off along with the free shipping.

majiebeast4170d ago

They should stop making Inazuma 11 games and make Dark cloud 3 for vita or ps3. Wkc was decent from them but the early footage of the games fighting system looked alot better.

I will always support lvl 5 just for the fact that they made the best jrpg on the ps2, Dragonquest 8.

Tdmd4170d ago (Edited 4170d ago )

On that topoic, where the hell is Dragonquest 8 HD?! I want to play it again on my ps3!

Tewi-Inaba4170d ago (Edited 4170d ago )

I have it on my jp ds
does that count?
also http://www.siliconera.com/2... and Inazuma is fairly popular in japan, Level 5 is in abit of trouble but they aren't That bad off.

It's their western market that's abit...off

MattS4170d ago

lolwhat?

White Knight Chronicles
White Knight Chronicles 2
Ni No Kuni
3 different Inazuma games on Wii

3 JRPGs and 3 other games in a single generation is a hell of an output for a team of 200 people. Especially since on the PS2 they only published five games.

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Bathyj4170d ago

PS
Please make a Princess Mononoke game.

Julie4170d ago

That would be so awesome :O

Ni No Kuni "Y U NO COME FASTER" D:

Aggesan4170d ago

This guy will be disappointed. No game can live up to your expectations when you to set the bar that high. Well, very few atleast.

Sigh4170d ago

Supporting this game 110% Buying it first day.

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Ni no Kuni (DS) review - A great RPG North America never got (RPG Land)

The PS3 version of Ni no Kuni will come to the West in 2013, but there was also a very impressive DS game released in Japan in 2010. RPG Land gives it a "Great" rating, saying:
"Ni no Kuni is what happens when ordinary and simple pieces are put together by skilled people in wonderful ways. Ni no Kuni doesn’t dazzle with arcane mechanics, complicated story twists, tortured characters, or highly detailed polygons; it sticks to simplicity, and does that better than almost any other game on the market right now. It has a few flaws, and doesn’t stretch its wings and capitalize on some of its unique potential, but those flaws do not add up to anything that could drive people away from the game altogether."

knifefight4214d ago

We missed out on a gem here. :(
Thank goodness we're getting the PS3 game in English, at least.

Sev4213d ago

I didn't realize this was also for the DS.

Edit: Just read the subtitle. So this is different from the Wrath of the White Witch? Awesome.

knifefight4213d ago

It has a lot of overlap in the story, but the PS3 version takes it farther. This one has a much different battle system and is easier than the PS3 version (younger audience on DS), but is still a great game possessing a lot of the missing aspects of todays Japanese RPGs.

People missing the "golden days" would do well to pick up both versions. It's just a shame this one is apparently going to stay Japan-only.

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Ni no Kuni 15-second TV spots

Gematsu: "Level-5 has put out two all-new, 15-second commercials for Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch. It’s being prepared for a November 23 release on PlayStation 3 in Japan."

BABY-JEDI4542d ago

So according to this advert, you have to be a 6yr old girl to play this game.
Not really a good start to an advertising campaign.

jacksonmichael4539d ago (Edited 4539d ago )

So, according to you, you have to be identical to the person in the commercial to purchase a product?

BABY-JEDI4537d ago

Well, isn't that what advertising is about? Consumer & product association? The presentation of ones catchment market? LoL
; )